Bulldozer Operator Salary in Montana

How much does a Bulldozer Operator make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bulldozer Operator in Montana is $48,301 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a Bulldozer Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,361
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,001 to $58,801
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,444

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Bulldozer Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,801	$4,900	$1,131	$28
Average	$48,301	$4,025	$929	$23
25th Percentile	$40,001	$3,333	$769	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Bulldozer Operator Salaries

A Bulldozer Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Bulldozer Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Bulldozer Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $56,601.
California: $56,401.
Massachusetts: $55,601.

District of Columbia $56,601 California $56,401 Massachusetts $55,601 Washington $55,401 New Jersey $55,401 Alaska $55,401 Connecticut $54,601 New York $54,401

Hawaii $53,401 Rhode Island $53,001 Maryland $52,701 Minnesota $52,301 Colorado $52,201 Illinois $52,101 Oregon $51,901 Delaware $51,801

New Hampshire $51,701 Virginia $51,501 Pennsylvania $50,901 Nevada $50,601 North Dakota $50,501 Michigan $50,401 Wisconsin $50,301 Vermont $50,201

Maine $49,901 Texas $49,901 Arizona $49,801 Ohio $49,801 Georgia $49,301 Indiana $49,101 Wyoming $49,001 Utah $49,001

Iowa $48,901 Kansas $48,701 Missouri $48,601 Louisiana $48,601 North Carolina $48,601 Florida $48,401 Montana $48,301 Nebraska $48,201

Kentucky $48,101 South Carolina $47,901 Tennessee $47,801 Idaho $47,701 New Mexico $47,401 Oklahoma $47,301 Alabama $47,001 South Dakota $46,501

Arkansas $46,201 West Virginia $46,101 Mississippi $45,601

Top Paying Cities for Bulldozer Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $48,001
Acton: $49,101
Ashland: $48,001

Absarokee, MT $48,001 Acton, MT $49,101 Ashland, MT $48,001 Ballantine, MT $49,101 Bearcreek, MT $48,001 Belfry, MT $48,001 Bighorn, MT $47,901 Big Timber, MT $47,901

Birney, MT $47,901 Boyd, MT $48,401 Bridger, MT $48,201 Broadview, MT $48,901 Busby, MT $48,001 Clyde Park, MT $48,001 Columbus, MT $48,401 Cooke City, MT $47,901

Crow Agency, MT $48,001 Custer, MT $48,001 Decker, MT $48,001 Edgar, MT $49,001 Emigrant, MT $48,001 Fishtail, MT $47,901 Fromberg, MT $48,801 Gardiner, MT $48,001

Garryowen, MT $48,001 Grass Range, MT $47,901 Greycliff, MT $48,001 Hardin, MT $48,401 Fort Smith, MT $48,301 Harlowton, MT $47,901 Huntley, MT $49,301 Hysham, MT $47,901

Ingomar, MT $47,801 Joliet, MT $48,801 Lame Deer, MT $48,001 Laurel, MT $49,301 Lavina, MT $48,101 Livingston, MT $48,001 Lodge Grass, MT $48,001 Mc Leod, MT $47,801

Martinsdale, MT $47,901 Melstone, MT $47,901 Melville, MT $47,901 Molt, MT $49,001 Mosby, MT $47,801 Musselshell, MT $47,901 Nye, MT $47,901 Otter, MT $48,001

Park City, MT $49,001 Pompeys Pillar, MT $48,801 Pray, MT $47,901 Pryor, MT $48,801 Rapelje, MT $48,201 Red Lodge, MT $48,001 Reed Point, MT $47,901 Roberts, MT $48,201

Roscoe, MT $47,901 Roundup, MT $48,001 Ryegate, MT $47,901 Saint Xavier, MT $48,201 Sanders, MT $48,001 Sand Springs, MT $47,801 Shawmut, MT $47,901 Shepherd, MT $49,101

Silver Gate, MT $48,001 Springdale, MT $47,901 Sumatra, MT $47,801 Teigen, MT $47,901 Two Dot, MT $47,901 Wilsall, MT $47,901 Winnett, MT $47,901 Worden, MT $48,701

Wyola, MT $48,001 Billings, MT $49,401 Baker, MT $48,101 Wolf Point, MT $48,001 Antelope, MT $48,001 Bainville, MT $48,201 Brockton, MT $47,901 Brockway, MT $47,901

Circle, MT $47,901 Crane, MT $48,201 Culbertson, MT $48,001 Dagmar, MT $48,101 Fairview, MT $48,201 Flaxville, MT $47,901 Fort Peck, MT $47,901 Frazer, MT $47,901

