What is the average salary in Montana?

$59,640a year

Average yearly pay across 606 jobs with official data in Montana, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $28.67
Jobs with data: 606
Workers counted: 499,190

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Orthopedic Surgeon	$560,800
Physician	$438,900
Radiologist	$360,300
Family Medicine Physician	$330,800
Orthodontist	$312,800
Nurse Anesthetist	$277,400
Pediatrician	$273,300
Anesthesiologist	$239,200
Emergency Medicine Physician	$239,200
Chief Executive	$182,300

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Fast Food and Counter Worker	$29,090
Retail Salesperson	$36,270
Cashier	$34,190
General and Operations Manager	$91,380
Registered Nurse	$85,280
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$36,630
Office Clerk	$46,480
Stocker and Order Filler	$39,050
Janitor and Cleaner	$37,110
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver	$58,870

Management

Administrative Services Manager$129,700
Advertising and Promotions Manager$131,800
Architectural and Engineering Manager$146,000
Chief Executive$182,300
Computer and Information Systems Manager$132,900
Construction Manager$104,500
Education Administrator$95,700
Education Administrator$103,000
Education Administrator$68,580
Education and Childcare Administrator$48,140
Emergency Management Director$62,770
Facilities Manager$96,100
Farmer$110,300
Financial Manager$131,100
Food Service Manager$72,140
Funeral Home Manager$84,900
General and Operations Manager$91,380
Human Resources Manager$115,300
Industrial Production Manager$120,700
Lodging Manager$66,580
Manager$110,500
Marketing Manager$165,600
Medical and Health Services Manager$105,800
Natural Sciences Manager$119,400
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$88,920
Property$58,050
Public Relations Manager$99,990
Purchasing Manager$123,500
Sales Manager$117,400
Social and Community Service Manager$73,640
Training and Development Manager$98,950
Transportation$108,200

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$75,810
Budget Analyst$79,700
Business Operations Specialist$74,990
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$62,850
Claims Adjuster$63,860
Compensation$75,290
Compliance Officer$66,660
Cost Estimator$77,320
Credit Analyst$74,650
Financial and Investment Analyst$99,190
Financial Examiner$80,970
Financial Risk Specialist$100,900
Financial Specialist$76,350
Fundraiser$61,280
Human Resources Specialist$63,790
Insurance Underwriter$63,140
Labor Relations Specialist$70,360
Loan Officer$71,570
Logistician$81,270
Management Analyst$97,470
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$68,080
Meeting$49,000
Personal Financial Advisor$97,450
Project Management Specialist$87,890
Property Appraiser and Assessor$62,250
Tax Examiner and Collector$63,610
Tax Preparer$63,080
Training and Development Specialist$62,880

Computer and mathematical

Computer Network Architect$104,300
Computer Network Support Specialist$61,150
Computer Occupation$81,970
Computer Programmer$89,920
Computer Systems Analyst$91,310
Computer User Support Specialist$58,460
Data Scientist$100,500
Database Administrator$83,120
Database Architect$110,000
Information Security Analyst$81,950
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$80,950
Operations Research Analyst$80,400
Software Developer$122,000
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$103,900
Web and Digital Interface Designer$77,030
Web Developer$62,060

Architecture and engineering

Architect$97,290
Architectural and Civil Drafter$65,750
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$72,220
Chemical Engineer$127,500
Civil Engineer$93,070
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$61,410
Drafter$63,200
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$82,050
Electrical Engineer$87,360
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$77,340
Electronics Engineer$93,380
Engineer$97,470
Engineering Technologist and Technician$65,730
Environmental Engineer$100,100
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$58,870
Health and Safety Engineer$97,670
Industrial Engineer$104,400
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$60,330
Landscape Architect$81,330
Materials Engineer$76,030
Mechanical Engineer$94,190
Mining and Geological Engineer$105,400
Petroleum Engineer$104,100
Surveying and Mapping Technician$60,330
Surveyor$84,610

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$79,420
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$108,900
Biological Scientist$91,560
Biological Technician$49,920
Chemical Technician$52,890
Chemist$61,890
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$68,160
Conservation Scientist$73,920
Economist$89,340
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$60,550
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$80,260
Epidemiologist$79,500
Food Scientist and Technologist$52,230
Forensic Science Technician$82,200
Forest and Conservation Technician$52,420
Forester$67,200
Geological Technician$55,520
Geoscientist$75,520
Hydrologic Technician$53,550
Hydrologist$84,500
Life$52,260
Materials Scientist$71,810
Medical Scientist$102,000
Microbiologist$87,750
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$81,330
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$41,420
Physical Scientist$94,520
Physicist$103,800
Psychologist$127,000
School Psychologist$80,010
Social Science Research Assistant$49,860
Social Scientist and Related Worker$82,380
Soil and Plant Scientist$73,920
Urban and Regional Planner$80,770
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$78,850

