TA Salary in Montana

How much does a TA make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a TA in Montana is $18,303 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $9.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $26,709
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $15,003 to $22,703
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $11,999

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TA Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$22,703	$1,892	$437	$11
Average	$18,303	$1,525	$352	$9
25th Percentile	$15,003	$1,250	$289	$7

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Key Factors That Influence TA Salaries

A TA'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 TA 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 TAs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $21,403.
California: $21,303.
Massachusetts: $21,003.

District of Columbia $21,403 California $21,303 Massachusetts $21,003 Washington $21,003 New Jersey $21,003 Alaska $20,903 Connecticut $20,703 New York $20,603

Hawaii $20,203 Rhode Island $20,103 Maryland $19,903 Minnesota $19,803 Illinois $19,703 Colorado $19,703 Oregon $19,603 Delaware $19,603

New Hampshire $19,603 Virginia $19,503 Pennsylvania $19,303 Nevada $19,103 North Dakota $19,103 Michigan $19,103 Wisconsin $19,003 Vermont $19,003

Arizona $18,903 Maine $18,903 Texas $18,903 Ohio $18,803 Georgia $18,703 Indiana $18,603 Wyoming $18,603 Utah $18,503

Iowa $18,503 Kansas $18,403 Louisiana $18,403 North Carolina $18,403 Missouri $18,403 Montana $18,303 Florida $18,303 Nebraska $18,203

Kentucky $18,203 South Carolina $18,103 Tennessee $18,103 Idaho $18,103 New Mexico $17,903 Oklahoma $17,903 Alabama $17,803 South Dakota $17,603

Arkansas $17,503 West Virginia $17,403 Mississippi $17,303

Top Paying Cities for TAs

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: $18,203
Acton: $18,603
Ashland: $18,103

Absarokee, MT $18,203 Acton, MT $18,603 Ashland, MT $18,103 Ballantine, MT $18,603 Bearcreek, MT $18,203 Belfry, MT $18,203 Bighorn, MT $18,103 Big Timber, MT $18,103

Birney, MT $18,103 Boyd, MT $18,303 Bridger, MT $18,203 Broadview, MT $18,503 Busby, MT $18,103 Clyde Park, MT $18,103 Columbus, MT $18,303 Cooke City, MT $18,103

Crow Agency, MT $18,203 Custer, MT $18,203 Decker, MT $18,103 Edgar, MT $18,503 Emigrant, MT $18,103 Fishtail, MT $18,103 Fromberg, MT $18,503 Gardiner, MT $18,103

Garryowen, MT $18,203 Grass Range, MT $18,103 Greycliff, MT $18,103 Hardin, MT $18,303 Fort Smith, MT $18,303 Harlowton, MT $18,103 Huntley, MT $18,703 Hysham, MT $18,103

Ingomar, MT $18,103 Joliet, MT $18,503 Lame Deer, MT $18,203 Laurel, MT $18,703 Lavina, MT $18,203 Livingston, MT $18,203 Lodge Grass, MT $18,203 Mc Leod, MT $18,103

Martinsdale, MT $18,103 Melstone, MT $18,103 Melville, MT $18,103 Molt, MT $18,503 Mosby, MT $18,103 Musselshell, MT $18,103 Nye, MT $18,103 Otter, MT $18,103

Park City, MT $18,503 Pompeys Pillar, MT $18,403 Pray, MT $18,103 Pryor, MT $18,503 Rapelje, MT $18,203 Red Lodge, MT $18,203 Reed Point, MT $18,103 Roberts, MT $18,203

Roscoe, MT $18,103 Roundup, MT $18,203 Ryegate, MT $18,103 Saint Xavier, MT $18,203 Sanders, MT $18,103 Sand Springs, MT $18,103 Shawmut, MT $18,103 Shepherd, MT $18,603

Silver Gate, MT $18,203 Springdale, MT $18,103 Sumatra, MT $18,103 Teigen, MT $18,103 Two Dot, MT $18,103 Wilsall, MT $18,103 Winnett, MT $18,103 Worden, MT $18,403

Wyola, MT $18,203 Billings, MT $18,703 Baker, MT $18,203 Wolf Point, MT $18,103 Antelope, MT $18,203 Bainville, MT $18,203 Brockton, MT $18,103 Brockway, MT $18,103

Circle, MT $18,103 Crane, MT $18,203 Culbertson, MT $18,203 Dagmar, MT $18,203 Fairview, MT $18,203 Flaxville, MT $18,103 Fort Peck, MT $18,103 Frazer, MT $18,103

Froid, MT $18,103 Glasgow, MT $18,103 Saint Marie, MT $18,203 Glentana, MT $18,103 Hinsdale, MT $18,103 Homestead, MT $18,103 Lambert, MT $18,103 Larslan, MT $18,103

