State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs Michigan
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In Michigan, $82,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+14.8%
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%
Michigan
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $82,620
- p25
- $57,400
- p75
- $105,000
- p10
- $40,140
- p90
- $125,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.