SOC 11-9013 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is $80,550. The 10th percentile is $51,510 and the 90th percentile is $113,380. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$80,550

10th percentile
$51,510
25th percentile
$57,410
Median
$80,550
75th percentile
$80,550
90th percentile
$113,380
Mean
$76,680

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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

Percentile spread

For Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers, the published 10th percentile is $51,510 and the 90th percentile is $113,380. The difference is $61,870, which is 76.8% 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 $57,410 to the 75th at $80,550, covers $23,140.

The mean annual wage is $76,680, which sits below the median of $80,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $89,900 for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,978, which is 17.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers at $73,978 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 60 miles away, with a median of $79,040 and employment of 70. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,646, against $73,978 here.
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 138 miles away, with a median of $86,580 and employment of 40. That median is 7.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,424, against $73,978 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is $80,550. The 10th percentile is $51,510 and the 90th percentile is $113,380.

How does that compare with the national median for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers?

The local median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $89,900.

What is Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers pay in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,550 is $73,978. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV compare with nearby metros for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers?

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $79,040. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.