How much income can oregano give per acre selling dried, and is it worth it?

Oregano income is hard to pin to a single number because it depends on how many cuttings you take, your fresh-to-dry conversion, the dried quality (colour and aroma), and your buyer's price, all of which vary widely. As a perennial you harvest multiple times a year for a few years, and selling dried lets you sell in storable batches rather than chasing perishable fresh leaf daily. The dried route generally gives a steadier business because dried oregano has a real, ongoing demand (pizza and pasta seasoning) and a long shelf life, but the dried market pays strongly for colour and aroma, so a poorly dried, browned lot earns much less. Build your own income estimate from a confirmed dried-oregano buyer price times your realistic dried output, minus drying and labour cost; do not plan around an optimistic figure you heard. The honest verdict: oregano can be a worthwhile niche crop, especially dried, if you have a spice-packer or food-company buyer lined up and you dry it cleanly to retain quality, but it is a premium niche crop, not a high-volume staple, so secure your buyer and agree grade and price in writing before you scale.