Insights / Healthcare pay below the U.S. median / Montana
5 healthcare jobs where pay in Montana lags the U.S. median
Cite Montana Speech-Language Pathologists $78,740 so the handoff names the cell.
Cite Montana Speech-Language Pathologists $97,870 while the draft is still open.
Pin Montana Medical Technicians beside $36,140 and the req stops guessing.
Log Montana Medical Technicians as $44,470 before the screen gets longer.
Each occupation
1Speech-Language Pathologists
- State median
- $78,740
- U.S. median
- $97,870
- State vs U.S.
- 0.80
2Emergency Medical Technicians
- State median
- $36,140
- U.S. median
- $44,470
- State vs U.S.
- 0.81
3Healthcare Social Workers
- State median
- $57,090
- U.S. median
- $67,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.84
4Registered Nurses
- State median
- $85,280
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 0.87
5Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $39,190
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 0.87
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $78,740 | $97,870 | 0.80 |
| 2 | Emergency Medical Technicians | $36,140 | $44,470 | 0.81 |
| 3 | Healthcare Social Workers | $57,090 | $67,880 | 0.84 |
| 4 | Registered Nurses | $85,280 | $97,550 | 0.87 |
| 5 | Psychiatric Technicians | $39,190 | $45,130 | 0.87 |
Takeaways
- Cite Montana Social Workers at $57,090 while the role is still unposted.
- List Montana Social Workers at $67,880 and nobody swaps in a national midpoint.
- Mark Montana Registered Nurses at $85,280 rather than hiding the cell.
- Flag Montana Registered Nurses at $97,550 before someone copies a midpoint.
For recruiters
- File Montana Psychiatric Technicians under $39,190 so the comparison stays on the table.
- Flag Montana Speech-Language Pathologists $78,740 inside the Hiring Pack at intake.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Related hiring pages
Methodology
An occupation is included only when the Montana OEWS median is at most 0.97 times the U.S. median for the same occupation. The 5 lowest comparisons are shown. States with fewer than 5 such occupations are omitted, rather than filled with occupations at or above the U.S. median. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest comparison, Montana is 15 of 31. A row links to the Montana metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $78,740 is stated as about $78.7K. $97,870 is stated as about $97.9K. a comparison of 0.80 is stated as 20 percent. $39,190 is stated as about $39.2K. $45,130 is stated as about $45.1K. a comparison of 0.87 is stated as 13 percent.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.