West Montana nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for West Montana nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in West Montana nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $81,100 here versus $105,770 nationally (-23.3%; 2,020metro-area jobs). Next is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $28,780 locally versus $31,200 nationally (-7.8%).
- General and Operations Managers$81,100 in West Montana nonmetropolitan area sits 23.3% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,020 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,780 in West Montana nonmetropolitan area sits 7.8% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,580 published local jobs).
- Office Clerks, General$47,670 in West Montana nonmetropolitan area sits 5.9% above the national Office Clerks, General median of $45,010 (2,020 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$36,820 in West Montana nonmetropolitan area sits 4.0% above the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (2,370 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for West Montana nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3000004 · West Montana nonmetropolitan area $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #324/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 319 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $413K
- EMP-MIX Construction…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Amarillo, TX
- BOOK-FULL 314 rows · May 2025
Read with Amarillo, TX ($27 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 West Montana nonmetropolita…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Construction Managers and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside West Montana nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Construction Managers 420 jobs · $106,000
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 340 jobs · $140,250
- 3. Software Developers 300 jobs · $133,400
- 4. Medical and Health Services Managers 300 jobs · $104,780
- 5. Financial Managers 250 jobs · $130,650
- 6. Pharmacists 180 jobs · $135,880
- 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers 170 jobs · $121,690
- 8. Personal Financial Advisors 110 jobs · $112,050
- 9. Dentists, General 100 jobs · $127,160
- 10. Family Medicine Physicians 90 jobs · $334,340
- 11. Chief Executives 90 jobs · $170,960
- 12. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 90 jobs · $114,680
- 13. Commercial Pilots 80 jobs · $110,670
- 14. Natural Sciences Managers 70 jobs · $126,440
- 15. Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 70 jobs · $104,790
- 16. Physicians, All Other 60 jobs · $412,560
- 17. Human Resources Managers 60 jobs · $115,790
- 18. Computer Systems Analysts 60 jobs · $112,340
Occupations Tracked
319
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$56,090
employment-weighted, 314 complete rows
Top Salary
$412,560
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in West 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 | Construction Managers | $106,000 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $140,250 |
| 3 | Software Developers | $133,400 |
| 4 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $104,780 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $130,650 |
| 6 | Pharmacists | $135,880 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $121,690 |
| 8 | Personal Financial Advisors | $112,050 |
| 9 | Dentists, General | $127,160 |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physicians | $334,340 |
| 11 | Chief Executives | $170,960 |
| 12 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $114,680 |
| 13 | Commercial Pilots | $110,670 |
| 14 | Natural Sciences Managers | $126,440 |
| 15 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | $104,790 |
| 16 | Physicians, All Other | $412,560 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $115,790 |
| 18 | Computer Systems Analysts | $112,340 |
| 19 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $171,810 |
| 20 | Physician Assistants | $137,740 |
| 21 | Industrial Production Managers | $113,100 |
| 22 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $107,780 |
| 23 | Microbiologists | $133,470 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $105,370 |
| 25 | Marketing Managers | $152,230 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in West Montana nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Driver/Sales Workers | $22,800 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $23,120 |
| Gambling Service Workers, All Other | $23,170 |
| Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers | $25,280 |
| Bartenders | $25,660 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $26,170 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | $26,870 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $28,730 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,780 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $28,880 |
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 ($56,090 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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