State comparison · 2025
Education Administrators salary: Montana vs Washington
Education Administrators in Washington earn a median of $166,590. In Montana, $95,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35% — not 42.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.6%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-35%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Education Administrators
- Median
- $95,700
- p25
- $79,800
- p75
- $111,860
- p10
- $63,960
- p90
- $127,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
Washington
Education Administrators
- Median
- $166,590
- p25
- $139,390
- p75
- $180,540
- p10
- $111,830
- p90
- $205,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.