How much do Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers make in Salinas, CA?

Percentile spread

For Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, the published 10th percentile is $82,190 and the 90th percentile is $169,100. The difference is $86,910, which is 70.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $104,260 to the 75th at $145,780, covers $41,520.

The mean annual wage is $128,410, which sits above the median of $122,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salinas, CA median is 36.4% higher than the national median of $89,900 for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $112,461, which is 25.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.4% higher than the California median of $109,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $122,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers at $112,461 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers. Salinas, CA ranks 4th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $108,290 and employment of 30. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,718, against $112,461 here.
• Modesto, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $109,630 and employment of 60. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,304, against $112,461 here.
• Fresno, CA is 102 miles away, with a median of $104,600 and employment of 200. That median is 14.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,390, against $112,461 here.

Employment share

Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Salinas, CA (90 of 186,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (6,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 11.55 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.