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Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Salary in NY

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in NY have a median annual salary of $89,370, with 130 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $51,020 at the 10th percentile to $156,210 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$89,370

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$42.97

Employment

130

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$51,020
10th
$57,130
25th
$89,370
Median
$128,480
75th
$156,210
90th

Local compared with national

NY

$89,370

Median annual · 2025

United States

$89,900

Median annual · 2025

The NY median is 0.6% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $530).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.6
  5. 5.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
  6. 6.Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.6
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 3.5
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.5
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.4
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.4
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4
  12. 12.Time ManagementImportance 3.4

Career information

Education and experience

Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Accutech Systems Corporation AccuFarm-MGR
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Advanced Veterinary Services Ranch Vision
  • Ag Connections Land.db
  • Ag Leader Technology SMS Advanced
  • AGCO Advanced Technology Solutions Fieldstar
  • AgData Blue Skies Accounting
  • Agevo Farm Manager
  • AgriSoft/CMC AgriSoft/ERP
  • AgTerra Technologies AgTrac
  • Alua Software Paddock Pro
  • AquaSoft Farm Manager
  • Argos Software ABECAS Insight
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Brihzon Solutions SMART Dairy Resource Planning

Common tasks

  • Analyze market conditions to determine acreage allocations.
  • Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
  • Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
  • Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledge of management and fish culturing techniques.
  • Direct and monitor the transfer of mature fish to lakes, ponds, streams, or commercial tanks.
  • Determine how to allocate resources and to respond to unanticipated problems, such as insect infestation, drought, and fire.
  • Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.
  • Devise and participate in activities to improve fish hatching and growth rates, and to prevent disease in hatcheries.
  • Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.
  • Prepare reports required by state and federal laws.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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