State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: Montana vs Rhode Island
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Rhode Island earn a median of $82,420. In Montana, $61,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 25.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.2%
Montana vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
-19.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $61,670
- p25
- $47,110
- p75
- $78,430
- p10
- $39,060
- p90
- $107,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
Rhode Island
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $82,420
- p25
- $58,950
- p75
- $132,730
- p10
- $44,550
- p90
- $190,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.