Salaries in Montana: pay for 614 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Montana had a median pay of $48,740 a year ($23.43 an hour) in May 2025, with 511,580 jobs counted. That is 4% below the national median of $50,980.

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Occupation	Median a year	Median an hour	Jobs
Accountants and Auditors	$75,810	$36.45	4,730
Actors	not published	not published	70
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$83,910	$40.34	90
Administrative Services Managers	$129,670	$62.34	400
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$56,500	$27.16	110
Advertising Sales Agents	$46,040	$22.14	240
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$131,770	$63.35	not published
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$58,770	$28.25	130
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,470	not published	160
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$42,130	$20.25	80
Air Traffic Controllers	$101,380	$48.74	60
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$64,170	$30.85	310
Aircraft Service Attendants	$46,310	$22.27	170
Airfield Operations Specialists	$33,990	$16.34	90
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,050	$17.33	180
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$29,710	$14.28	1,890
Anesthesiologists	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	not published
Animal Caretakers	$34,210	$16.45	1,200
Animal Control Workers	$50,530	$24.29	50
Animal Trainers	$44,680	$21.48	80
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$79,420	$38.18	80
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$64,980	$31.24	40
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$97,290	$46.77	550
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$65,750	$31.61	600
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,030	$70.21	560
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,630	not published	60
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,690	not published	90
Art Directors	$73,850	$35.50	100
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,420	not published	190
Athletic Trainers	$60,090	not published	50
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$108,890	$52.35	70
Audio and Video Technicians	$46,700	$22.45	140
Audiologists	$86,990	$41.82	60
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$60,900	$29.28	60
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$57,500	$27.65	500
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$47,090	$22.64	150
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$58,740	$28.24	2,900
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$38,700	$18.61	460
Avionics Technicians	$57,420	$27.61	not published
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$30,830	$14.82	40
Bailiffs	$46,800	$22.50	40
Bakers	$37,200	$17.89	990
Bartenders	$26,010	$12.51	5,370
Bicycle Repairers	$37,990	$18.26	70
Bill and Account Collectors	$45,420	$21.84	640
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,730	$22.47	1,890
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	not published	not published	40
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,480	not published	110
Biological Scientists, All Other	$91,560	$44.02	550
Biological Technicians	$49,920	$24.00	430
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,270	$22.73	6,980
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$56,030	$26.94	140
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$35,000	$16.83	130
Broadcast Technicians	$46,600	$22.41	60
Brokerage Clerks	$48,360	$23.25	110
Budget Analysts	$79,700	$38.32	360
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$43,700	$21.01	60
Bus Drivers, School	$46,220	$22.22	1,630
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$45,640	$21.94	450
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,990	$28.84	1,230
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$74,990	$36.05	4,760
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,490	not published	170
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$41,600	$20.00	740
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$62,850	$30.22	1,230
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,920	$23.04	510
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$50,910	$24.48	110
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$82,850	$39.83	190
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,270	$27.54	430
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$55,190	not published	260
Cargo and Freight Agents	$59,240	$28.48	370
Carpenters	$58,820	$28.28	4,030
Carpet Installers	$43,840	$21.08	150
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$72,220	$34.72	160
Cashiers	$34,190	$16.44	12,170
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$61,620	$29.63	780
Chefs and Head Cooks	$57,470	$27.63	720
Chemical Engineers	$127,490	$61.29	80
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$79,570	$38.25	40
Chemical Technicians	$52,890	$25.43	240
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,680	not published	80
Chemists	$61,890	$29.76	300
Chief Executives	$182,340	$87.66	670
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$56,780	$27.30	1,250
Childcare Workers	$35,120	$16.89	2,190
Chiropractors	$76,120	$36.60	240
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$61,410	$29.53	310
Civil Engineers	$93,070	$44.75	1,870
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$63,860	$30.70	1,230
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,510	$17.55	1,490
Clergy	$59,550	$28.63	680
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$65,190	$31.34	1,020
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$68,160	$32.77	150
Coaches and Scouts	$48,020	not published	990
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,380	$22.78	330
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$47,670	$22.92	150
Commercial Pilots	$103,690	not published	330
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$72,990	$35.09	60
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,110	not published	60
Community Health Workers	$49,780	$23.93	330
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$41,850	$20.12	480
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$75,290	$36.20	190
Compliance Officers	$66,660	$32.05	1,480
Computer Network Architects	$104,300	$50.14	250
Computer Network Support Specialists	$61,150	$29.40	890
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,880	$24.94	240
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$70,860	$34.07	60
Computer Occupations, All Other	$81,970	$39.41	540
Computer Programmers	$89,920	$43.23	not published
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,560	not published	60
Computer Systems Analysts	$91,310	$43.90	850
Computer User Support Specialists	$58,460	$28.11	1,640
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,860	$63.87	1,180
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$48,820	$23.47	160
Concierges	$37,520	$18.04	50
Conservation Scientists	$73,920	$35.54	560
Construction Laborers	$49,830	$23.96	4,590
Construction Managers	$104,480	$50.23	2,140
Construction and Building Inspectors	$75,700	$36.39	290
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$58,940	$28.34	50
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$38,760	$18.64	370
