State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs New Jersey
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In New Jersey, $86,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.3%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+24.2%
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%
New Jersey
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $86,380
- p25
- $73,440
- p75
- $112,520
- p10
- $73,440
- p90
- $165,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.