State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs Minnesota
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In Minnesota, $65,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.5% — not 65.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.6%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+47.5%
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%
Minnesota
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $65,900
- p25
- $64,930
- p75
- $78,000
- p10
- $60,940
- p90
- $104,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.