Community and social service

Child$56,780
Clergy$59,550
Community and Social Service Specialist$41,850
Community Health Worker$49,780
Counselor$39,260
Director$45,220
Educational$57,900
Health Education Specialist$51,200
Healthcare Social Worker$57,090
Marriage and Family Therapist$46,960
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$45,160
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$59,750
Rehabilitation Counselor$45,240
Religious Worker$37,250
Social and Human Service Assistant$38,570
Social Worker$51,650
Substance Abuse$59,000

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$56,500
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$93,470
Architecture Teacher$77,630
Area$78,690
Art$78,420
Biological Science Teacher$100,500
Business Teacher$81,490
Career/Technical Education Teacher$57,270
Career/Technical Education Teacher$55,190
Chemistry Teacher$84,680
Communications Teacher$78,110
Computer Science Teacher$81,560
Curator$54,460
Education Teacher$70,320
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$50,710
Elementary School Teacher$57,530
Engineering Teacher$101,200
English Language and Literature Teacher$73,160
Environmental Science Teacher$97,890
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$79,970
Forestry and Conservation Science Teacher$104,200
Health Specialties Teacher$101,200
History Teacher$75,770
Instructional Coordinator$60,920
Kindergarten Teacher$47,590
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$63,870
Library Technician$38,220
Mathematical Science Teacher$80,610
Middle School Teacher$61,550
Museum Technician and Conservator$42,390
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$77,980
Physics Teacher$98,050
Political Science Teacher$109,100
Postsecondary Teacher$77,550
Preschool Teacher$36,540
Psychology Teacher$77,120
Secondary School Teacher$60,990
Self-Enrichment Teacher$45,050
Social Work Teacher$43,010
Sociology Teacher$75,880
Special Education Teacher$57,630
Special Education Teacher$63,960
Special Education Teacher$62,310
Substitute Teacher$28,050
Teacher and Instructor$48,890
Teaching Assistant$30,070
Teaching Assistant$34,750
Tutor$41,380

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$73,850
Audio and Video Technician$46,700
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$35,000
Broadcast Technician$46,600
Camera Operator$50,910
Coach and Scout$48,020
Commercial and Industrial Designer$72,990
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$62,730
Designer$42,000
Editor$61,750
Entertainer and Performer$38,880
Film and Video Editor$42,520
Floral Designer$34,100
Graphic Designer$56,890
Interior Designer$61,770
Interpreter and Translator$47,850
Lighting Technician$54,870
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$36,890
Media and Communication Worker$43,630
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$43,700
Music Director and Composer$51,530
Musician and Singer$97,430
News Analyst$47,960
Photographer$39,900
Producer and Director$52,580
Public Relations Specialist$63,780
Sound Engineering Technician$57,600
Technical Writer$75,070
Umpire$36,370

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Anesthesiologist$239,200
Athletic Trainer$60,090
Audiologist$86,990
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$82,850
Chiropractor$76,120
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$65,190
Dental Hygienist$98,440
Dentist$167,200
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$101,000
Dietetic Technician$40,040
Dietitian and Nutritionist$71,580
Emergency Medical Technician$36,140
Emergency Medicine Physician$239,200
Family Medicine Physician$330,800
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$79,140
Health Technologist and Technician$51,620
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$122,900
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$79,070
Hearing Aid Specialist$75,300
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$62,210
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$86,950
Medical Records Specialist$50,190
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$100,500
Nurse Anesthetist$277,400
Nurse Practitioner$137,200
Occupational Therapist$88,990
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$47,290
Optician$47,050
Optometrist$104,300
Orthodontist$312,800
Orthopedic Surgeon$560,800
Paramedic$50,890
Pediatrician$273,300
Pharmacist$142,100
Pharmacy Technician$49,400
Physical Therapist$91,450
Physician$438,900
Physician Assistant$141,500
Psychiatric Technician$39,190
Radiation Therapist$105,400
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$77,070
Radiologist$360,300
Recreational Therapist$51,110
Registered Nurse$85,280
Respiratory Therapist$81,190
Speech-Language Pathologist$78,740
Surgical Assistant$67,370
Surgical Technologist$60,970
Veterinarian$99,390
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$41,170

