State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs North Carolina
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In North Carolina, $80,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 35.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.5%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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%
North Carolina
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $80,540
- p25
- $49,990
- p75
- $118,990
- p10
- $38,150
- p90
- $252,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.