Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Salary in the US
A farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers earns a national median of $89,900 a year (mean $99,820) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #183 of 825.
How much does a farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers earn in the US?
A farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers in the United States earns a median of $89,900 a year (mean $99,820), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 76% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 6,500 people work in this occupation (SOC 11-9013), ranked #183 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$89,900
per year
Mean
$99,820
per year
Employment
6,500
US workers
National rank
#183
of 825 by median
What a farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers (SOC 11-9013) earns a median annual wage of $89,900 and a mean (average) of $99,820. The median is the midpoint — half of farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers earn more and half earn less — and is 76% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers is $89,900, and the mean (average) is $99,820. The median is the midpoint — half of farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers earn more and half earn less.
- How does farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers pay compare to the US average?
- At $89,900, a farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers earns 76% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 6,500 farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers employed nationally (SOC 11-9013), across all industries.
- Where does this farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 11-9013. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 11-9013 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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