Painter/Illustrator Salary in Montana

How much does a Painter/Illustrator make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Painter/Illustrator in Montana is $45,682 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,868
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,063 to $55,201
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,126

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Painter/Illustrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,201	$4,600	$1,062	$27
Average	$45,682	$3,807	$878	$22
25th Percentile	$38,063	$3,172	$732	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Painter/Illustrator Salaries

A Painter/Illustrator'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 Painter/Illustrator 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 Painter/Illustrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,573.
California: $53,370.
Massachusetts: $52,659.

District of Columbia $53,573 California $53,370 Massachusetts $52,659 Washington $52,465 New Jersey $52,446 Alaska $52,378 Connecticut $51,711 New York $51,440

Hawaii $50,573 Rhode Island $50,167 Maryland $49,891 Minnesota $49,514 Colorado $49,369 Illinois $49,320 Oregon $49,136 Delaware $49,001

New Hampshire $48,916 Virginia $48,725 Pennsylvania $48,169 Nevada $47,888 North Dakota $47,796 Michigan $47,651 Wisconsin $47,598 Vermont $47,491

Texas $47,196 Maine $47,177 Arizona $47,148 Ohio $47,114 Georgia $46,669 Indiana $46,446 Wyoming $46,403 Utah $46,335

Iowa $46,306 Kansas $46,074 Louisiana $46,006 North Carolina $45,982 Missouri $45,972 Florida $45,783 Montana $45,682 Nebraska $45,585

Kentucky $45,532 South Carolina $45,338 Tennessee $45,217 Idaho $45,169 New Mexico $44,815 Oklahoma $44,738 Alabama $44,453 South Dakota $43,974

Arkansas $43,712 West Virginia $43,572 Mississippi $43,151

Top Paying Cities for Painter/Illustrators

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: $45,403
Acton: $46,503
Ashland: $45,369

Absarokee, MT $45,403 Acton, MT $46,503 Ashland, MT $45,369 Ballantine, MT $46,432 Bearcreek, MT $45,397 Belfry, MT $45,443 Bighorn, MT $45,294 Big Timber, MT $45,366

Birney, MT $45,337 Boyd, MT $45,812 Bridger, MT $45,635 Broadview, MT $46,245 Busby, MT $45,388 Clyde Park, MT $45,374 Columbus, MT $45,747 Cooke City, MT $45,285

Crow Agency, MT $45,427 Custer, MT $45,439 Decker, MT $45,380 Edgar, MT $46,330 Emigrant, MT $45,370 Fishtail, MT $45,331 Fromberg, MT $46,147 Gardiner, MT $45,371

Garryowen, MT $45,409 Grass Range, MT $45,325 Greycliff, MT $45,369 Hardin, MT $45,804 Fort Smith, MT $45,662 Harlowton, MT $45,350 Huntley, MT $46,660 Hysham, MT $45,317

Ingomar, MT $45,231 Joliet, MT $46,152 Lame Deer, MT $45,415 Laurel, MT $46,647 Lavina, MT $45,476 Livingston, MT $45,424 Lodge Grass, MT $45,434 Mc Leod, MT $45,271

Martinsdale, MT $45,300 Melstone, MT $45,317 Melville, MT $45,283 Molt, MT $46,372 Mosby, MT $45,255 Musselshell, MT $45,302 Nye, MT $45,326 Otter, MT $45,370

Park City, MT $46,327 Pompeys Pillar, MT $46,143 Pray, MT $45,347 Pryor, MT $46,169 Rapelje, MT $45,636 Red Lodge, MT $45,407 Reed Point, MT $45,350 Roberts, MT $45,598

Roscoe, MT $45,317 Roundup, MT $45,403 Ryegate, MT $45,309 Saint Xavier, MT $45,621 Sanders, MT $45,372 Sand Springs, MT $45,260 Shawmut, MT $45,295 Shepherd, MT $46,456

Silver Gate, MT $45,407 Springdale, MT $45,340 Sumatra, MT $45,260 Teigen, MT $45,325 Two Dot, MT $45,290 Wilsall, MT $45,330 Winnett, MT $45,293 Worden, MT $46,086

