What is the median wage in Great Falls?

The median wage for all occupations in the Great Falls, MT area is $46,510 a year, compared with $48,740 a year for Montana (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

What is the highest paying job in Great Falls?

Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, pharmacists have the highest median wage at $136,560 a year.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Great Falls, MT Wages

Pay for every occupation in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025).

Median wage: $46,510 a year; All occupations
Montana median: $48,740 a year
Employment: 36,510; Wage and salary jobs
Occupations with data: 214

Pay range in Great Falls, MT

All occupations: 10th to 90th percentile, middle half shaded

10%: $28,480Median: $46,51090%: $95,700

Highest paying occupations

Occupations with at least 50 jobs here

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Pharmacists	90	$136,560	$135,060
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	70	$133,670	$153,980
3	Physician Assistants	60	$132,740	$138,210
4	Managers, All Other	60	$131,470	$119,400
5	Financial Managers	90	$131,420	$159,860
6	Personal Financial Advisors	60	$131,270	$200,910
7	Nurse Practitioners	150	$130,330	$130,040
8	Sales Managers	50	$111,270	$123,610
9	Lawyers	140	$106,450	$109,690
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	170	$103,130	$115,410
11	Construction Managers	140	$101,910	$113,310
12	Management Analysts	60	$95,690	$92,260
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	60	$94,940	$95,620
14	Dental Hygienists	90	$94,460	$91,470
15	General and Operations Managers	690	$88,780	$104,370

Most common occupations

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,340	$28,200	$29,020
2	Retail Salespersons	1,130	$35,000	$36,000
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	990	$34,540	$34,490
4	Registered Nurses	880	$78,290	$82,670
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	790	$36,760	$38,490
6	Cashiers	760	$31,320	$31,790
7	Office Clerks, General	720	$44,400	$45,700
8	General and Operations Managers	690	$88,780	$104,370
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	590	$35,920	$37,120
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	510	$54,460	$55,560
11	Cooks, Restaurant	490	$36,610	$36,750
12	Waiters and Waitresses	450	$22,270	$28,020
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	440	$45,890	$45,970
14	Bartenders	400	$25,310	$26,230
15	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	390	$42,320	$44,190

Jobs concentrated here

Highest location quotient: the share of jobs compared with the U.S. (2.0 = twice the national share)

Lowest paying occupations

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Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
Waiters and Waitresses	450	$22,270	$28,020
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	100	$22,990	$27,060
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	60	$23,090	$24,850
Bartenders	400	$25,310	$26,230
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	150	$26,730	$28,400
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	90	$27,990	$28,970
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,340	$28,200	$29,020
Dishwashers	140	$28,940	$29,780
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	70	$29,550	$28,860
Packers and Packagers, Hand	80	$29,860	$30,650

Every occupation in Great Falls, MT

Median wage by occupation group

Management Occupations (14)

Chief Executives$217,910 a year
Computer and Information Systems Managers$133,670 a year
Construction Managers$101,910 a year
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$94,940 a year
Financial Managers$131,420 a year
Food Service Managers$69,130 a year
General and Operations Managers$88,780 a year
Lodging Managers$61,760 a year
Managers, All Other$131,470 a year
Marketing Managers$177,930 a year
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,130 a year
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$54,920 a year
Sales Managers$111,270 a year
Social and Community Service Managers$72,420 a year

Business and Financial Operations Occupations (15)

Accountants and Auditors$72,510 a year
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$75,360 a year
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$66,040 a year
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$48,330 a year
Compliance Officers$66,660 a year
Cost Estimators$68,740 a year
Fundraisers$62,400 a year
Human Resources Specialists$62,740 a year
Loan Officers$63,460 a year
Logisticians$93,640 a year
Management Analysts$95,690 a year
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$60,440 a year
Personal Financial Advisors$131,270 a year
Project Management Specialists$83,580 a year
Training and Development Specialists$59,750 a year

Computer and Mathematical Occupations (7)

Computer Occupations, All Other$84,450 a year
Computer Systems Analysts$78,330 a year
Computer User Support Specialists$52,790 a year
Database Administrators$80,470 a year
Information Security AnalystsNot reported
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$69,130 a year
Software DevelopersNot reported

Architecture and Engineering Occupations (3)

Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,790 a year
Civil Engineers$80,980 a year
Engineers, All Other$98,660 a year

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (1)

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$82,670 a year

Community and Social Service Occupations (11)

Child, Family, and School Social Workers$58,810 a year
Clergy$59,130 a year
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$39,000 a year
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$39,750 a year
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$61,110 a year
Healthcare Social Workers$57,430 a year
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$45,160 a year
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$60,120 a year
Social and Human Service Assistants$36,800 a year
Social Workers, All Other$59,570 a year
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$57,850 a year

Legal Occupations (2)

Lawyers$106,450 a year
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$57,090 a year

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (14)

