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
Postal Service Clerks	$58,470	510	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$58,460	1,640	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$58,290	920	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,070	580	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$58,050	1,130	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$58,040	690	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$57,900	890	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$57,860	150	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$57,860	150	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$57,860	150	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$57,860	150	View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers	$57,830	90	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$57,620	130	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$57,600	50	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,530	4,960	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$57,500	500	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$57,470	720	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$57,420	—	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$57,310	140	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$57,290	1,010	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,270	430	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$57,090	840	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$56,890	610	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$56,860	290	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$56,780	1,250	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$56,740	110	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$56,530	190	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$56,500	110	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$56,200	110	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$56,030	140	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$55,920	260	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$55,850	190	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$55,720	680	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$55,610	1,530	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$55,520	100	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$55,190	260	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$55,040	530	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$54,870	50	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$54,770	330	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$54,540	250	View salary detail
Curators	$54,460	100	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$53,550	70	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$53,540	200	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$53,250	100	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$52,890	240	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$52,580	390	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$52,580	390	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$52,580	390	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$52,580	390	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$52,420	1,760	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.