State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Montana vs New York
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Montana earn a median of $110,250. In New York, $89,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.7% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.4%
Montana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+40.7%
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 York
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $89,370
- p25
- $57,130
- p75
- $128,480
- p10
- $51,020
- p90
- $156,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.