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$45,700 a year
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,320 a year
Instructional Coordinators$55,380 a year
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$46,230 a year
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$59,800 a year
Library Technicians$38,220 a year
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,290 a year
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,270 a year
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,850 a year
Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,620 a year
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,310 a year
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$26,730 a year
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,830 a year
Tutors$33,940 a year

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (4)

Coaches and Scouts$50,840 a year
Graphic Designers$49,150 a year
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$39,730 a year
Public Relations Specialists$50,190 a year

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (17)

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,320 a year
Dental Hygienists$94,460 a year
Dentists, General$162,810 a year
Family Medicine Physicians$449,840 a year
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,020 a year
Medical Records Specialists$50,650 a year
Nurse Practitioners$130,330 a year
Occupational Therapists$80,390 a year
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,140 a year
Opticians, Dispensing$47,120 a year
Pharmacists$136,560 a year
Pharmacy Technicians$49,110 a year
Physical Therapists$81,960 a year
Physician Assistants$132,740 a year
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$71,270 a year
Registered Nurses$78,290 a year
Speech-Language Pathologists$80,110 a year

Healthcare Support Occupations (5)

Dental Assistants$46,360 a year
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,540 a year
Medical Assistants$46,840 a year
Nursing Assistants$39,330 a year
Physical Therapist Assistants$61,900 a year

Protective Service Occupations (5)

Detectives and Criminal Investigators$136,120 a year
Firefighters$60,080 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$81,410 a year
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,870 a year
Security Guards$41,950 a year

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (13)

Bartenders$25,310 a year
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,770 a year
Cooks, Restaurant$36,610 a year
Cooks, Short Order$32,370 a year
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$22,990 a year
Dishwashers$28,940 a year
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,200 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,320 a year
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$26,500 a year
Food Preparation Workers$30,490 a year
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$37,530 a year
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$29,550 a year
Waiters and Waitresses$22,270 a year

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$45,920 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$60,430 a year
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,920 a year
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$41,350 a year
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,130 a year
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$36,290 a year

Personal Care and Service Occupations (8)

Amusement and Recreation Attendants$27,990 a year
Animal Caretakers$31,910 a year
Childcare Workers$31,320 a year
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$42,810 a year
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$23,090 a year
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$42,450 a year
Recreation Workers$38,990 a year
Residential Advisors$48,610 a year

Sales and Related Occupations (11)

Cashiers$31,320 a year
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,170 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$72,800 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,650 a year
Insurance Sales Agents$60,350 a year
Parts Salespersons$46,060 a year
Retail Salespersons$35,000 a year
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$53,870 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,410 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$79,070 a year
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$77,310 a year

Office and Administrative Support Occupations (27)

Bill and Account Collectors$46,110 a year
Billing and Posting Clerks$44,640 a year
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,890 a year
Cargo and Freight Agents$60,810 a year
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$38,480 a year
Customer Service Representatives$42,270 a year
Data Entry Keyers$39,140 a year
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,240 a year
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$59,960 a year
File Clerks$35,470 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,090 a year
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,160 a year
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,900 a year
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$46,280 a year
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,040 a year
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,170 a year
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,880 a year
New Accounts Clerks$42,080 a year
Office Clerks, General$44,400 a year
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$55,280 a year
Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,300 a year
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$60,010 a year
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$52,630 a year
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,580 a year
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,400 a year
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$40,220 a year
Tellers$36,100 a year

Construction and Extraction Occupations (13)

Carpenters$58,790 a year
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$57,680 a year
Construction and Building Inspectors$71,280 a year
Construction Laborers$49,300 a year
Electricians$76,960 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,900 a year
Glaziers$39,470 a year
Highway Maintenance Workers$62,700 a year
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$62,090 a year
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$58,260 a year
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$77,100 a year
Roofers$49,920 a year
Sheet Metal Workers$57,480 a year

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (12)

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,930 a year
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$52,160 a year
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$59,110 a year
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,420 a year
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$64,490 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,410 a year
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,670 a year
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$82,620 a year
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,360 a year
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,250 a year
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$71,750 a year
Tire Repairers and Changers$46,150 a year

Production Occupations (13)

Bakers$35,850 a year
Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,510 a year
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,630 a year
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,440 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,120 a year
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$59,900 a year
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,610 a year
Machinists$59,340 a year
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,400 a year
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,360 a year
Production Workers, All Other$38,890 a year
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$56,900 a year
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$55,720 a year

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (13)

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,450 a year
Bus Drivers, School$41,910 a year
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,630 a year
Driver/Sales Workers$31,580 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling$57,420 a year
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,460 a year
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,240 a year
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,810 a year
Light Truck Drivers$45,790 a year
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$33,780 a year
Packers and Packagers, Hand$29,860 a year
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,260 a year
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,760 a year

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage in Great Falls?: The median wage for all occupations in the Great Falls, MT area is $46,510 a year, compared with $48,740 a year for Montana (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).
What is the highest paying job in Great Falls?: Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, pharmacists have the highest median wage at $136,560 a year.

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