Wyola, MT $45,454 Billings, MT $46,701 Baker, MT $45,526 Wolf Point, MT $45,370 Antelope, MT $45,426 Bainville, MT $45,582 Brockton, MT $45,348 Brockway, MT $45,285

Circle, MT $45,319 Crane, MT $45,613 Culbertson, MT $45,447 Dagmar, MT $45,469 Fairview, MT $45,601 Flaxville, MT $45,312 Fort Peck, MT $45,291 Frazer, MT $45,343

Froid, MT $45,386 Glasgow, MT $45,367 Saint Marie, MT $45,560 Glentana, MT $45,291 Hinsdale, MT $45,281 Homestead, MT $45,386 Lambert, MT $45,359 Larslan, MT $45,284

Medicine Lake, MT $45,380 Nashua, MT $45,343 Opheim, MT $45,278 Outlook, MT $45,346 Peerless, MT $45,286 Plentywood, MT $45,417 Poplar, MT $45,379 Raymond, MT $45,384

Redstone, MT $45,288 Reserve, MT $45,332 Richey, MT $45,306 Richland, MT $45,281 Saco, MT $45,307 Savage, MT $45,441 Scobey, MT $45,348 Sidney, MT $45,612

Vandalia, MT $45,302 Vida, MT $45,317 Westby, MT $45,460 Whitetail, MT $45,280 Miles City, MT $45,374 Alzada, MT $45,335 Angela, MT $45,253 Alberton, MT $45,321

Arlee, MT $45,338 Bonner, MT $45,323 Charlo, MT $45,351 Clinton, MT $45,353 Condon, MT $45,272 Conner, MT $45,361 Corvallis, MT $45,421 Darby, MT $45,274

De Borgia, MT $45,180 Dixon, MT $45,310 Drummond, MT $45,335 Florence, MT $45,411 Frenchtown, MT $45,392 Grantsdale, MT $45,397 Hall, MT $45,326 Hamilton, MT $45,398

Pinesdale, MT $45,502 Haugan, MT $45,170 Helmville, MT $45,237 Heron, MT $45,187 Hot Springs, MT $45,269 Huson, MT $45,332 Lolo, MT $45,384 Lonepine, MT $45,285

Milltown, MT $45,498 Noxon, MT $45,168 Ovando, MT $45,233 Pablo, MT $45,513 Paradise, MT $45,337 Philipsburg, MT $45,326 Plains, MT $45,300 Polson, MT $45,371

Ravalli, MT $45,342 Ronan, MT $45,377 Saint Ignatius, MT $45,366 Saint Regis, MT $45,269 Saltese, MT $45,151 Seeley Lake, MT $45,348 Stevensville, MT $45,420 Sula, MT $45,258

Superior, MT $45,302 Thompson Falls, MT $45,238 Trout Creek, MT $45,196 Victor, MT $45,392 Kalispell, MT $45,411 Big Arm, MT $45,351 Bigfork, MT $45,349 Columbia Falls, MT $45,406

Coram, MT $45,348 Dayton, MT $45,357 Elmo, MT $45,304 Essex, MT $45,274 Eureka, MT $45,361 Fortine, MT $45,317 Hungry Horse, MT $45,459 Kila, MT $45,312

Lake Mc Donald, MT $45,353 Lakeside, MT $45,386 Libby, MT $45,293 Marion, MT $45,287 Martin City, MT $45,385 Olney, MT $45,280 Polebridge, MT $45,201 Proctor, MT $45,291

Rexford, MT $45,325 Rollins, MT $45,318 Somers, MT $45,381 Stryker, MT $45,272 Trego, MT $45,306 Troy, MT $45,168 West Glacier, MT $45,215 Whitefish, MT $45,384

Bloomfield, MT $45,331 Boyes, MT $45,345 Broadus, MT $45,359 Brusett, MT $45,286 Capitol, MT $45,250 Cohagen, MT $45,269 Colstrip, MT $45,454 Ekalaka, MT $45,348

Fallon, MT $45,396 Forsyth, MT $45,336 Glendive, MT $45,486 Hammond, MT $45,317 Hathaway, MT $45,367 Ismay, MT $45,331 Jordan, MT $45,296 Kinsey, MT $45,350

Lindsay, MT $45,293 Mildred, MT $45,396 Olive, MT $45,302 Plevna, MT $45,435 Powderville, MT $45,258 Rosebud, MT $45,280 Terry, MT $45,310 Volborg, MT $45,281

