Chancellor Salary in Montana

How much does a Chancellor make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chancellor in Montana is $299,370 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $144.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $417,611
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $243,359 to $361,262
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $192,364

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Chancellor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$361,262	$30,105	$6,947	$174
Average	$299,370	$24,947	$5,757	$144
25th Percentile	$243,359	$20,280	$4,680	$117

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Key Factors That Influence Chancellor Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $351,088.
California: $349,756.
Massachusetts: $345,095.

District of Columbia $351,088 California $349,756 Massachusetts $345,095 Washington $343,826 New Jersey $343,700 Alaska $343,256 Connecticut $338,880 New York $337,104

Hawaii $331,428 Rhode Island $328,764 Maryland $326,957 Minnesota $324,484 Colorado $323,532 Illinois $323,215 Oregon $322,010 Delaware $321,122

New Hampshire $320,564 Virginia $319,315 Pennsylvania $315,668 Nevada $313,829 North Dakota $313,227 Michigan $312,275 Wisconsin $311,927 Vermont $311,229

Texas $309,295 Maine $309,168 Arizona $308,978 Ohio $308,756 Georgia $305,838 Indiana $304,380 Wyoming $304,094 Utah $303,650

Iowa $303,460 Kansas $301,938 Louisiana $301,494 North Carolina $301,336 Missouri $301,272 Florida $300,036 Montana $299,370 Nebraska $298,735

Kentucky $298,387 South Carolina $297,118 Tennessee $296,326 Idaho $296,008 New Mexico $293,694 Oklahoma $293,186 Alabama $291,315 South Dakota $288,176

Arkansas $286,464 West Virginia $285,544 Mississippi $282,786

Top Paying Cities for Chancellors

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: $297,546
Acton: $304,751
Ashland: $297,318

Absarokee, MT $297,546 Acton, MT $304,751 Ashland, MT $297,318 Ballantine, MT $304,285 Bearcreek, MT $297,505 Belfry, MT $297,806 Bighorn, MT $296,830 Big Timber, MT $297,299

Birney, MT $297,109 Boyd, MT $300,226 Bridger, MT $299,062 Broadview, MT $303,064 Busby, MT $297,445 Clyde Park, MT $297,353 Columbus, MT $299,798 Cooke City, MT $296,773

Crow Agency, MT $297,699 Custer, MT $297,778 Decker, MT $297,391 Edgar, MT $303,619 Emigrant, MT $297,328 Fishtail, MT $297,074 Fromberg, MT $302,420 Gardiner, MT $297,337

Garryowen, MT $297,581 Grass Range, MT $297,030 Greycliff, MT $297,318 Hardin, MT $300,172 Fort Smith, MT $299,240 Harlowton, MT $297,194 Huntley, MT $305,785 Hysham, MT $296,982

Ingomar, MT $296,418 Joliet, MT $302,455 Lame Deer, MT $297,619 Laurel, MT $305,696 Lavina, MT $298,025 Livingston, MT $297,683 Lodge Grass, MT $297,749 Mc Leod, MT $296,678

Martinsdale, MT $296,871 Melstone, MT $296,982 Melville, MT $296,757 Molt, MT $303,895 Mosby, MT $296,573 Musselshell, MT $296,880 Nye, MT $297,039 Otter, MT $297,324

Park City, MT $303,597 Pompeys Pillar, MT $302,395 Pray, MT $297,175 Pryor, MT $302,566 Rapelje, MT $299,068 Red Lodge, MT $297,569 Reed Point, MT $297,198 Roberts, MT $298,824

Roscoe, MT $296,979 Roundup, MT $297,543 Ryegate, MT $296,928 Saint Xavier, MT $298,970 Sanders, MT $297,343 Sand Springs, MT $296,605 Shawmut, MT $296,833 Shepherd, MT $304,446

Silver Gate, MT $297,572 Springdale, MT $297,131 Sumatra, MT $296,605 Teigen, MT $297,036 Two Dot, MT $296,801 Wilsall, MT $297,064 Winnett, MT $296,823 Worden, MT $302,021

Wyola, MT $297,879 Billings, MT $306,051 Baker, MT $298,352 Wolf Point, MT $297,331 Antelope, MT $297,692 Bainville, MT $298,716 Brockton, MT $297,182 Brockway, MT $296,770

Circle, MT $296,995 Crane, MT $298,923 Culbertson, MT $297,835 Dagmar, MT $297,974 Fairview, MT $298,840 Flaxville, MT $296,950 Fort Peck, MT $296,808 Frazer, MT $297,150

