State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs Virginia
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In Virginia, $66,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.3% — not 63.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.4%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+49.3%
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%
Virginia
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $66,780
- p25
- $57,410
- p75
- $83,630
- p10
- $51,610
- p90
- $97,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.