What is the median wage in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area?

The median wage for all occupations in the Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area is $46,780 a year, compared with $48,740 a year for Montana (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

What is the highest paying job in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area?

Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, family medicine physicians have the highest median wage at $361,480 a year.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Southwest Montana Nonmetro Area Wages

Pay for every occupation in the Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025).

Median wage: $46,780 a year; All occupations
Montana median: $48,740 a year
Employment: 39,080; Wage and salary jobs
Occupations with data: 216

Pay range in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area

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

10%: $28,300Median: $46,78090%: $92,810

Highest paying occupations

Occupations with at least 50 jobs here

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Family Medicine Physicians	70	$361,480	$347,770
2	Chief Executives	50	$201,230	$215,900
3	Pharmacists	80	$143,280	$140,490
4	Nurse Practitioners	110	$136,310	$134,410
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	60	$134,800	$145,200
6	Marketing Managers	50	$132,210	$152,030
7	Financial Managers	90	$124,600	$128,010
8	Software Developers	80	$118,110	$129,640
9	Construction Managers	130	$108,130	$117,580
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	170	$103,560	$112,930
11	Lawyers	130	$102,540	$111,680
12	Project Management Specialists	160	$102,060	$101,870
13	Dental Hygienists	50	$98,310	$96,790
14	Physical Therapists	100	$97,980	$95,190
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	80	$92,290	$96,230

Most common occupations

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,160	$28,670	$29,320
2	Cashiers	1,140	$30,120	$31,710
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	950	$36,670	$36,960
4	General and Operations Managers	850	$79,180	$94,440
5	Registered Nurses	770	$86,470	$90,760
6	Waiters and Waitresses	750	$22,760	$27,980
7	Cooks, Restaurant	740	$37,460	$37,990
8	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	710	$59,880	$58,440
9	Office Clerks, General	680	$45,870	$46,280
10	Retail Salespersons	670	$35,790	$37,290
11	Bartenders	650	$27,250	$27,680
12	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	630	$33,560	$34,390
13	Stockers and Order Fillers	590	$40,410	$39,380
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	570	$36,000	$36,900
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	550	$45,760	$46,290

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
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	130	$21,980	$22,190
Waiters and Waitresses	750	$22,760	$27,980
Driver/Sales Workers	210	$23,000	$34,700
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	90	$27,020	$26,860
Bartenders	650	$27,250	$27,680
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	250	$28,050	$28,730
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,160	$28,670	$29,320
Dishwashers	200	$29,200	$29,180
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	70	$29,980	$32,560
Cashiers	1,140	$30,120	$31,710

Every occupation in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area

Median wage by occupation group

Management Occupations (16)

Administrative Services ManagersNot reported
Architectural and Engineering Managers$128,010 a year
Chief Executives$201,230 a year
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,800 a year
Construction Managers$108,130 a year
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$92,290 a year
Facilities Managers$86,280 a year
Financial Managers$124,600 a year
Food Service Managers$73,130 a year
General and Operations Managers$79,180 a year
Human Resources Managers$113,040 a year
Managers, All Other$85,750 a year
Marketing Managers$132,210 a year
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,560 a year
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$59,340 a year
Social and Community Service Managers$72,440 a year

Business and Financial Operations Occupations (12)

Accountants and Auditors$74,320 a year
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$65,170 a year
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$58,180 a year
Compliance Officers$63,950 a year
Cost Estimators$69,590 a year
Fundraisers$50,870 a year
Human Resources Specialists$62,600 a year
Loan Officers$68,250 a year
Management Analysts$48,890 a year
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,870 a year
Project Management Specialists$102,060 a year
Training and Development Specialists$63,070 a year

Computer and Mathematical Occupations (4)

Computer Network Support Specialists$59,290 a year
Computer User Support Specialists$54,280 a year
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$76,540 a year
Software Developers$118,110 a year

Architecture and Engineering Occupations (5)

Architectural and Civil Drafters$63,070 a year
Civil Engineers$81,590 a year
Electrical Engineers$89,520 a year
Environmental Engineers$83,230 a year
Surveyors$104,050 a year

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (7)

Conservation Scientists$73,920 a year
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$76,180 a year
Forest and Conservation Technicians$51,630 a year
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$83,740 a year
Hydrologists$84,300 a year
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$78,620 a year
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$81,980 a year

Community and Social Service Occupations (11)

Child, Family, and School Social Workers$58,570 a year
Clergy$44,410 a year
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$48,260 a year
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,470 a year
Healthcare Social Workers$59,820 a year
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$47,120 a year
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$57,690 a year
Rehabilitation Counselors$42,670 a year
Social and Human Service Assistants$38,950 a year
Social Workers, All Other$51,120 a year
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$60,350 a year

Legal Occupations (2)

Lawyers$102,540 a year
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,070 a year

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (13)

