State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Illinois vs Nebraska
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Nebraska earn a median of $111,460. In Illinois, $99,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 10.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.8%
Illinois vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
-19.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $99,440
- p25
- $72,860
- p75
- $144,910
- p10
- $64,810
- p90
- $147,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
Nebraska
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $111,460
- p25
- $75,950
- p75
- $134,950
- p10
- $71,630
- p90
- $144,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.