Average Salary in Montana
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Montana. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$58,160Rank #42 of 51
- Median annual wage$47,360Rank #32 of 51
- Median household income$75,340ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity94.6US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$61,480Rank #44 at national prices
- Total employment510,020Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $58,160 is $10,800 (22.8 %) above the median of $47,360, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Montana are about 5.4 % below the national average (RPP 94.6, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Montana buys what $61,480 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Montana is $75,340 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Montana
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $145,700 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $135,130 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $120,950 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $111,490 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $110,330 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $109,190 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $100,100 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $92,780 |
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