Insights / Pharmacy pay versus the U.S. median / Montana
Pharmacy pay in Montana
Move Montana Pharmacists toward $142,080 and the req stops guessing.
Park Montana Pharmacists beside $158,850 before the screen gets longer.
Pin Montana Pharmacists beside $140,910 while the role is still unposted.
Log Montana Pharmacy Technicians as $49,400 and nobody swaps in a national midpoint.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $142,080
- 75th percentile
- $158,850
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.01
- State employment
- 1,190
2Pharmacy Technicians
- State median
- $49,400
- 75th percentile
- $55,690
- U.S. median
- $45,750
- State vs U.S.
- 1.08
- State employment
- 1,340
3Pharmacy Aides
- State median
- $37,140
- 75th percentile
- $39,620
- U.S. median
- $37,680
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 210
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $142,080 | $158,850 | $140,910 | 1.01 | 1,190 |
| 2 | Pharmacy Technicians | $49,400 | $55,690 | $45,750 | 1.08 | 1,340 |
| 3 | Pharmacy Aides | $37,140 | $39,620 | $37,680 | 0.99 | 210 |
Takeaways
- Cite Montana Pharmacy Technicians at $55,690 rather than hiding the cell.
- List Montana Pharmacy Technicians at $45,750 before someone copies a midpoint.
- Mark Montana Pharmacy Aides at $37,140 so the comparison stays on the table.
- Flag Montana Pharmacy Aides at $39,620 rather than a round number from memory.
For recruiters
- File Montana Pharmacy Aides under $37,680 before a national midpoint replaces it.
- Anchor Montana Pharmacists at $142,080 inside the Hiring Pack on the req.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Montana median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Pharmacists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Montana is 19 of 48. 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: $142,080 is stated as about $142.1K. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. a comparison of 1.01 is stated as 1 percent. $158,850 is stated as about $158.9K. $37,140 is stated as about $37.1K. $37,680 is stated as about $37.7K.
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.