State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Arkansas vs Montana
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Montana earn a median of $110,250. In Arkansas, $63,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.9% — not 42%.
Nominal pay gap
-42%
Arkansas vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
-36.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $63,920
- p25
- $38,730
- p75
- $123,570
- p10
- $36,760
- p90
- $136,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
Montana
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $110,250
- p25
- $62,780
- p75
- $121,960
- p10
- $61,760
- p90
- $155,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.