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Montana Salary Calculator 2026

Convert hourly ↔ annual salary and benchmark your pay against Montana-adjusted BLS medians for 20+ trade roles. Montana is pre-selected; includes overtime.

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Hourly ↔ Annual Reference Table

Hourly RateAnnual (2,080 hrs)MonthlyWeekly
$15.00/hr$31,200$2,600$600
$20.00/hr$41,600$3,467$800
$25.00/hr$52,000$4,333$1,000
$30.00/hr$62,400$5,200$1,200
$35.00/hr$72,800$6,067$1,400
$40.00/hr$83,200$6,933$1,600
$45.00/hr$93,600$7,800$1,800
$50.00/hr$104,000$8,667$2,000
$60.00/hr$124,800$10,400$2,400
$75.00/hr$156,000$13,000$3,000
$100.00/hr$208,000$17,333$4,000
$125.00/hr$260,000$21,667$5,000

Salary Calculator FAQ

How do you convert hourly rate to annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks) for a standard full-time annual salary. Example: $30/hr × 2,080 = $62,400/yr. For overtime weeks, use: (40 hrs × rate) + (OT hrs × rate × 1.5) × number of weeks.

How many working hours are in a year?

Standard full-time: 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Minus 10 federal holidays (80 hrs): 2,000 paid hours. Minus 2 weeks vacation (80 hrs): 1,920 hours actually worked. BLS uses 2,080 for hourly-to-annual conversions. Turnaround and shutdown workers can exceed 3,000 hours/yr with heavy overtime.

What is time-and-a-half overtime?

Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees must receive 1.5× their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Example: $30/hr base · regular week = $1,200 (40 hrs) · one 10-hr OT week = $1,200 + ($30 × 1.5 × 10) = $1,200 + $450 = $1,650. Double time (2×) is not federally required but common in petrochemical and union contracts.

Montana Salaries

How Montana salaries compare to the national market

Montana trade wages run about 8% below the national median (BLS OEWS May 2025), and this calculator applies a 0.92 Montana wage index to national medians. In-migration has driven a decade-long residential and commercial boom in Bozeman, Kalispell and the Flathead valley, while Billings supplies the state's heavy industrial work through refinery turnarounds and the eastern energy corridor. On the tax side, Montana withholds 4.7% / 5.9%, top rate trimmed from 2026, with no local wage tax on top.

Montana: montana salary calculator — Montana wage index 0.92× national BLS median, Gross vs national ~8% below, State income tax 4.7% / 5.9%, top rate trimmed from 2026. Simplified outline of Montana, stylised and not to scale.
Simplified outline of Montana — a stylised shape, not to scale.
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Montana trade salaries at a glance (2026 BLS)

Montana-adjusted BLS OEWS medians for common skilled trades (national median localised with the 0.92 Montana wage index). Enter your own pay in the calculator above to benchmark against any role.

TradeMontana median / yrNational medianMontana / hr
Electrician$58,130$63,190$27.95
Plumber$58,700$63,800$28.22
HVAC Technician$56,130$61,010$26.99
Pipefitter$58,700$63,800$28.22
Ironworker$57,760$62,780$27.77
Carpenter$55,730$60,580$26.79

Trade pay by Montana metro

Local BLS medians vs the Montana state average.

MetroMedianvs state
Bozeman$61,6201.06× state
Billings$58,1301.0× state
Missoula$58,1301.0× state
Kalispell-Flathead$56,9700.98× state
Why do Bozeman trade wages run so far above the Montana median?

Because Gallatin County's growth has outpaced everything else in the state. Sustained in-migration has driven residential, commercial and hospital construction hard while housing costs have risen faster than wages, so contractors must pay a premium simply to keep crews living within commuting range. Kalispell and the Flathead show a milder version of the same pattern.

How accurate is the Montana benchmark in this calculator?

The calculator applies a Montana wage index (0.92×) to national BLS OEWS medians, a reference estimate, not a quote. Bozeman scale runs above the state figure while rural markets run below it. For exact BLS state and metro medians with percentiles, use the Montana salary guide.

Does a Montana salary go as far as the number suggests?

Not entirely. Montana withholds 4.7% / 5.9%, top rate trimmed from 2026 from every paycheck, with no local wage tax on top, which costs roughly $3,835 a year on a $65,000 salary before any local layer. That is why a gross figure here is not directly comparable with one from a no-income-tax state; run both through the Montana paycheck calculator to compare take-home.

What is the median trade salary in Montana?

It varies by role: the Montana electrician median is about $58,130, plumbers $58,700, HVAC technicians $56,130, and pipefitters $58,700 (BLS OEWS May 2025, Montana-adjusted). Enter your own pay in the calculator to see your percentile against any role.

How is the Montana wage index applied?

National BLS OEWS medians are multiplied by a 0.92 Montana factor to localise them, reflecting that Montana gross pay runs about 8% below the national average. Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. It is a reference estimate, not an employer offer.

Which Montana metros pay trades the most?

Bozeman pays the most, roughly 6% above the state figure, because Gallatin County's growth has outrun its labour supply and housing costs force contractors to pay up. Billings and Missoula sit at the state median, Billings on refinery and industrial work, Missoula on commercial and institutional projects, with Kalispell just below.

Do Montana trade wages include overtime?

The benchmark medians are base pay. Montana follows the federal 1.5x-after-40 standard. A short building season compresses the year's work into roughly seven months, so scheduled overtime through the summer is the norm rather than the exception. This calculator lets you add overtime hours at 1.5x (or 2x) to model total annual pay.

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Sources & methodology

Salary figures are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2025) national medians localised with a 0.92 Montana wage index; hourly rates assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Primary sources: BLS OEWS · Montana Department of Revenue · Montana Department of Labor and Industry. Reviewed 2026-07-25 by the GlobalCybers Data Desk · reference estimates, not an offer of pay. Full methodology →

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