State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs Maine
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In Maine, $104,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 4.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.9%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
-8%
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%
Maine
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $104,000
- p25
- $72,970
- p75
- $105,820
- p10
- $63,970
- p90
- $114,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.