Highest-paying Cities for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

The top 100 highest paying cities for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $132,770, North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California is the highest paying city for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers. It is followed by Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa (average annual salary $129,180). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$132,770	$84,280	n/a
2	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$129,180	$62,200	n/a
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$124,730	$70,010	90
4	Napa, California	$118,650	$85,090	80
5	Sioux City, South Dakota	$118,060	$73,660	40
6	Columbus, Ohio	$110,560	$57,220	40
7	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$106,250	$60,660	60
8	Fargo, North Dakota	$104,670	$61,660	30
9	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$103,450	$46,180	120
10	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$101,880	$59,720	30
11	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$101,840	$60,390	100
12	Salinas, California	$100,770	$57,410	80
13	Yakima, Washington	$99,190	$61,550	30
14	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$98,840	$45,150	30
15	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$98,640	$45,940	30
16	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$98,280	$45,190	40
17	Merced, California	$97,870	$42,130	30
18	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$97,160	$32,510	70
19	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$97,130	$48,570	60
20	Modesto, California	$97,130	$43,680	50
21	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$95,600	$78,760	30
22	Stockton, California	$94,580	$31,910	70
23	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$94,550	$42,980	40
24	St Louis, Missouri	$94,520	$53,740	40
25	Fresno, California	$94,280	$56,500	100
26	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$93,970	$69,210	30
27	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$93,330	$36,980	50
28	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$92,760	$42,000	30
29	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$92,000	$50,500	40
30	Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida	$91,560	$57,510	50
31	Visalia-Porterville, California	$91,450	$38,530	70
32	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$90,260	$66,280	n/a
33	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$90,020	$56,080	n/a
34	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$89,670	$68,960	80
35	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$85,750	$40,500	70
36	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$85,710	$54,640	40
37	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$84,310	$53,070	40
38	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$83,990	$27,940	80
39	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$83,930	$43,110	90
40	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$83,430	$51,540	40
41	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$83,210	$78,160	60
42	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$82,760	$37,280	40
43	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$82,550	$60,020	70
44	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$81,590	$50,250	60
45	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$79,890	$68,640	30
46	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$79,840	$64,910	130
47	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$78,920	$51,730	40
48	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$78,770	$62,550	50
49	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$78,130	$52,760	50
50	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$77,870	$69,030	n/a
51	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$77,340	$25,610	30
52	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$75,460	$52,280	30
53	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$75,330	$36,270	30
54	North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$73,920	$53,650	n/a
55	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$73,850	$55,500	40
56	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$73,150	$54,970	n/a
57	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$73,020	$53,740	40
58	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$72,950	$62,420	30
59	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$72,820	$45,070	80
60	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$72,140	$40,510	n/a
61	El Centro, California	$71,100	$58,590	60
62	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$70,650	$48,420	40
63	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$69,890	$44,930	70
64	Jonesboro, Arkansas	$69,710	$62,850	n/a
65	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$69,540	$48,420	120
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$68,600	$52,390	110
67	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$68,100	$38,320	40
68	Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$66,670	$21,590	n/a
69	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$65,770	$35,450	50
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$65,570	$32,670	n/a
71	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$64,150	$44,990	60
72	Lincoln, Nebraska	$63,950	$50,060	30
73	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$63,350	$53,260	40
74	Salem, Oregon	$61,970	$37,220	60
75	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$61,360	$59,350	40
76	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$61,300	$50,140	40
77	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$61,170	$48,000	40
78	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$60,020	$36,430	40
79	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$59,320	$43,380	50
80	Waco, Texas	$58,810	$38,650	n/a
81	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$57,590	$35,580	40
82	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$57,050	$34,330	n/a
83	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$55,940	$43,150	30
84	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$55,130	$48,930	n/a
85	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$54,830	$42,450	40
86	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$53,780	$23,420	40
87	Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$53,160	$40,900	40
88	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$51,440	$42,100	30
89	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$50,720	$36,530	30
90	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$49,050	$42,870	60
91	Kansas City, Missouri	$49,040	$42,950	40
92	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$48,780	$38,570	80
93	Yuma, Arizona	$48,080	$41,310	60
94	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$46,660	$38,490	n/a
95	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$41,970	$19,540	40
96	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$39,070	$32,410	40
97	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$28,850	$25,290	n/a

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