State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Iowa vs Nebraska
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Nebraska earn a median of $111,460. In Iowa, $77,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.3% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.1%
Iowa vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
-28.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $77,930
- p25
- $62,270
- p75
- $104,470
- p10
- $52,200
- p90
- $112,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.