State comparison · 2025
Chief Executives salary: Montana vs Oregon
Chief Executives in Oregon earn a median of $341,630. In Montana, $182,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.7% — not 46.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-46.6%
Montana vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-41.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Chief Executives
- Median
- $182,340
- p25
- $104,490
- p75
- $312,050
- p10
- $73,970
- p90
- $432,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
Oregon
Chief Executives
- Median
- $341,630
- p25
- $217,050
- p75
- $520,980
- p10
- $179,550
- p90
- $772,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.