Froid, MT $48,001 Glasgow, MT $47,901 Saint Marie, MT $48,201 Glentana, MT $47,901 Hinsdale, MT $47,901 Homestead, MT $48,001 Lambert, MT $47,901 Larslan, MT $47,901

Medicine Lake, MT $48,001 Nashua, MT $47,901 Opheim, MT $47,901 Outlook, MT $47,901 Peerless, MT $47,901 Plentywood, MT $48,001 Poplar, MT $48,001 Raymond, MT $48,001

Redstone, MT $47,901 Reserve, MT $47,901 Richey, MT $47,901 Richland, MT $47,901 Saco, MT $47,901 Savage, MT $48,001 Scobey, MT $47,901 Sidney, MT $48,201

Vandalia, MT $47,901 Vida, MT $47,901 Westby, MT $48,001 Whitetail, MT $47,901 Miles City, MT $48,001 Alzada, MT $47,901 Angela, MT $47,801 Alberton, MT $47,901

Arlee, MT $47,901 Bonner, MT $47,901 Charlo, MT $47,901 Clinton, MT $47,901 Condon, MT $47,801 Conner, MT $47,901 Corvallis, MT $48,001 Darby, MT $47,901

De Borgia, MT $47,801 Dixon, MT $47,901 Drummond, MT $47,901 Florence, MT $48,001 Frenchtown, MT $48,001 Grantsdale, MT $48,001 Hall, MT $47,901 Hamilton, MT $48,001

Pinesdale, MT $48,101 Haugan, MT $47,701 Helmville, MT $47,801 Heron, MT $47,801 Hot Springs, MT $47,801 Huson, MT $47,901 Lolo, MT $48,001 Lonepine, MT $47,901

Milltown, MT $48,101 Noxon, MT $47,701 Ovando, MT $47,801 Pablo, MT $48,101 Paradise, MT $47,901 Philipsburg, MT $47,901 Plains, MT $47,901 Polson, MT $48,001

Ravalli, MT $47,901 Ronan, MT $48,001 Saint Ignatius, MT $47,901 Saint Regis, MT $47,801 Saltese, MT $47,701 Seeley Lake, MT $47,901 Stevensville, MT $48,001 Sula, MT $47,801

Superior, MT $47,901 Thompson Falls, MT $47,801 Trout Creek, MT $47,801 Victor, MT $48,001 Kalispell, MT $48,001 Big Arm, MT $47,901 Bigfork, MT $47,901 Columbia Falls, MT $48,001

Coram, MT $47,901 Dayton, MT $47,901 Elmo, MT $47,901 Essex, MT $47,901 Eureka, MT $47,901 Fortine, MT $47,901 Hungry Horse, MT $48,001 Kila, MT $47,901

Lake Mc Donald, MT $47,901 Lakeside, MT $48,001 Libby, MT $47,901 Marion, MT $47,901 Martin City, MT $48,001 Olney, MT $47,901 Polebridge, MT $47,801 Proctor, MT $47,901

Rexford, MT $47,901 Rollins, MT $47,901 Somers, MT $48,001 Stryker, MT $47,801 Trego, MT $47,901 Troy, MT $47,701 West Glacier, MT $47,801 Whitefish, MT $48,001

Bloomfield, MT $47,901 Boyes, MT $47,901 Broadus, MT $47,901 Brusett, MT $47,901 Capitol, MT $47,801 Cohagen, MT $47,801 Colstrip, MT $48,001 Ekalaka, MT $47,901

Fallon, MT $48,001 Forsyth, MT $47,901 Glendive, MT $48,101 Hammond, MT $47,901 Hathaway, MT $47,901 Ismay, MT $47,901 Jordan, MT $47,901 Kinsey, MT $47,901

Lindsay, MT $47,901 Mildred, MT $48,001 Olive, MT $47,901 Plevna, MT $48,001 Powderville, MT $47,801 Rosebud, MT $47,901 Terry, MT $47,901 Volborg, MT $47,901

Wibaux, MT $48,101 Willard, MT $48,001 Great Falls, MT $45,901 Malmstrom A F B, MT $45,901 Augusta, MT $47,901 Babb, MT $47,901 Belt, MT $46,501 Black Eagle, MT $45,901

Brady, MT $47,401 Browning, MT $47,901 Buffalo, MT $47,901 Bynum, MT $47,901 Carter, MT $46,701 Cascade, MT $47,301 Choteau, MT $47,901 Coffee Creek, MT $47,901

