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 Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $334,340 |
| 11 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $170,960 |
| 12 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $114,680 |
| 13 | Commercial Pilots Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $110,670 |
| 14 | Natural Sciences Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $126,440 |
| 15 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $104,790 |
| 16 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $412,560 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $115,790 |
| 18 | Computer Systems Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $112,340 |
| 19 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $171,810 |
| 20 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $137,740 |
| 21 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $113,100 |
| 22 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $107,780 |
| 23 | Microbiologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $133,470 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $105,370 |
| 25 | Marketing Managers | $152,230 |
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 West Montana nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Driver/Sales Workers | $22,800 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $23,120 |
| Gambling Service Workers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $23,170 |
| Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $25,280 |
| Bartenders | $25,660 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $26,170 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $26,870 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $28,730 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,780 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $28,880 |
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 ($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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- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in West Montana nonmetropolitan area at $412,560/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- West Montana nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $56,090 across 314 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.