Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3000003 · Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #362/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 215 occs
- TOP-LEAD Emergency Medi… · $486K
- EMP-MIX Registered N…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Kingsport-Bristo…
- BOOK-MOST 213 rows · May 2025
Read with Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (+$0 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Southwest Montana nonmetrop…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Registered Nurses and Medical and Health Services Managers lead published employment inside Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Registered Nurses 770 jobs · $86,470
- 2. Medical and Health Services Managers 170 jobs · $103,560
- 3. Project Management Specialists 160 jobs · $102,060
- 4. Construction Managers 130 jobs · $108,130
- 5. Lawyers 130 jobs · $102,540
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 110 jobs · $136,310
- 7. Physical Therapists 100 jobs · $97,980
- 8. Financial Managers 90 jobs · $124,600
- 9. Pharmacists 80 jobs · $143,280
- 10. Software Developers 80 jobs · $118,110
- 11. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 80 jobs · $92,290
- 12. Family Medicine Physicians 70 jobs · $361,480
- 13. Computer and Information Systems Managers 60 jobs · $134,800
- 14. Chief Executives 50 jobs · $201,230
- 15. Marketing Managers 50 jobs · $132,210
- 16. Dental Hygienists 50 jobs · $98,310
- 17. Electrical Engineers 50 jobs · $89,520
- 18. Physician Assistants 40 jobs · $146,770
Occupations Tracked
215
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$54,948
employment-weighted, 213 complete rows
Top Salary
$486,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered Nurses | $86,470 |
| 2 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $103,560 |
| 3 | Project Management Specialists | $102,060 |
| 4 | Construction Managers | $108,130 |
| 5 | Lawyers | $102,540 |
| 6 | Nurse Practitioners | $136,310 |
| 7 | Physical Therapists | $97,980 |
| 8 | Financial Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $124,600 |
| 9 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $143,280 |
| 10 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $118,110 |
| 11 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $92,290 |
| 12 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $361,480 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $134,800 |
| 14 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $201,230 |
| 15 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $132,210 |
| 16 | Dental Hygienists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,310 |
| 17 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $89,520 |
| 18 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $146,770 |
| 19 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $113,040 |
| 20 | Occupational Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $91,480 |
| 21 | Emergency Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $486,350 |
| 22 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,010 |
| 23 | Surveyors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $104,050 |
| 24 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $88,860 |
| 25 | Facilities Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $86,280 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners | $21,980 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $22,760 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $23,000 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $27,020 |
| Bartenders | $27,250 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $28,050 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,670 |
| Dishwashers | $29,200 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $29,980 |
| Cashiers | $30,120 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in MT
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside MT. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($54,948 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Emergency Medicine Physicians leads published medians in Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area at $486,350/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Emergency Medicine Physicians
- Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $54,948 across 213 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for MT before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The local-area benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.