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State comparison · 2025

Customer Service Representatives salary: California vs Montana

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Customer Service Representatives in California earn a median of $49,560. In Montana, $45,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 9.4%.

Nominal pay gap
+9.4%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
-6.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

California

Customer Service Representatives

Median
$49,560
p25
$44,200
p75
$61,510
p10
$38,110
p90
$75,700
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
110.7
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Montana

Customer Service Representatives

Median
$45,290
p25
$39,500
p75
$50,120
p10
$35,100
p90
$62,250
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.6
See full breakdown for Montana

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.