State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Montana vs Washington
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Montana earn a median of $110,250. In Washington, $103,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.8% — not 6.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.8%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+20.8%
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
Washington
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $103,240
- p25
- $82,740
- p75
- $131,750
- p10
- $66,900
- p90
- $165,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.