Froid, MT $297,435 Glasgow, MT $297,309 Saint Marie, MT $298,571 Glentana, MT $296,811 Hinsdale, MT $296,744 Homestead, MT $297,435 Lambert, MT $297,255 Larslan, MT $296,766

Medicine Lake, MT $297,394 Nashua, MT $297,153 Opheim, MT $296,722 Outlook, MT $297,169 Peerless, MT $296,779 Plentywood, MT $297,638 Poplar, MT $297,385 Raymond, MT $297,416

Redstone, MT $296,789 Reserve, MT $297,080 Richey, MT $296,909 Richland, MT $296,744 Saco, MT $296,915 Savage, MT $297,794 Scobey, MT $297,182 Sidney, MT $298,913

Vandalia, MT $296,884 Vida, MT $296,979 Westby, MT $297,917 Whitetail, MT $296,738 Miles City, MT $297,356 Alzada, MT $297,099 Angela, MT $296,563 Alberton, MT $297,004

Arlee, MT $297,115 Bonner, MT $297,017 Charlo, MT $297,201 Clinton, MT $297,217 Condon, MT $296,684 Conner, MT $297,271 Corvallis, MT $297,664 Darby, MT $296,700

De Borgia, MT $296,085 Dixon, MT $296,938 Drummond, MT $297,099 Florence, MT $297,594 Frenchtown, MT $297,473 Grantsdale, MT $297,505 Hall, MT $297,039 Hamilton, MT $297,512

Pinesdale, MT $298,193 Haugan, MT $296,015 Helmville, MT $296,459 Heron, MT $296,126 Hot Springs, MT $296,665 Huson, MT $297,080 Lolo, MT $297,416 Lonepine, MT $296,773

Milltown, MT $298,168 Noxon, MT $296,005 Ovando, MT $296,427 Pablo, MT $298,263 Paradise, MT $297,109 Philipsburg, MT $297,039 Plains, MT $296,871 Polson, MT $297,337

Ravalli, MT $297,147 Ronan, MT $297,375 Saint Ignatius, MT $297,302 Saint Regis, MT $296,668 Saltese, MT $295,894 Seeley Lake, MT $297,182 Stevensville, MT $297,654 Sula, MT $296,595

Superior, MT $296,884 Thompson Falls, MT $296,462 Trout Creek, MT $296,186 Victor, MT $297,470 Kalispell, MT $297,594 Big Arm, MT $297,201 Bigfork, MT $297,188 Columbia Falls, MT $297,565

Coram, MT $297,182 Dayton, MT $297,242 Elmo, MT $296,893 Essex, MT $296,700 Eureka, MT $297,271 Fortine, MT $296,979 Hungry Horse, MT $297,908 Kila, MT $296,947

Lake Mc Donald, MT $297,217 Lakeside, MT $297,435 Libby, MT $296,823 Marion, MT $296,782 Martin City, MT $297,426 Olney, MT $296,738 Polebridge, MT $296,218 Proctor, MT $296,808

Rexford, MT $297,030 Rollins, MT $296,988 Somers, MT $297,397 Stryker, MT $296,684 Trego, MT $296,906 Troy, MT $296,005 West Glacier, MT $296,310 Whitefish, MT $297,416

Bloomfield, MT $297,071 Boyes, MT $297,166 Broadus, MT $297,255 Brusett, MT $296,779 Capitol, MT $296,544 Cohagen, MT $296,668 Colstrip, MT $297,876 Ekalaka, MT $297,185

Fallon, MT $297,499 Forsyth, MT $297,106 Glendive, MT $298,089 Hammond, MT $296,979 Hathaway, MT $297,309 Ismay, MT $297,071 Jordan, MT $296,842 Kinsey, MT $297,198

Lindsay, MT $296,823 Mildred, MT $297,496 Olive, MT $296,884 Plevna, MT $297,753 Powderville, MT $296,592 Rosebud, MT $296,738 Terry, MT $296,934 Volborg, MT $296,744

Wibaux, MT $297,971 Willard, MT $297,851 Great Falls, MT $284,530 Malmstrom A F B, MT $284,530 Augusta, MT $296,731 Babb, MT $296,839 Belt, MT $288,021 Black Eagle, MT $284,530

Brady, MT $293,912 Browning, MT $297,239 Buffalo, MT $297,010 Bynum, MT $296,972 Carter, MT $289,470 Cascade, MT $293,472 Choteau, MT $296,979 Coffee Creek, MT $297,001

Conrad, MT $297,248 Cut Bank, MT $297,049 Denton, MT $296,931 Dupuyer, MT $296,700 Dutton, MT $290,548 East Glacier Park, MT $296,573 Ethridge, MT $296,665 Fairfield, MT $294,635