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$46,680
Healthcare Support Worker$41,410
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$36,630
Massage Therapist$53,540
Medical Assistant$46,820
Medical Equipment Preparer$44,670
Medical Transcriptionist$41,340
Nursing Assistant$40,900
Occupational Therapy Assistant$72,800
Pharmacy Aide$37,140
Phlebotomist$45,470
Physical Therapist Aide$38,950
Physical Therapist Assistant$62,650
Psychiatric Aide$46,340
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$38,340

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$50,530
Bailiff$46,800
Correctional Officer and Jailer$49,180
Crossing Guard and Flagger$32,600
Detective and Criminal Investigator$92,410
Firefighter$59,310
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$74,630
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$82,820
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$89,380
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$80,200
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$46,370
Fish and Game Warden$59,490
Lifeguard$37,750
Parking Enforcement Worker$47,750
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$70,050
Private Detective and Investigator$47,430
Protective Service Worker$41,660
School Bus Monitor$34,740
Security Guard$38,480
Transportation Security Screener$54,770

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$26,010
Chef and Head Cook$57,470
Cook$26,770
Cook$37,150
Cook$38,060
Cook$33,240
Cook$42,640
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$27,510
Dishwasher$30,130
Fast Food and Counter Worker$29,090
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$44,010
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$29,720
Food Preparation Worker$33,860
Food Server$32,090
Host and Hostess$28,910
Waiter and Waitress$23,370

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$43,700
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$48,240
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$59,460
Grounds Maintenance Worker$49,580
Janitor and Cleaner$37,110
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$45,350
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$35,740
Pest Control Worker$41,730
Pesticide Handler$37,760
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$59,580

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$29,710
Animal Caretaker$34,210
Animal Trainer$44,680
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$30,830
Childcare Worker$35,120
Concierge$37,520
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$26,660
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$43,940
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$47,840
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$48,300
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$48,320
Funeral Attendant$37,080
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$22,030
Gambling Dealer$21,940
Gambling Service Worker$23,400
Hairdresser$38,000
Locker Room$50,370
Manicurist and Pedicurist$33,660
Mortician$43,680
Recreation Worker$35,090
Residential Advisor$47,230
Skincare Specialist$58,500
Tour and Travel Guide$40,100
Usher$34,420

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$46,040
Cashier$34,190
Counter and Rental Clerk$43,900
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$33,070
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$49,300
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$27,910
Insurance Sales Agent$62,040
Parts Salesperson$45,060
Real Estate Broker$63,240
Real Estate Sales Agent$79,100
Retail Salesperson$36,270
Sale and Related Worker$46,160
Sales Representative$83,610
Sales Representative$61,670
Sales Representatives of Service$58,720
Travel Agent$61,330

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$45,420
Billing and Posting Clerk$46,730
Bookkeeping$47,270
Brokerage Clerk$48,360
Cargo and Freight Agent$59,240
Courier and Messenger$40,080
Court$45,680
Credit Authorizer$51,060
Customer Service Representative$45,290
Data Entry Keyer$42,340
Dispatcher$47,140
Eligibility Interviewer$59,180
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$59,750
File Clerk$38,370
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$62,550
Hotel$35,330
Human Resources Assistant$50,070
Information and Record Clerk$47,840
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$50,890
Interviewer$42,970
Library Assistant$39,070
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$48,460
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$38,880
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$43,740
New Accounts Clerk$43,610
Office and Administrative Support Worker$47,570
Office Clerk$46,480
Office Machine Operator$44,260
Order Clerk$42,000
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$55,040
Postal Service Clerk$58,470
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,010
Postal Service Mail Sorter$57,430
Procurement Clerk$49,560
Production$50,800
Public Safety Telecommunicator$47,640
Receptionist and Information Clerk$37,360
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$43,110
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$43,940
Shipping$43,590
Switchboard Operator$36,270
Teller$38,080
Weigher$40,460

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$58,770
Agricultural Worker$42,130
Farmworker$37,010
Farmworker and Laborer$41,390
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$64,990
Forest and Conservation Worker$32,600
Logging Equipment Operator$56,530

