State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs Iowa
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In Iowa, $77,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 40%.
Nominal pay gap
+40%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
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%
Iowa
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $77,930
- p25
- $62,270
- p75
- $104,470
- p10
- $52,200
- p90
- $112,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.