State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: Montana vs New York
Accountants and Auditors in New York earn a median of $102,640. In Montana, $75,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 26.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.1%
Montana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-15.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $75,810
- p25
- $61,690
- p75
- $97,320
- p10
- $49,250
- p90
- $125,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
New York
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $102,640
- p25
- $79,760
- p75
- $134,820
- p10
- $63,700
- p90
- $171,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
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.