Floweree, MT $285,126 Forest Grove, MT $296,887 Fort Benton, MT $294,842 Fort Shaw, MT $288,424 Galata, MT $296,744 Geraldine, MT $296,871 Geyser, MT $294,734 Heart Butte, MT $297,232

Highwood, MT $288,433 Hilger, MT $297,004 Hobson, MT $297,045 Judith Gap, MT $296,988 Kevin, MT $296,938 Ledger, MT $296,808 Lewistown, MT $297,527 Loma, MT $296,868

Lothair, MT $296,842 Moccasin, MT $297,064 Monarch, MT $293,776 Moore, MT $297,226 Neihart, MT $295,967 Oilmont, MT $296,785 Pendroy, MT $296,700 Power, MT $287,307

Raynesford, MT $293,434 Roy, MT $296,731 Sand Coulee, MT $284,530 Shelby, MT $297,255 Simms, MT $290,669 Stanford, MT $297,030 Stockett, MT $287,460 Sunburst, MT $297,045

Sun River, MT $286,930 Sweet Grass, MT $296,861 Biddle, MT $297,359 Ulm, MT $284,666 Valier, MT $297,001 Vaughn, MT $285,706 Winifred, MT $296,896 Havre, MT $297,458

Big Sandy, MT $296,957 Box Elder, MT $297,546 Chester, MT $296,998 Chinook, MT $297,052 Dodson, MT $296,941 Gildford, MT $296,890 Harlem, MT $297,299 Hays, MT $297,420

Hingham, MT $296,893 Hogeland, MT $296,842 Inverness, MT $296,820 Joplin, MT $296,893 Kremlin, MT $296,884 Lloyd, MT $296,449 Loring, MT $296,728 Malta, MT $297,099

Rudyard, MT $296,960 Turner, MT $296,912 Whitewater, MT $296,782 Whitlash, MT $296,576 Zortman, MT $297,128 Zurich, MT $296,722 Helena, MT $283,705 Basin, MT $289,904

Boulder, MT $293,079 Canyon Creek, MT $286,870 Clancy, MT $284,187 East Helena, MT $283,515 Fort Harrison, MT $283,515 Jefferson City, MT $286,226 Lincoln, MT $296,966 Marysville, MT $286,521

Radersburg, MT $293,548 Ringling, MT $296,633 Toston, MT $294,677 Townsend, MT $290,307 White Sulphur Springs, MT $295,764 Winston, MT $286,816 Wolf Creek, MT $292,866 Butte, MT $296,953

Alder, MT $296,852 Anaconda, MT $297,610 Avon, MT $289,695 Belgrade, MT $297,965 Bozeman, MT $298,155 Big Sky, MT $297,933 Cameron, MT $296,655 Cardwell, MT $297,299

Deer Lodge, MT $295,149 Dell, MT $295,844 Dillon, MT $297,080 Divide, MT $296,998 Elliston, MT $287,282 Ennis, MT $297,480 Gallatin Gateway, MT $297,309 Garrison, MT $293,691

Glen, MT $296,985 Gold Creek, MT $295,650 Harrison, MT $297,382 Jackson, MT $296,224 Lima, MT $296,056 Mc Allister, MT $297,423 Manhattan, MT $297,879 Melrose, MT $297,020

Norris, MT $297,017 Polaris, MT $296,659 Pony, MT $297,445 Ramsay, MT $297,600 Sheridan, MT $297,546 Silver Star, MT $297,540 Three Forks, MT $297,645 Twin Bridges, MT $297,293

Virginia City, MT $297,397 Warm Springs, MT $297,569 West Yellowstone, MT $297,232 Whitehall, MT $297,603 Willow Creek, MT $297,515 Wisdom, MT $296,297 Wise River, MT $296,817 Missoula, MT $298,618

Chancellor Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Chancellor salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $299,370. While startup companies pay approximate $299,370.

Chancellor Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$299,370
Growth Stage	51~500	$299,370
Established	501~5000	$299,370
Enterprise	5000+	$299,370

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

Understanding how a Chancellor'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

$243,359

Average $299,370/year

$361,262

$20,280

Average $24,947/month

$30,105

$4,680

Average $5,757/week

$6,947

$117

Average $144/hour

$174

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$361,262	$30,105	$6,947	$174
Average	$299,370	$24,947	$5,757	$144
25th Percentile	$243,359	$20,280	$4,680	$117

Chancellor Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a Chancellor, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the University President role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $289,663 - a projected growth of -3% over your current level.

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