Medicine Lake, MT $18,103 Nashua, MT $18,103 Opheim, MT $18,103 Outlook, MT $18,103 Peerless, MT $18,103 Plentywood, MT $18,203 Poplar, MT $18,103 Raymond, MT $18,103

Redstone, MT $18,103 Reserve, MT $18,103 Richey, MT $18,103 Richland, MT $18,103 Saco, MT $18,103 Savage, MT $18,203 Scobey, MT $18,103 Sidney, MT $18,203

Vandalia, MT $18,103 Vida, MT $18,103 Westby, MT $18,203 Whitetail, MT $18,103 Miles City, MT $18,103 Alzada, MT $18,103 Angela, MT $18,103 Alberton, MT $18,103

Arlee, MT $18,103 Bonner, MT $18,103 Charlo, MT $18,103 Clinton, MT $18,103 Condon, MT $18,103 Conner, MT $18,103 Corvallis, MT $18,203 Darby, MT $18,103

De Borgia, MT $18,103 Dixon, MT $18,103 Drummond, MT $18,103 Florence, MT $18,203 Frenchtown, MT $18,203 Grantsdale, MT $18,203 Hall, MT $18,103 Hamilton, MT $18,203

Pinesdale, MT $18,203 Haugan, MT $18,103 Helmville, MT $18,103 Heron, MT $18,103 Hot Springs, MT $18,103 Huson, MT $18,103 Lolo, MT $18,103 Lonepine, MT $18,103

Milltown, MT $18,203 Noxon, MT $18,103 Ovando, MT $18,103 Pablo, MT $18,203 Paradise, MT $18,103 Philipsburg, MT $18,103 Plains, MT $18,103 Polson, MT $18,103

Ravalli, MT $18,103 Ronan, MT $18,103 Saint Ignatius, MT $18,103 Saint Regis, MT $18,103 Saltese, MT $18,103 Seeley Lake, MT $18,103 Stevensville, MT $18,203 Sula, MT $18,103

Superior, MT $18,103 Thompson Falls, MT $18,103 Trout Creek, MT $18,103 Victor, MT $18,203 Kalispell, MT $18,203 Big Arm, MT $18,103 Bigfork, MT $18,103 Columbia Falls, MT $18,203

Coram, MT $18,103 Dayton, MT $18,103 Elmo, MT $18,103 Essex, MT $18,103 Eureka, MT $18,103 Fortine, MT $18,103 Hungry Horse, MT $18,203 Kila, MT $18,103

Lake Mc Donald, MT $18,103 Lakeside, MT $18,103 Libby, MT $18,103 Marion, MT $18,103 Martin City, MT $18,103 Olney, MT $18,103 Polebridge, MT $18,103 Proctor, MT $18,103

Rexford, MT $18,103 Rollins, MT $18,103 Somers, MT $18,103 Stryker, MT $18,103 Trego, MT $18,103 Troy, MT $18,103 West Glacier, MT $18,103 Whitefish, MT $18,103

Bloomfield, MT $18,103 Boyes, MT $18,103 Broadus, MT $18,103 Brusett, MT $18,103 Capitol, MT $18,103 Cohagen, MT $18,103 Colstrip, MT $18,203 Ekalaka, MT $18,103

Fallon, MT $18,203 Forsyth, MT $18,103 Glendive, MT $18,203 Hammond, MT $18,103 Hathaway, MT $18,103 Ismay, MT $18,103 Jordan, MT $18,103 Kinsey, MT $18,103

Lindsay, MT $18,103 Mildred, MT $18,203 Olive, MT $18,103 Plevna, MT $18,203 Powderville, MT $18,103 Rosebud, MT $18,103 Terry, MT $18,103 Volborg, MT $18,103

Wibaux, MT $18,203 Willard, MT $18,203 Great Falls, MT $17,403 Malmstrom A F B, MT $17,403 Augusta, MT $18,103 Babb, MT $18,103 Belt, MT $17,603 Black Eagle, MT $17,403

Brady, MT $17,903 Browning, MT $18,103 Buffalo, MT $18,103 Bynum, MT $18,103 Carter, MT $17,703 Cascade, MT $17,903 Choteau, MT $18,103 Coffee Creek, MT $18,103

Conrad, MT $18,103 Cut Bank, MT $18,103 Denton, MT $18,103 Dupuyer, MT $18,103 Dutton, MT $17,703 East Glacier Park, MT $18,103 Ethridge, MT $18,103 Fairfield, MT $18,003

Floweree, MT $17,403 Forest Grove, MT $18,103 Fort Benton, MT $18,003 Fort Shaw, MT $17,603 Galata, MT $18,103 Geraldine, MT $18,103 Geyser, MT $18,003 Heart Butte, MT $18,103