Cooks, All Other	$42,640	$20.50	200
Cooks, Fast Food	$26,770	$12.87	820
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,150	$17.86	2,290
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,060	$18.30	7,580
Cooks, Short Order	$33,240	$15.98	not published
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$49,180	$23.64	1,430
Cost Estimators	$77,320	$37.17	1,230
Counselors, All Other	$39,260	$18.88	110
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,900	$21.11	1,490
Couriers and Messengers	$40,080	$19.27	60
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$62,730	$30.16	50
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$45,680	$21.96	1,340
Crane and Tower Operators	$82,800	$39.81	30
Credit Analysts	$74,650	$35.89	190
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$51,060	$24.55	not published
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$32,600	$15.67	70
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$60,110	$28.90	260
Curators	$54,460	$26.18	100
Customer Service Representatives	$45,290	$21.77	4,910
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,540	$24.78	100
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,490	$23.31	130
Data Entry Keyers	$42,340	$20.35	300
Data Scientists	$100,490	$48.31	220
Database Administrators	$83,120	$39.96	300
Database Architects	$109,990	$52.88	not published
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$33,070	$15.90	100
Dental Assistants	$46,680	$22.44	1,450
Dental Hygienists	$98,440	$47.33	860
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,560	$22.87	110
Dentists, General	$167,200	$80.39	380
Designers, All Other	$42,000	$20.19	60
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$92,410	$44.43	500
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$101,000	$48.56	230
Dietetic Technicians	$40,040	$19.25	100
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$71,580	$34.42	230
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$27,510	$13.23	1,150
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$45,220	$21.74	640
Dishwashers	$30,130	$14.49	2,120
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$47,140	$22.66	810
Drafters, All Other	$63,200	$30.39	280
Driver/Sales Workers	$27,580	$13.26	2,100
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$60,140	$28.92	170
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$71,470	$34.36	180
Economists	$89,340	$42.95	90
Editors	$61,750	$29.69	200
Education Administrators, All Other	$68,580	$32.97	100
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$95,700	not published	930
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$102,980	$49.51	300
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$70,320	not published	130
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$48,140	$23.14	180
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$50,710	$24.38	280
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$57,900	$27.84	890
Electrical Engineers	$87,360	$42.00	790
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$110,320	$53.04	680
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$82,050	$39.45	140
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$96,560	$46.42	50
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$75,660	$36.38	120
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$97,380	$46.82	130
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$47,730	$22.95	190
Electricians	$76,760	$36.90	2,750
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$77,340	$37.19	70
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$49,920	$24.00	40
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$93,380	$44.89	140
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,530	not published	4,960
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$90,370	$43.45	40
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$59,180	$28.45	550
Emergency Management Directors	$62,770	$30.18	90
Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,140	$17.38	860
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	140
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,170	not published	280
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$65,730	$31.60	210
Engineers, All Other	$97,470	$46.86	240
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,160	not published	130
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	not published	$18.69	100
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$26,660	$12.82	80
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,870	$28.31	80
Environmental Engineers	$100,140	$48.15	300
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,890	not published	60
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$60,550	$29.11	70
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$80,260	$38.59	570
Epidemiologists	$79,500	$38.22	100
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$65,850	$31.66	150
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$59,750	$28.73	550
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$43,940	$21.13	1,420
Extraction Workers, All Other	$51,200	$24.61	160
Facilities Managers	$96,100	$46.20	340
Family Medicine Physicians	$330,760	$159.02	460
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$61,710	$29.67	400
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$110,250	$53.00	30
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$41,390	$19.90	720
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$37,010	$17.79	660
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$29,090	$13.98	14,960
Fence Erectors	$55,720	$26.79	680
File Clerks	$38,370	$18.45	410
Film and Video Editors	$42,520	$20.44	110
Financial Clerks, All Other	not published	not published	340
Financial Examiners	$80,970	$38.93	140
Financial Managers	$131,060	$63.01	1,510
Financial Risk Specialists	$100,920	$48.52	50
Financial Specialists, All Other	$76,350	$36.71	270
Financial and Investment Analysts	$99,190	$47.69	440
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	not published	not published	50
Firefighters	$59,310	$28.52	1,010
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,910	$36.98	4,350
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$74,630	$35.88	240
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$47,840	$23.00	500
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$64,990	$31.25	260
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$82,820	$39.82	320
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$44,010	$21.16	4,650
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$48,300	$23.22	860
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$48,240	$23.19	760
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$59,460	$28.59	650
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$81,440	$39.15	2,690
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,030	$37.03	660
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,550	$30.07	4,030
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$48,320	$23.23	360
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$89,380	$42.97	450
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,760	$33.06	1,860
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$80,200	$38.56	90
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$49,300	$23.70	5,830
