State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: California vs West Virginia
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in California earn a median of $109,140. In West Virginia, $62,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.6% — not 74%.
Nominal pay gap
+74%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+40.6%
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%
West Virginia
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $62,740
- p25
- $54,830
- p75
- $87,890
- p10
- $54,540
- p90
- $99,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.