Highwood, MT $17,603 Hilger, MT $18,103 Hobson, MT $18,103 Judith Gap, MT $18,103 Kevin, MT $18,103 Ledger, MT $18,103 Lewistown, MT $18,203 Loma, MT $18,103

Lothair, MT $18,103 Moccasin, MT $18,103 Monarch, MT $17,903 Moore, MT $18,103 Neihart, MT $18,103 Oilmont, MT $18,103 Pendroy, MT $18,103 Power, MT $17,503

Raynesford, MT $17,903 Roy, MT $18,103 Sand Coulee, MT $17,403 Shelby, MT $18,103 Simms, MT $17,703 Stanford, MT $18,103 Stockett, MT $17,503 Sunburst, MT $18,103

Sun River, MT $17,503 Sweet Grass, MT $18,103 Biddle, MT $18,103 Ulm, MT $17,403 Valier, MT $18,103 Vaughn, MT $17,403 Winifred, MT $18,103 Havre, MT $18,103

Big Sandy, MT $18,103 Box Elder, MT $18,203 Chester, MT $18,103 Chinook, MT $18,103 Dodson, MT $18,103 Gildford, MT $18,103 Harlem, MT $18,103 Hays, MT $18,103

Hingham, MT $18,103 Hogeland, MT $18,103 Inverness, MT $18,103 Joplin, MT $18,103 Kremlin, MT $18,103 Lloyd, MT $18,103 Loring, MT $18,103 Malta, MT $18,103

Rudyard, MT $18,103 Turner, MT $18,103 Whitewater, MT $18,103 Whitlash, MT $18,103 Zortman, MT $18,103 Zurich, MT $18,103 Helena, MT $17,303 Basin, MT $17,703

Boulder, MT $17,903 Canyon Creek, MT $17,503 Clancy, MT $17,303 East Helena, MT $17,303 Fort Harrison, MT $17,303 Jefferson City, MT $17,503 Lincoln, MT $18,103 Marysville, MT $17,503

Radersburg, MT $17,903 Ringling, MT $18,103 Toston, MT $18,003 Townsend, MT $17,703 White Sulphur Springs, MT $18,003 Winston, MT $17,503 Wolf Creek, MT $17,903 Butte, MT $18,103

Alder, MT $18,103 Anaconda, MT $18,203 Avon, MT $17,703 Belgrade, MT $18,203 Bozeman, MT $18,203 Big Sky, MT $18,203 Cameron, MT $18,103 Cardwell, MT $18,103

Deer Lodge, MT $18,003 Dell, MT $18,103 Dillon, MT $18,103 Divide, MT $18,103 Elliston, MT $17,503 Ennis, MT $18,203 Gallatin Gateway, MT $18,103 Garrison, MT $17,903

Glen, MT $18,103 Gold Creek, MT $18,003 Harrison, MT $18,103 Jackson, MT $18,103 Lima, MT $18,103 Mc Allister, MT $18,103 Manhattan, MT $18,203 Melrose, MT $18,103

Norris, MT $18,103 Polaris, MT $18,103 Pony, MT $18,103 Ramsay, MT $18,203 Sheridan, MT $18,203 Silver Star, MT $18,203 Three Forks, MT $18,203 Twin Bridges, MT $18,103

Virginia City, MT $18,103 Warm Springs, MT $18,203 West Yellowstone, MT $18,103 Whitehall, MT $18,203 Willow Creek, MT $18,203 Wisdom, MT $18,103 Wise River, MT $18,103 Missoula, MT $18,203

TA Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

TA salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $18,303. While startup companies pay approximate $18,303.

TA Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$18,303
Growth Stage	51~500	$18,303
Established	501~5000	$18,303
Enterprise	5000+	$18,303

TA Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a TA'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

$15,003

Average $18,303/year

$22,703

$1,250

Average $1,525/month

$1,892

$289

Average $352/week

$437

$7

Average $9/hour

$11

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$22,703	$1,892	$437	$11
Average	$18,303	$1,525	$352	$9
25th Percentile	$15,003	$1,250	$289	$7

TA Salary Growth & Career Path

TA

College Assistant Professor - Architecture

College Assistant Professor - Biology

College Assistant Professor - Chemical Engineering

College Assistant Professor - Civil Engineering

College Associate Professor - Architecture

College Professor - Biology

College Associate Professor - Chemical Engineering

College Associate Professor - Civil Engineering

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a TA, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

TA Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
College Assistant Professor - Architecture	$68,300	273%
College Assistant Professor - Biology	$67,100	267%
College Assistant Professor - Chemical Engineering	$90,900	397%
College Assistant Professor - Civil Engineering	$85,400	367%

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