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$46,370	$22.29	210
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,670	$29.17	1,990
Fish and Game Wardens	$59,490	$28.60	70
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$37,710	$18.13	50
Floral Designers	$34,100	$16.39	290
Food Batchmakers	$39,630	$19.05	170
Food Preparation Workers	$33,860	$16.28	2,990
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$29,720	$14.29	470
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,740	$18.15	140
Food Scientists and Technologists	$52,230	$25.11	30
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$32,090	$15.43	1,050
Food Service Managers	$72,140	$34.68	950
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,360	$17.00	130
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,970	not published	80
Forensic Science Technicians	$82,200	$39.52	60
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$52,420	$25.20	1,760
Forest and Conservation Workers	$32,600	$15.68	not published
Foresters	$67,200	$32.31	240
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,220	not published	60
Fundraisers	$61,280	$29.46	700
Fundraising Managers	not published	not published	170
Funeral Attendants	$37,080	$17.83	110
Funeral Home Managers	$84,900	$40.82	50
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$53,250	$25.60	100
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$27,910	$13.42	290
Gambling Dealers	$21,940	$10.55	not published
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$23,400	$11.25	790
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$22,030	$10.59	1,050
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$83,750	$40.27	100
Gas Plant Operators	$83,630	$40.21	70
General and Operations Managers	$91,380	$43.93	11,840
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$55,520	$26.69	100
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$75,520	$36.31	210
Glaziers	$49,360	$23.73	410
Graphic Designers	$56,890	$27.35	610
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$50,460	$24.26	not published
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,740	$20.07	160
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$49,580	$23.84	210
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$38,000	$18.27	690
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$54,540	$26.22	250
Health Education Specialists	$51,200	$24.62	240
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$79,140	$38.05	190
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,220	not published	370
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$51,620	$24.82	310
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$97,670	$46.96	60
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$122,930	$59.10	110
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$79,070	$38.01	190
Healthcare Social Workers	$57,090	$27.45	840
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$41,410	$19.91	350
Hearing Aid Specialists	$75,300	$36.20	60
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$60,850	$29.26	1,230
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,870	$28.30	7,830
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$38,550	$18.54	130
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$48,710	$23.42	130
Helpers--Carpenters	$42,670	$20.51	not published
Helpers--Electricians	$36,400	$17.50	40
Helpers--Extraction Workers	$46,720	$22.46	120
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$39,430	$18.96	400
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$44,720	$21.50	50
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$41,420	$19.91	110
Helpers--Production Workers	$46,110	$22.17	220
Highway Maintenance Workers	$60,960	$29.31	1,140
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,770	not published	40
Home Appliance Repairers	$47,130	$22.66	130
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$36,630	$17.61	10,400
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,910	$13.90	1,260
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,330	$16.99	2,660
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$50,070	$24.07	140
Human Resources Managers	$115,280	$55.42	530
Human Resources Specialists	$63,790	$30.67	2,340
Hydrologic Technicians	$53,550	$25.75	70
Hydrologists	$84,500	$40.62	190
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,330	$29.01	90
Industrial Engineers	$104,430	$50.21	390
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$67,250	$32.33	820
Industrial Production Managers	$120,690	$58.03	270
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,060	$23.10	910
Information Security Analysts	$81,950	$39.40	380
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$47,840	$23.00	1,380
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,070	$27.92	580
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$48,360	$23.25	1,010
Instructional Coordinators	$60,920	$29.29	740
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,100	$23.13	490
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$50,890	$24.47	360
Insurance Sales Agents	$62,040	$29.83	2,090
Insurance Underwriters	$63,140	$30.36	140
Interior Designers	$61,770	$29.70	290
Interpreters and Translators	$47,850	$23.01	60
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$42,970	$20.66	760
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,110	$17.84	8,320
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$37,580	$18.07	80
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$84,630	$40.69	70
Judicial Law Clerks	$47,320	$22.75	40
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$47,590	not published	400
Labor Relations Specialists	$70,360	$33.83	160
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,840	$21.08	3,870
Landscape Architects	$81,330	$39.10	80
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,350	$21.80	4,270
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,250	$17.43	1,030
Lawyers	$103,720	$49.87	2,380
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	not published	not published	730
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$55,850	$26.85	190
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$63,870	$30.71	640
Library Assistants, Clerical	$39,070	$18.78	160
Library Technicians	$38,220	$18.37	370
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,210	$29.91	1,620
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$52,260	$25.13	130
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$37,750	$18.15	270
Light Truck Drivers	$46,420	$22.32	2,960
Lighting Technicians	$54,870	$26.38	50
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$48,460	$23.30	640
Loan Officers	$71,570	$34.41	1,180
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$50,370	$24.22	30
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$56,200	$27.02	110
Locomotive Engineers	$90,220	$43.38	470
Lodging Managers	$66,580	$32.01	670
Logging Equipment Operators	$56,530	$27.18	190
Logisticians	$81,270	$39.07	280
Machinists	$60,920	$29.29	630
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$86,950	$41.80	150
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,740	$17.18	5,380
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$38,880	$18.69	180
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,870	$22.54	5,420
Management Analysts	$97,470	$46.86	1,590
