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State comparison · 2025

Financial Examiners salary: Montana vs New York

Occupation

Financial Examiners in New York earn a median of $128,920. In Montana, $80,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.4% — not 37.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-37.2%
Montana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-28.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Montana

Financial Examiners

Median
$80,970
p25
$70,600
p75
$106,480
p10
$50,440
p90
$156,990
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.6
See full breakdown for Montana

New York

Financial Examiners

Median
$128,920
p25
$91,940
p75
$174,130
p10
$70,710
p90
$216,090
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-8%
See full breakdown for New York

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.