State comparison · 2025
Project Management Specialists salary: Montana vs Washington
Project Management Specialists in Washington earn a median of $124,160. In Montana, $87,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 29.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.2%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Project Management Specialists
- Median
- $87,890
- p25
- $70,830
- p75
- $121,160
- p10
- $58,680
- p90
- $143,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
Washington
Project Management Specialists
- Median
- $124,160
- p25
- $92,830
- p75
- $162,490
- p10
- $74,750
- p90
- $202,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -30%
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.