State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Illinois vs Montana
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Montana earn a median of $110,250. In Illinois, $99,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.7% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.8%
Illinois vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
-14.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $99,440
- p25
- $72,860
- p75
- $144,910
- p10
- $64,810
- p90
- $147,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.