Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Salary and Pay
How much do Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers make?
In May 2024 the middle Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers worker earned $87,980 a year, the average was $97,240, and the survey counted 5,910 jobs. The 25th percentile is $67,970 and the 75th is $115,200.
What Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers actually pay, from the federal wage survey: a $87,980 median, the full percentile ladder, every state's table, and the metros where the jobs and the money sit, on one page.
Updated November 5, 2026
Salary converter for this occupation
Every level in the picker is a published BLS figure for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, not a national average. Annual-to-hourly conversions divide by 2,080 hours, the survey's full-time year; top-coded levels use $239,200, the floor BLS prints, so the true figure is higher.
The national wage ladder (BLS OEWS, May 2024)
| Pay level | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $51,700 | $24.85 |
| 25th percentile | $67,970 | $32.68 |
| Median (50th) | $87,980 | $42.30 |
| 75th percentile | $115,200 | $55.38 |
| 90th percentile | $156,530 | $75.26 |
A percentile marks a point in this occupation's pay distribution: the worker one quarter of the way up the Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers ladder earns the 25th percentile wage, $67,970. BLS top-codes very high wages ($239,200+ a year, $115.00+ an hour) and marks estimates it cannot publish as n/p.
Employment and concentration
May 2024 employment stood at 5,910, or 0.00% of the U.S. total. California leads the state table with 1,340 jobs; the top three states sum to 38.9% of the occupation. The concentration measure tells the more interesting story: Hawaii posts a location quotient of 4.23, so a worker there is far more likely to meet a colleague in this field than the national pattern suggests.
One in ten workers in this field earns $51,700 or less, and one in ten earns $156,530 or more, so the top-to-bottom ratio is 3.0 to 1 and the annual gap is $104,830. The mean ($97,240) versus median ($87,980) comparison shows a right-skewed ladder where senior and specialist roles lift the average in this occupation.
Pay by state
Sorted by employment, the table below puts California first at 1,340 jobs; sorted by median pay instead, California would lead at $107,780. Both orderings are printed in one table:
| State | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,340 | 0.1 | 1.94 | $121,310 | $107,780 |
| Texas | 560 | 0.0 | 1.06 | $78,460 | $72,220 |
| Florida | 400 | 0.0 | 1.05 | $103,740 | $94,990 |
| North Carolina | 180 | 0.0 | 0.96 | $104,540 | $79,690 |
| Iowa | 150 | 0.1 | 2.50 | $101,540 | $100,350 |
| Ohio | 140 | 0.0 | 0.66 | $65,080 | $63,150 |
| Nebraska | 130 | 0.1 | 3.39 | $79,110 | $76,200 |
| Indiana | 110 | 0.0 | 0.91 | $77,310 | $68,610 |
| Oklahoma | 110 | 0.1 | 1.70 | $70,100 | $64,500 |
| Washington | 110 | 0.0 | 0.84 | $108,260 | $89,450 |
| Hawaii | 100 | 0.2 | 4.23 | $73,030 | $66,870 |
| Minnesota | 100 | 0.0 | 0.93 | $82,090 | $85,060 |
| New York | 100 | 0.0 | 0.28 | $84,680 | $78,130 |
| Kentucky | 90 | 0.0 | 1.13 | $83,850 | $67,930 |
| Maryland | 80 | 0.0 | 0.77 | $96,030 | $88,770 |
| Oregon | 60 | 0.0 | 0.80 | $93,220 | $88,620 |
| Virginia | 60 | 0.0 | 0.39 | $82,690 | $79,770 |
| Kansas | 40 | 0.0 | 0.78 | $81,720 | $79,280 |
| Massachusetts | 40 | 0.0 | 0.28 | $102,660 | $88,290 |
| Missouri | 40 | 0.0 | 0.40 | $88,040 | $76,280 |
| Wisconsin | 40 | 0.0 | 0.38 | $92,790 | $94,100 |
| Montana | 30 | 0.1 | 1.69 | $87,970 | $92,760 |
| Illinois | n/p | n/p | n/p | $97,030 | $90,370 |
| Maine | n/p | n/p | n/p | $94,520 | $104,000 |
| Michigan | n/p | n/p | n/p | $81,900 | $83,990 |
| New Jersey | n/p | n/p | n/p | $91,440 | $73,900 |
| Pennsylvania | n/p | n/p | n/p | $90,830 | $97,440 |
| West Virginia | n/p | n/p | n/p | $71,760 | $56,200 |
The occupation in context
Ranked against all 826 published occupations, Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers stands number 741 by employment and number 168 by median pay. Inside its own major group, Management Occupations, the group median wage is $106,980 across 38 detailed occupations, so this occupation pays 18% less than its group median, and it supplies 0.1% of the group's 10,966,830 jobs. In 12 of the 28 states with a published median, the state median beats the national median of $87,980, which is the single best quick test of whether this occupation's pay is set nationally or locally: a high count means local markets regularly outbid the national figure.
Metropolitan areas: where the jobs and the pay sit
Fresno, CA is the largest metro employer with 180 jobs, 3.0% of the national total. The first table ranks metros by employment; the second ranks them by mean pay among metros with at least 500 jobs in the occupation, because a three-person metro can top a pay table by accident.
Largest metro employers
| Metropolitan area | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno, CA | 180 | $109,500 | $97,740 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 110 | $108,220 | $103,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 100 | $108,830 | $101,090 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 100 | $89,380 | $77,990 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 90 | $68,860 | $70,150 |
| Salinas, CA | 90 | $131,940 | $122,820 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 80 | $119,150 | $112,690 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 70 | $130,850 | $111,260 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 70 | $99,730 | $92,890 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 70 | $77,250 | $86,350 |
What the median pay looks like as a budget
The median annual wage of $87,980 works out to $7,332 a month before taxes, $3,384 per biweekly paycheck, and $1,692 a week. Moving from the 25th percentile ($67,970) to the 75th ($115,200) is worth $47,230 a year, which is the realistic size of the experience and specialization premium inside this occupation. Run the median through the paycheck calculator for a take-home estimate in your state, compare an offer against your current pay with the salary calculator, and check whether a raise actually beats prices with the raise vs inflation calculator.
To place a real offer: a salary of $96,778 would sit between the median ($87,980) and the 75th percentile ($115,200), inside the top half but outside the top quarter of this occupation's ladder. An offer at the 25th percentile, $67,970, is $20,010 under the median, the typical size of the discount attached to entry-level or low-cost-market postings in this field.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the median salary for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers?
$87,980 a year ($42.30), the middle wage among 5,910 counted workers in the BLS May 2024 estimates. The 75th percentile is $115,200 and the 90th is $156,530.
Where are Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers jobs concentrated?
By headcount, California leads with 1,340 jobs; by concentration, Hawaii leads with a location quotient of 4.23, meaning the occupation is 4.23 times as dense there as nationally.
What do the top 10% of Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers earn?
$156,530 a year or more. The gap between the 90th percentile and the median ($87,980) is the size of the senior and specialist premium in this occupation.
How does EveryCalc get Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers pay data?
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS bulk files for May 2024 (national, state, and metropolitan), downloaded November 5, 2026. Nothing on this page is self-reported by workers or scraped from job postings.