State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Idaho vs Montana
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Montana earn a median of $110,250. In Idaho, $81,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.5%
Idaho vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
-27.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $81,010
- p25
- $74,090
- p75
- $103,540
- p10
- $68,120
- p90
- $130,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.