The highest paying job in Montana is Dentists, All Other Specialists, with a median salary of $235,410 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in MT based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $235,410 | $223,020 | 40 |
| 2 | Chief Executives | $194,460 | $233,880 | 630 |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $159,480 | $180,630 | 480 |
| 4 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $141,680 | $139,230 | 50 |
| 5 | Pharmacist | $137,230 | $135,130 | 1,330 |
| 6 | Sales Engineers | $134,900 | $123,900 | 40 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $133,640 | $131,560 | 1,050 |
| 8 | Physician Assistants | $132,980 | $132,220 | 610 |
| 9 | Marketing Manager | $132,180 | $145,700 | 510 |
| 10 | Purchasing Managers | $129,000 | $135,760 | 210 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $128,680 | $139,500 | 520 |
| 12 | Computer Programmers | $128,630 | $110,080 | 450 |
| 13 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $126,670 | $132,790 | 240 |
| 14 | Financial Manager | $126,190 | $143,990 | 1,400 |
| 15 | Sales Manager | $125,170 | $138,210 | 750 |
| 16 | Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other | $124,550 | $151,130 | 170 |
| 17 | Industrial Production Managers | $119,990 | $128,930 | 240 |
| 18 | Natural Sciences Managers | $117,140 | $134,660 | 380 |
| 19 | Database Architects | $116,250 | $124,500 | 50 |
| 20 | Administrative Services Managers | $112,770 | $131,670 | 350 |
| 21 | Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $110,200 | $121,610 | 50 |
| 22 | Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $109,760 | $110,060 | 90 |
| 23 | Optometrists | $108,600 | $114,630 | 150 |
| 24 | Human Resources Manager | $108,370 | $119,690 | 440 |
| 25 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $107,540 | $101,000 | 650 |
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The top-paying careers in Montana are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Dentists, All Other Specialists, pays $171,386 more than the state average of $64,023 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $107,540, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how Montana's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.