State comparison · 2025
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing salary: Montana vs Washington
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Washington earn a median of $79,830. In Montana, $61,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.6% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.7%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.6%
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
Washington
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- Median
- $79,830
- p25
- $62,850
- p75
- $108,310
- p10
- $51,260
- p90
- $148,610
- 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.