SOC 11-9013 · Management Occupations

Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$89,900

10th percentile
$54,320
25th percentile
$66,300
Median
$89,900
75th percentile
$118,860
90th percentile
$160,020
Mean
$99,820

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 6,500.

That median is 76.3% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Napa, CA150$100,230$158,660$200,700
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA70$87,900$142,560$165,770
Yakima, WA40$83,180$126,170$166,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CANot available$77,680$125,070$176,740
Bakersfield-Delano, CA130$77,220$123,340$195,030
Salinas, CA90$82,190$122,630$169,100
Omaha, NE-IA40$77,770$120,570$131,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA60$62,140$111,470$185,860
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA50$79,970$110,840$176,360
Modesto, CA60$76,300$109,630$174,730
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA60$79,170$109,140$170,650
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA90$56,840$108,310$201,820
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA30$76,780$108,290$169,440
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA60$74,680$107,990$197,750
Fresno, CA200$73,270$104,600$166,600
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC30$31,630$103,420$278,610
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA80$77,820$103,260$145,040
Stockton-Lodi, CA100$75,530$101,990$153,710
Asheville, NC30$50,590$100,610$341,910
El Centro, CA40$73,140$98,630$159,280

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Fresno, CA200$73,270$104,600$166,600
Napa, CA150$100,230$158,660$200,700
Bakersfield-Delano, CA130$77,220$123,340$195,030
Visalia, CA130$72,380$98,040$155,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX100$35,340$97,880$118,500
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX100$43,300$92,800$114,650
Stockton-Lodi, CA100$75,530$101,990$153,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL90$58,840$86,180$164,010
Salinas, CA90$82,190$122,630$169,100
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA90$56,840$108,310$201,820
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA80$77,820$103,260$145,040
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD70$47,840$79,040$127,860
Boise City, ID70$68,610$86,530$139,480
Lexington-Fayette, KY70$58,350$74,640$155,350
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA70$73,020$88,840$127,500
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA70$87,900$142,560$165,770
Modesto, CA60$76,300$109,630$174,730
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA60$79,170$109,140$170,650
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA60$74,680$107,990$197,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA60$62,140$111,470$185,860

States and territories

State estimates for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Nebraska200$71,630$111,460$144,780
Montana30$61,760$110,250$155,440
California1,650$73,790$109,140$174,810
Washington140$66,900$103,240$165,720
Kansas40$60,340$102,490$199,990
Illinois120$64,810$99,440$147,020
Georgia50$56,270$95,900$158,480
Mississippi80$26,000$95,210$124,800
New York130$51,020$89,370$156,210
Florida320$53,720$87,080$186,940
New JerseyNot available$73,440$86,380$165,770
Wisconsin30$76,850$86,320$127,410
Texas610$43,240$85,990$129,560
Indiana90$49,700$83,100$154,080
Michigan270$40,140$82,620$125,550
Oregon190$65,770$81,560$127,490
Idaho250$68,120$81,010$130,160
North Carolina250$38,150$80,540$252,100
Iowa180$52,200$77,930$112,600
Missouri60$58,950$77,650$145,490
Pennsylvania80$49,310$76,040$116,920
Kentucky110$58,350$74,640$129,460
Oklahoma80$51,000$69,050$104,580
Hawaii80$36,410$68,750$127,970
Maryland140$46,610$67,600$127,860
Virginia50$51,610$66,780$97,290
Ohio100$39,520$65,990$92,760
Minnesota160$60,940$65,900$104,530
Arkansas50$36,760$63,920$136,730
West Virginia50$54,540$62,740$99,270
South Carolina40Not availableNot availableNot available

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers is $89,900. Employment is 6,500.

How does Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers is 76.3% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Napa, CA is highest on this page's list at $158,660.