Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Montana

720 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Montana for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$110,470	1,600	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$110,470	1,600	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$110,470	1,600	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$110,470	1,600	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$110,470	1,600	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$110,470	1,600	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$110,320	680	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$110,250	30	View salary detail
Database Architects	$109,990	—	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$109,990	—	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,050	—	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$108,890	70	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$108,180	300	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$108,180	300	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$106,040	130	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$106,040	130	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$106,040	130	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,840	1,870	View salary detail
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$105,410	110	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$105,400	50	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$104,480	2,140	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$104,430	390	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$104,430	390	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$104,430	390	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$104,430	390	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$104,300	250	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$104,300	250	View salary detail
Optometrists	$104,280	140	View salary detail
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,220	60	View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers	$104,060	—	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$103,930	150	View salary detail
Physicists	$103,800	30	View salary detail
Lawyers	$103,720	2,380	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$103,690	330	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$102,980	300	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$101,950	320	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$101,380	60	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,220	370	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,170	280	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$101,000	230	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$100,920	50	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$100,490	220	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$100,490	220	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$100,490	50	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$100,490	220	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,480	110	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$100,140	300	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$99,990	180	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$99,390	510	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$99,190	440	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.