State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs Illinois
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In Illinois, $99,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.9% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.8%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-0.9%
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%
Illinois
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $99,440
- p25
- $72,860
- p75
- $144,910
- p10
- $64,810
- p90
- $147,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.