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,100 a year
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,740 a year
Instructional Coordinators$55,560 a year
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,650 a year
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,660 a year
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,330 a year
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,330 a year
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,190 a year
Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,730 a year
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,750 a year
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,530 a year
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$28,050 a year
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$32,920 a year

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (2)

Coaches and Scouts$51,700 a year
Public Relations Specialists$60,240 a year

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (20)

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$79,530 a year
Dental Hygienists$98,310 a year
Emergency Medical Technicians$32,910 a year
Emergency Medicine Physicians$486,350 a year
Family Medicine Physicians$361,480 a year
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,800 a year
Medical Records Specialists$49,710 a year
Nurse Practitioners$136,310 a year
Occupational Therapists$91,480 a year
Paramedics$45,760 a year
Pharmacists$143,280 a year
Pharmacy Technicians$50,120 a year
Physical Therapists$97,980 a year
Physician Assistants$146,770 a year
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,880 a year
Registered Nurses$86,470 a year
Speech-Language Pathologists$74,480 a year
Surgical Technologists$60,360 a year
Veterinarians$73,590 a year
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,780 a year

Healthcare Support Occupations (7)

Dental Assistants$44,090 a year
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$40,780 a year
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,670 a year
Medical Assistants$46,470 a year
Nursing Assistants$45,850 a year
Phlebotomists$45,000 a year
Psychiatric Aides$46,340 a year

Protective Service Occupations (6)

Correctional Officers and Jailers$51,010 a year
Firefighters$47,770 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$74,630 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$80,420 a year
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$62,620 a year
Security Guards$48,230 a year

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (12)

Bartenders$27,250 a year
Chefs and Head Cooks$56,460 a year
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,680 a year
Cooks, Restaurant$37,460 a year
Dishwashers$29,200 a year
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,670 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$41,550 a year
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$38,520 a year
Food Preparation Workers$34,360 a year
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$29,980 a year
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,020 a year
Waiters and Waitresses$22,760 a year

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,410 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$59,460 a year
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,000 a year
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,670 a year
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,560 a year
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$43,600 a year

Personal Care and Service Occupations (8)

Amusement and Recreation Attendants$31,200 a year
Animal Caretakers$33,920 a year
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$43,940 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$80,350 a year
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$21,980 a year
Recreation Workers$37,810 a year
Residential Advisors$46,130 a year
Tour and Travel Guides$38,620 a year

Sales and Related Occupations (11)

Cashiers$30,120 a year
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,850 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$68,150 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,740 a year
Insurance Sales Agents$75,690 a year
Parts Salespersons$39,510 a year
Real Estate Sales Agents$73,940 a year
Retail Salespersons$35,790 a year
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$58,640 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,640 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$88,860 a year

Office and Administrative Support Occupations (26)

Bill and Account Collectors$49,920 a year
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,040 a year
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,760 a year
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$45,140 a year
Customer Service Representatives$44,130 a year
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$43,440 a year
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$58,900 a year
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$51,910 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,780 a year
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$44,950 a year
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$40,560 a year
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,460 a year
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,890 a year
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,840 a year
New Accounts Clerks$43,660 a year
Office Clerks, General$45,870 a year
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,530 a year
Postal Service Clerks$57,090 a year
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700 a year
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$46,850 a year
Public Safety Telecommunicators$47,480 a year
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,130 a year
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$39,180 a year
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,060 a year
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$42,840 a year
Tellers$37,550 a year

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (4)

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$41,360 a year
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$36,550 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$55,840 a year
Logging Equipment Operators$53,420 a year

Construction and Extraction Occupations (10)

Carpenters$58,480 a year
Construction Laborers$48,540 a year
Electricians$70,200 a year
Fence Erectors$46,880 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$73,860 a year
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$48,800 a year
Highway Maintenance Workers$60,480 a year
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$59,370 a year
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$57,260 a year
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$79,890 a year

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (10)

Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,510 a year
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$53,390 a year
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,370 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,020 a year
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,230 a year
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,760 a year
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,870 a year
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,020 a year
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$78,240 a year
Tire Repairers and Changers$45,990 a year

Production Occupations (12)

Bakers$36,510 a year
Butchers and Meat Cutters$41,600 a year
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$60,110 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$64,670 a year
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,320 a year
Machinists$60,920 a year
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,040 a year
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$42,690 a year
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,460 a year
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$55,810 a year
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,700 a year
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$48,850 a year

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (12)

Bus Drivers, School$43,540 a year
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,700 a year
Driver/Sales Workers$23,000 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling$60,760 a year
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,880 a year
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,590 a year
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,170 a year
Light Truck Drivers$37,380 a year
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$31,270 a year
Packers and Packagers, Hand$31,740 a year
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,740 a year
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,410 a year

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area?: The median wage for all occupations in the Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area is $46,780 a year, compared with $48,740 a year for Montana (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).
What is the highest paying job in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area?: Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, family medicine physicians have the highest median wage at $361,480 a year.

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