Conrad, MT $47,901 Cut Bank, MT $47,901 Denton, MT $47,901 Dupuyer, MT $47,901 Dutton, MT $46,901 East Glacier Park, MT $47,801 Ethridge, MT $47,801 Fairfield, MT $47,501

Floweree, MT $46,001 Forest Grove, MT $47,901 Fort Benton, MT $47,601 Fort Shaw, MT $46,501 Galata, MT $47,901 Geraldine, MT $47,901 Geyser, MT $47,501 Heart Butte, MT $47,901

Highwood, MT $46,501 Hilger, MT $47,901 Hobson, MT $47,901 Judith Gap, MT $47,901 Kevin, MT $47,901 Ledger, MT $47,901 Lewistown, MT $48,001 Loma, MT $47,901

Lothair, MT $47,901 Moccasin, MT $47,901 Monarch, MT $47,401 Moore, MT $47,901 Neihart, MT $47,701 Oilmont, MT $47,901 Pendroy, MT $47,901 Power, MT $46,301

Raynesford, MT $47,301 Roy, MT $47,901 Sand Coulee, MT $45,901 Shelby, MT $47,901 Simms, MT $46,901 Stanford, MT $47,901 Stockett, MT $46,401 Sunburst, MT $47,901

Sun River, MT $46,301 Sweet Grass, MT $47,901 Biddle, MT $48,001 Ulm, MT $45,901 Valier, MT $47,901 Vaughn, MT $46,101 Winifred, MT $47,901 Havre, MT $48,001

Big Sandy, MT $47,901 Box Elder, MT $48,001 Chester, MT $47,901 Chinook, MT $47,901 Dodson, MT $47,901 Gildford, MT $47,901 Harlem, MT $47,901 Hays, MT $48,001

Hingham, MT $47,901 Hogeland, MT $47,901 Inverness, MT $47,901 Joplin, MT $47,901 Kremlin, MT $47,901 Lloyd, MT $47,801 Loring, MT $47,901 Malta, MT $47,901

Rudyard, MT $47,901 Turner, MT $47,901 Whitewater, MT $47,901 Whitlash, MT $47,801 Zortman, MT $47,901 Zurich, MT $47,901 Helena, MT $45,801 Basin, MT $46,801

Boulder, MT $47,301 Canyon Creek, MT $46,301 Clancy, MT $45,801 East Helena, MT $45,701 Fort Harrison, MT $45,701 Jefferson City, MT $46,201 Lincoln, MT $47,901 Marysville, MT $46,201

Radersburg, MT $47,301 Ringling, MT $47,801 Toston, MT $47,501 Townsend, MT $46,801 White Sulphur Springs, MT $47,701 Winston, MT $46,301 Wolf Creek, MT $47,201 Butte, MT $47,901

Alder, MT $47,901 Anaconda, MT $48,001 Avon, MT $46,701 Belgrade, MT $48,101 Bozeman, MT $48,101 Big Sky, MT $48,101 Cameron, MT $47,801 Cardwell, MT $47,901

Deer Lodge, MT $47,601 Dell, MT $47,701 Dillon, MT $47,901 Divide, MT $47,901 Elliston, MT $46,301 Ennis, MT $48,001 Gallatin Gateway, MT $47,901 Garrison, MT $47,401

Glen, MT $47,901 Gold Creek, MT $47,701 Harrison, MT $48,001 Jackson, MT $47,801 Lima, MT $47,701 Mc Allister, MT $48,001 Manhattan, MT $48,001 Melrose, MT $47,901

Norris, MT $47,901 Polaris, MT $47,801 Pony, MT $48,001 Ramsay, MT $48,001 Sheridan, MT $48,001 Silver Star, MT $48,001 Three Forks, MT $48,001 Twin Bridges, MT $47,901

Virginia City, MT $48,001 Warm Springs, MT $48,001 West Yellowstone, MT $47,901 Whitehall, MT $48,001 Willow Creek, MT $48,001 Wisdom, MT $47,801 Wise River, MT $47,901 Missoula, MT $48,201

Bulldozer Operator Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Bulldozer Operator salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $48,301. While startup companies pay approximate $48,301.

Bulldozer Operator Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$48,301
Growth Stage	51~500	$48,301
Established	501~5000	$48,301
Enterprise	5000+	$48,301

Bulldozer Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Bulldozer Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$40,001

Average $48,301/year

$58,801

$3,333

Average $4,025/month

$4,900

$769

Average $929/week

$1,131

$19

Average $23/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,801	$4,900	$1,131	$28
Average	$48,301	$4,025	$929	$23
25th Percentile	$40,001	$3,333	$769	$19

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