Managers, All Other	$110,470	$53.11	1,600
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$33,660	$16.18	110
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$43,310	$20.82	50
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$68,080	$32.73	1,460
Marketing Managers	$165,580	$79.61	not published
Marriage and Family Therapists	$46,960	$22.58	100
Massage Therapists	$53,540	$25.74	200
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$57,620	$27.70	130
Materials Engineers	$76,030	$36.56	90
Materials Scientists	$71,810	$34.53	50
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,610	not published	120
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,440	$18.00	60
Mechanical Door Repairers	$51,370	$24.70	150
Mechanical Engineers	$94,190	$45.28	500
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$36,890	$17.73	50
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$43,630	$20.98	90
Medical Assistants	$46,820	$22.51	2,460
Medical Equipment Preparers	$44,670	$21.47	330
Medical Equipment Repairers	$74,070	$35.61	80
Medical Records Specialists	$50,190	$24.13	820
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$101,950	$49.02	320
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$43,740	$21.03	4,410
Medical Transcriptionists	$41,340	$19.88	80
Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,840	$50.89	1,870
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$49,000	$23.56	350
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$45,160	$21.71	740
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,700	$21.01	580
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$56,740	$27.28	110
Microbiologists	$87,750	$42.19	80
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,550	not published	1,980
Millwrights	$60,050	$28.87	70
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$105,410	$50.68	110
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$44,940	$21.61	1,510
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$47,280	$22.73	310
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,410	$18.47	280
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$72,560	$34.88	1,330
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$57,860	$27.82	150
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,340	$20.84	110
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$43,680	$21.00	110
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$41,860	$20.12	670
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$52,160	$25.08	60
Motorcycle Mechanics	$47,130	$22.66	140
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$42,390	$20.38	120
Music Directors and Composers	$51,530	$24.77	110
Musicians and Singers	not published	$46.84	260
Natural Sciences Managers	$119,430	$57.42	370
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$80,950	$38.92	850
New Accounts Clerks	$43,610	$20.96	470
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$47,960	$23.06	290
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$100,490	$48.31	50
Nurse Anesthetists	$277,380	$133.36	not published
Nurse Practitioners	$137,210	$65.97	1,260
Nursing Assistants	$40,900	$19.67	4,390
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,980	not published	240
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$81,330	$39.10	720
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$41,420	$19.91	60
Occupational Therapists	$88,990	$42.79	420
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$72,800	$35.00	60
Office Clerks, General	$46,480	$22.35	10,390
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$44,260	$21.28	120
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$47,570	$22.87	290
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$61,580	$29.61	3,750
Operations Research Analysts	$80,400	$38.66	150
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$47,290	$22.74	380
Opticians, Dispensing	$47,050	$22.62	330
Optometrists	$104,280	$50.14	140
Order Clerks	$42,000	$20.19	60
Orthodontists	$312,840	$150.40	not published
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$560,820	$269.62	not published
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$47,880	$23.02	190
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,350	$21.32	380
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,960	$16.81	1,490
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$58,290	$28.03	920
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$34,790	$16.72	40
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$57,290	$27.54	1,010
Paramedics	$50,890	$24.47	300
Parking Attendants	$27,100	$13.03	60
Parking Enforcement Workers	$47,750	$22.96	40
Parts Salespersons	$45,060	$21.66	1,860
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$55,920	$26.89	260
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$55,040	$26.46	530
Pediatricians, General	$273,260	$131.38	50
Personal Financial Advisors	$97,450	$46.85	not published
Pest Control Workers	$41,730	$20.06	100
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$37,760	$18.15	630
Petroleum Engineers	$104,060	$50.03	not published
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$98,310	$47.26	550
Pharmacists	$142,080	$68.31	1,190
Pharmacy Aides	$37,140	$17.86	210
Pharmacy Technicians	$49,400	$23.75	1,340
Phlebotomists	$45,470	$21.86	370
Photographers	$39,900	$19.18	190
Physical Scientists, All Other	$94,520	$45.44	100
Physical Therapist Aides	$38,950	$18.73	110
Physical Therapist Assistants	$62,650	$30.12	250
Physical Therapists	$91,450	$43.97	1,180
Physician Assistants	$141,470	$68.02	600
Physicians, All Other	$438,850	$210.99	580
Physicists	$103,800	$49.90	30
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,050	not published	70
Pipelayers	$48,080	$23.12	80
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$81,340	$39.11	170
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$46,540	$22.38	50
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$79,960	$38.44	1,860
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$70,050	$33.68	2,160
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,050	not published	not published
Postal Service Clerks	$58,470	$28.11	510
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,010	$28.37	830
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,430	$27.61	270
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$88,920	$42.75	170
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$77,550	not published	570
Power Plant Operators	$106,040	$50.98	130
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$51,910	$24.96	40
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,540	$17.57	960
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$35,270	$16.96	30
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$36,220	$17.41	90
Printing Press Operators	$42,220	$20.30	300
Private Detectives and Investigators	$47,430	$22.80	70
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$59,750	$28.72	360
Procurement Clerks	$49,560	$23.83	150
Producers and Directors	$52,580	$25.28	390
Production Workers, All Other	$41,990	$20.19	290
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$50,800	$24.42	830
Project Management Specialists	$87,890	$42.25	2,940
Property Appraisers and Assessors	$62,250	$29.93	250
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$58,050	$27.91	1,130
