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What jobs pay in Montana

$60,880avg. a year, all jobs
$29.27 an hour · 511,580 employed

Average and median pay for 64 jobs in Montana, with pay by metro area. All figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Pay for 64 jobs in Montana

Sorted by number of jobs. Jobs with too few workers or too little survey data in Montana aren't listed.

JobAvg. payJobs
Fast Food and Counter Workers$30,12014,960
Retail Salespersons$38,17013,490
Cashiers$33,42012,170
General and Operations Managers$107,49011,840
Registered Nurses$91,51010,950
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,77010,400
Office Clerks, General$48,42010,390
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,2408,900
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,6708,320
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,1807,830
Cooks, Restaurant$38,9807,580
Waiters and Waitresses$29,1807,200
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,8706,980
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$53,8805,830
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,7105,420
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,7205,380
Bartenders$27,2105,370
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,1504,960
Customer Service Representatives$47,0004,910
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,5504,760
Accountants and Auditors$82,7504,730
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,2804,650
Construction Laborers$51,5804,590
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,4204,520
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,7104,410
Nursing Assistants$43,1604,390
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,7704,350
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,5504,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,0104,030
Carpenters$59,6404,030
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,8203,930
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,6803,870
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$63,3503,750
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,5503,670
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$71,0703,510
Food Preparation Workers$33,7002,990
Light Truck Drivers$50,5502,960
Project Management Specialists$96,5302,940
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$59,3102,900
Electricians$71,9302,750
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$84,4302,690
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,4002,660
Medical Assistants$46,5702,460
Lawyers$115,8302,380
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$30,0602,370
Human Resources Specialists$71,4302,340
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$38,9502,290
Childcare Workers$33,5402,190
Software Developers$133,5502,160
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$69,5402,160
Construction Managers$117,7102,140
Dishwashers$31,3502,120
Driver/Sales Workers$35,7802,100
Insurance Sales Agents$78,0702,090
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$64,6101,990
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,2401,980
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$31,5701,890
Billing and Posting Clerks$47,9101,890
Medical and Health Services Managers$124,4001,870
Civil Engineers$92,6501,870
Parts Salespersons$44,5101,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$78,1901,860
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,8801,860
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$60,5901,820
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.