State comparison · 2025
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers salary: Montana vs West Virginia
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers in Montana earn a median of $110,250. In West Virginia, $62,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66.3% — not 75.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+75.7%
Montana vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+66.3%
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
West Virginia
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Median
- $62,740
- p25
- $54,830
- p75
- $87,890
- p10
- $54,540
- p90
- $99,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.