State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Montana vs New Jersey
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Montana earn a median of $110,250. In New Jersey, $86,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.8% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.6%
Montana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+46.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
New Jersey
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $86,380
- p25
- $73,440
- p75
- $112,520
- p10
- $73,440
- p90
- $165,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.