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$41,660	$20.03	310
Psychiatric Aides	$46,340	$22.28	330
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,190	$18.84	310
Psychologists, All Other	$126,960	$61.04	40
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,120	not published	90
Public Relations Managers	$99,990	$48.07	180
Public Relations Specialists	$63,780	$30.66	1,760
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$47,640	$22.91	560
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$71,770	$34.51	50
Purchasing Managers	$123,480	$59.36	160
Radiation Therapists	$105,400	$50.67	50
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$47,000	$22.60	100
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$77,070	$37.05	850
Radiologists	$360,330	$173.23	110
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$79,170	$38.06	200
Real Estate Brokers	$63,240	$30.40	400
Real Estate Sales Agents	$79,100	$38.03	370
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,360	$17.96	1,280
Recreation Workers	$35,090	$16.87	800
Recreational Therapists	$51,110	$24.57	40
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$57,310	$27.56	140
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$49,420	$23.76	370
Registered Nurses	$85,280	$41.00	10,950
Rehabilitation Counselors	$45,240	$21.75	330
Religious Workers, All Other	$37,250	$17.91	150
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$43,110	$20.73	480
Residential Advisors	$47,230	$22.71	350
Respiratory Therapists	$81,190	$39.03	390
Retail Salespersons	$36,270	$17.44	13,490
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$46,260	$22.24	100
Roofers	$59,030	$28.38	370
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$58,800	$28.27	200
Sales Managers	$117,390	$56.44	1,200
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$58,720	$28.23	1,730
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,670	$29.65	3,510
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$83,610	$40.20	690
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$46,160	$22.19	390
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$49,090	$23.60	280
School Bus Monitors	$34,740	$16.70	200
School Psychologists	$80,010	$38.47	170
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,990	not published	3,670
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$43,940	$21.13	4,520
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	not published	not published	430
Security Guards	$38,480	$18.50	1,610
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$58,800	$28.27	190
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$45,050	$21.66	1,070
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,920	$23.04	340
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$56,860	$27.34	290
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$77,750	$37.38	310
Sewing Machine Operators	$36,740	$17.66	190
Sheet Metal Workers	$61,420	$29.53	410
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$43,590	$20.96	1,560
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,620	$17.61	590
Skincare Specialists	$58,500	$28.13	280
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$46,700	$22.45	80
Social Science Research Assistants	$49,860	$23.97	30
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$82,380	$39.60	170
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$43,010	not published	not published
Social Workers, All Other	$51,650	$24.83	540
Social and Community Service Managers	$73,640	$35.40	820
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,570	$18.54	1,200
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,880	not published	30
Software Developers	$121,990	$58.65	2,160
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$103,930	$49.97	150
Soil and Plant Scientists	$73,920	$35.54	230
Sound Engineering Technicians	$57,600	$27.69	50
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$57,630	not published	560
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$63,960	not published	190
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,310	not published	480
Speech-Language Pathologists	$78,740	$37.86	490
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$77,690	$37.35	110
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,050	$18.77	8,900
Stonemasons	$61,040	$29.35	160
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$67,390	$32.40	130
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$59,000	$28.36	1,820
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$28,050	$13.49	2,370
Surgical Assistants	$67,370	$32.39	100
Surgical Technologists	$60,970	$29.31	490
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$60,330	$29.00	430
Surveyors	$84,610	$40.68	350
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$36,270	$17.44	110
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$34,710	$16.69	50
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$80,070	$38.50	80
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$63,610	$30.58	130
Tax Preparers	$63,080	$30.33	360
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$48,890	not published	420
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$34,750	not published	3,930
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$30,070	not published	380
Technical Writers	$75,070	$36.09	160
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$73,970	$35.56	630
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$75,720	$36.41	530
Tellers	$38,080	$18.31	1,660
Tile and Stone Setters	$58,670	$28.21	240
Tire Repairers and Changers	$46,360	$22.29	740
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$49,560	$23.83	not published
Tour and Travel Guides	$40,100	$19.28	680
Training and Development Managers	$98,950	$47.57	70
Training and Development Specialists	$62,880	$30.23	900
Transportation Inspectors	$62,810	$30.20	180
Transportation Security Screeners	$54,770	$26.33	330
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$108,180	$52.01	300
Travel Agents	$61,330	$29.48	200
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$59,580	$28.65	230
Tutors	$41,380	$19.89	450
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$36,370	not published	60
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$84,410	$40.58	not published
Upholsterers	$41,600	$20.00	40
Urban and Regional Planners	$80,770	$38.83	270
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$34,420	$16.55	not published
Veterinarians	$99,390	$47.78	510
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,340	$18.43	550
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$41,170	$19.79	480
Waiters and Waitresses	$23,370	$11.23	7,200
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$58,040	$27.90	690
Web Developers	$62,060	$29.84	550
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$77,030	$37.03	100
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$40,460	$19.45	230
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$55,610	$26.73	1,530
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,670	$17.15	not published
Wellhead Pumpers	$57,830	$27.80	90
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$62,360	$29.98	40
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$45,610	$21.93	360
Writers and Authors	not published	not published	90
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$78,850	$37.91	430

