The majority of people in rural areas in their daily life work as farmers and rely on agricultural products to meet their daily needs. The problem is that the income from farming is not sufficient to meet daily needs. Therefore, it is necessary to study the contribution of farm income to total household income. The method used in this research is the literature review method. The results of several studies indicate that the characteristics of farmers in rural areas have an average primary school education (more than 50%), while the average age of farmers is still in the productive age. The average contribution value of rice farming from several studies with different areas from several research results is more than 50%, meaning that farmers depend on rice farming days to fulfill all their daily needs rather than relying on side jobs, while the contribution of tobacco farming from several research results from less than 50%. In calculating the contribution of many researchers who have not included time susceptibility, either yearly, seasonally, or monthly, this will affect the tabulation of the calculation of non-farm income.

As one of the islands in Indonesia , Madura is one of the salt-producing centers in Indonesia , thus earning the nickname as the Salt Island. Therefore, almost 80% of the population in Madura have a livelihood as salt farmers and including salt farmers in Bunder Village, Pademawu District, Pamekasan Regency. However, the weak adoption power of Madura salt farmers in Bunder Village, Pademawu District, Pamekasan Regency to the new technology, namely geomembrane, has a very significant socio-economic impact on salt farmers. So the purpose of this study was to examine the socio-economic conditions of Madura salt farmers in Bunder Village, Pademawu District, Pamekasan Regency. Data were collected through primary data (observations and interviews) and secondary data. The data obtained from the results of the study were processed using qualitative analysis (income analysis) and quantitative analysis (range score analysis of BPS welfare indicators in 2015) to ensure the socio-economic conditions of Madura salt farmers in Bunder Village, Pademawu District, Pamekasan Regency. The results showed that (1) The average monthly income of salt farmers was IDR 1,784,416 per hectare per month (2) The average range score of Madura salt farmers based on the BPS welfare indicators in 2020 was in the poor category.