State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs Idaho
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In Idaho, $81,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 34.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.7%
California vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+16.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $109,140
- p25
- $96,630
- p75
- $142,180
- p10
- $73,790
- p90
- $174,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
Idaho
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $81,010
- p25
- $74,090
- p75
- $103,540
- p10
- $68,120
- p90
- $130,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.