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Montana

By median pay, Montana is number 30 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $29,390 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $100,610. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $37,210 to $72,640. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $60,880, 25% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 511,580 jobs counted here are 0.3% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Montana are Office and Administrative Support (59,560 jobs, 12%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (52,830 jobs, 11%), Sales and Related (45,940 jobs, 9%) and Transportation and Material Moving (38,100 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners (35.6 times the national share), Forest and Conservation Technicians (17.6 times the national share) and Gambling Service Workers, All Other (17.1 times the national share). The table on this page lists 614 occupations; for 10 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 117 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 23 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 72 pay less and 22 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ($79,960 here, $63,800 nationally), Electricians ($76,760 here, $63,190 nationally) and Highway Maintenance Workers ($60,960 here, $50,260 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners ($22,030 here, $34,980 nationally), Lawyers ($103,720 here, $159,670 nationally) and Waiters and Waitresses ($23,370 here, $35,230 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Montana

What is the median salary in Montana?

The median pay of all employees in Montana was $48,740 a year ($23.43 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Montana?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, with 14,960 jobs and a median pay of $29,090 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Montana?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($560,820), Physicians, All Other ($438,850) and Radiologists ($360,330). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

All states

Salaries in Montana: pay for 614 occupations, May 2025

Highest median pay in Montana

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Montana, A to Z

How pay is spread in Montana

The kinds of work

Same job, different pay

Questions about pay in Montana