State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Iowa vs Montana
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Montana earn a median of $110,250. In Iowa, $77,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.8% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.3%
Iowa vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
-23.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $77,930
- p25
- $62,270
- p75
- $104,470
- p10
- $52,200
- p90
- $112,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.