State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs Kentucky
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In Kentucky, $74,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 46.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.2%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
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%
Kentucky
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $74,640
- p25
- $67,140
- p75
- $98,910
- p10
- $58,350
- p90
- $129,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.