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$56,030
Carpenter$58,820
Carpet Installer$43,840
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$61,620
Construction and Building Inspector$75,700
Construction Laborer$49,830
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$60,140
Earth Driller$71,470
Electrician$76,760
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$90,370
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$65,850
Extraction Worker$51,200
Fence Erector$55,720
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$76,910
Floor Layer$37,710
Glazier$49,360
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$54,540
Helper$38,550
Helpers--Brickmason$48,710
Helpers--Carpenter$42,670
Helpers--Electrician$36,400
Helpers--Extraction Worker$46,720
Helpers--Painter$44,720
Helpers--Pipelayer$41,420
Highway Maintenance Worker$60,960
Insulation Worker$48,100
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$47,280
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$61,580
Painter$58,290
Paving$55,920
Pipelayer$48,080
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$46,540
Plumber$79,960
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$79,170
Rock Splitter$46,260
Roofer$59,030
Roustabout$58,800
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$56,860
Service Unit Operator$77,750
Sheet Metal Worker$61,420
Stonemason$61,040
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$67,390
Tile and Stone Setter$58,670
Underground Mining Machine Operator$84,410

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$64,170
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$60,900
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$57,500
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$47,090
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$58,740
Avionics Technician$57,420
Bicycle Repairer$37,990
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$59,990
Coin$47,670
Computer$48,820
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$58,940
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$96,560
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$75,660
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$97,380
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$110,300
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$49,920
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$61,710
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$81,440
Heating$60,850
Helpers--Installation$39,430
Home Appliance Repairer$47,130
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$67,250
Installation$48,360
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$56,200
Maintenance and Repair Worker$46,870
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installer$43,310
Mechanical Door Repairer$51,370
Medical Equipment Repairer$74,070
Millwright$60,050
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$72,560
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$52,160
Motorcycle Mechanic$47,130
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$47,880
Radio$47,000
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$57,310
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$58,800
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$73,970
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$75,720
Tire Repairer and Changer$46,360
Wind Turbine Service Technician$62,360

Production

Baker$37,200
Butcher and Meat Cutter$41,600
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$47,920
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$79,570
Coating$47,380
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$51,880
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$70,860
Crushing$60,110
Cutting$48,490
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$51,540
Dental Laboratory Technician$47,560
Electrical$47,730
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$68,760
Food and Tobacco Roasting$35,360
Food Batchmaker$39,630
Food Processing Worker$37,740
Furnace$53,250
Gas Plant Operator$83,630
Grinding$41,740
Grinding and Polishing Worker$50,460
Helpers--Production Worker$46,110
Inspector$58,070
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$37,580
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$36,250
Machinist$60,920
Meat$37,440
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$56,740
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$44,940
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$38,410
Molder$57,860
Molding$43,340
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$44,350
Painting$34,790
Petroleum Pump System Operator$98,310
Plant and System Operator$81,340
Power Plant Operator$106,000
Prepress Technician and Worker$51,910
Presser$35,270
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$36,220
Printing Press Operator$42,220
Production Worker$41,990
Sawing Machine Setter$49,090
Separating$47,920
Sewing Machine Operator$36,740
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$46,700
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$77,690
Tailor$34,710
Tool Grinder$49,560
Upholsterer$41,600
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$58,040
Welder$55,610
Welding$35,670
Woodworking Machine Setter$45,610

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$101,400
Aircraft Service Attendant$46,310
Airfield Operations Specialist$33,990
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$36,050
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$38,700
Bus Driver$46,220
Bus Driver$45,640
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$36,510
Commercial Pilot$103,700
Conveyor Operator and Tender$38,760
Crane and Tower Operator$82,800
Driver/Sales Worker$27,580
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$60,670
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operator$83,750
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$58,870
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$48,060
Laborer and Freight$43,840
Light Truck Driver$46,420
Locomotive Engineer$90,220
Material Moving Worker$57,620
Motor Vehicle Operator$41,860
Packer and Packager$34,960
Parking Attendant$27,100
Pump Operator$71,770
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$49,420
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$36,620
Stocker and Order Filler$39,050
Tank Car$80,070
Transportation Inspector$62,810
Wellhead Pumper$57,830

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Montana?

About $59,640 a year ($28.67 an hour): the average of the 606 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Montana?

Orthopedic Surgeon ($560,800), Physician ($438,900), Radiologist ($360,300).

What are the most common jobs in Montana?

Fast Food and Counter Worker (14,960 jobs), Retail Salesperson (13,490 jobs), Cashier (12,170 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.