State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Montana vs North Carolina
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Montana earn a median of $110,250. In North Carolina, $80,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.5% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.9%
Montana vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+36.5%
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
North Carolina
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $80,540
- p25
- $49,990
- p75
- $118,990
- p10
- $38,150
- p90
- $252,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.