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
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$89,380	450	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$89,340	90	View salary detail
Economists	$89,340	90	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$88,990	420	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$88,990	420	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$88,920	170	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$87,890	2,940	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$87,750	80	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$87,360	790	View salary detail
Audiologists	$86,990	60	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$86,950	150	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$85,280	10,950	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$85,280	10,950	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$85,280	10,950	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$85,280	10,950	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$85,280	10,950	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$84,900	50	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,680	80	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$84,630	70	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$84,610	350	View salary detail
Surveyors	$84,610	350	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$84,500	190	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$83,910	90	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$83,750	100	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$83,630	70	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$83,610	690	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$83,610	690	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$83,120	300	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$82,850	190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$82,820	320	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$82,800	30	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$82,380	170	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$82,380	170	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$82,200	60	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$82,050	140	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$81,970	540	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$81,970	540	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$81,970	540	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$81,970	540	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$81,970	540	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$81,970	540	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$81,970	540	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$81,970	540	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$81,970	540	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$81,970	540	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$81,950	380	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,560	60	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,490	170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$81,440	2,690	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$81,340	170	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.