Wibaux, MT $45,468 Willard, MT $45,450 Great Falls, MT $43,417 Malmstrom A F B, MT $43,417 Augusta, MT $45,279 Babb, MT $45,295 Belt, MT $43,950 Black Eagle, MT $43,417

Brady, MT $44,849 Browning, MT $45,356 Buffalo, MT $45,322 Bynum, MT $45,316 Carter, MT $44,171 Cascade, MT $44,782 Choteau, MT $45,317 Coffee Creek, MT $45,320

Conrad, MT $45,358 Cut Bank, MT $45,327 Denton, MT $45,310 Dupuyer, MT $45,274 Dutton, MT $44,335 East Glacier Park, MT $45,255 Ethridge, MT $45,269 Fairfield, MT $44,959

Floweree, MT $43,508 Forest Grove, MT $45,303 Fort Benton, MT $44,991 Fort Shaw, MT $44,011 Galata, MT $45,281 Geraldine, MT $45,300 Geyser, MT $44,974 Heart Butte, MT $45,355

Highwood, MT $44,013 Hilger, MT $45,321 Hobson, MT $45,327 Judith Gap, MT $45,318 Kevin, MT $45,310 Ledger, MT $45,291 Lewistown, MT $45,400 Loma, MT $45,300

Lothair, MT $45,296 Moccasin, MT $45,330 Monarch, MT $44,828 Moore, MT $45,355 Neihart, MT $45,162 Oilmont, MT $45,287 Pendroy, MT $45,274 Power, MT $43,841

Raynesford, MT $44,776 Roy, MT $45,279 Sand Coulee, MT $43,417 Shelby, MT $45,359 Simms, MT $44,354 Stanford, MT $45,325 Stockett, MT $43,864 Sunburst, MT $45,327

Sun River, MT $43,783 Sweet Grass, MT $45,299 Biddle, MT $45,375 Ulm, MT $43,438 Valier, MT $45,320 Vaughn, MT $43,597 Winifred, MT $45,304 Havre, MT $45,390

Big Sandy, MT $45,313 Box Elder, MT $45,403 Chester, MT $45,320 Chinook, MT $45,328 Dodson, MT $45,311 Gildford, MT $45,303 Harlem, MT $45,366 Hays, MT $45,384

Hingham, MT $45,304 Hogeland, MT $45,296 Inverness, MT $45,293 Joplin, MT $45,304 Kremlin, MT $45,302 Lloyd, MT $45,236 Loring, MT $45,279 Malta, MT $45,335

Rudyard, MT $45,314 Turner, MT $45,307 Whitewater, MT $45,287 Whitlash, MT $45,255 Zortman, MT $45,340 Zurich, MT $45,278 Helena, MT $43,291 Basin, MT $44,237

Boulder, MT $44,722 Canyon Creek, MT $43,774 Clancy, MT $43,365 East Helena, MT $43,262 Fort Harrison, MT $43,262 Jefferson City, MT $43,676 Lincoln, MT $45,315 Marysville, MT $43,721

Radersburg, MT $44,793 Ringling, MT $45,264 Toston, MT $44,965 Townsend, MT $44,299 White Sulphur Springs, MT $45,131 Winston, MT $43,766 Wolf Creek, MT $44,689 Butte, MT $45,313

Alder, MT $45,297 Anaconda, MT $45,413 Avon, MT $44,205 Belgrade, MT $45,467 Bozeman, MT $45,496 Big Sky, MT $45,462 Cameron, MT $45,267 Cardwell, MT $45,366

Deer Lodge, MT $45,038 Dell, MT $45,144 Dillon, MT $45,332 Divide, MT $45,320 Elliston, MT $43,837 Ennis, MT $45,393 Gallatin Gateway, MT $45,367 Garrison, MT $44,815

Glen, MT $45,318 Gold Creek, MT $45,114 Harrison, MT $45,378 Jackson, MT $45,202 Lima, MT $45,176 Mc Allister, MT $45,385 Manhattan, MT $45,454 Melrose, MT $45,323

Norris, MT $45,323 Polaris, MT $45,268 Pony, MT $45,388 Ramsay, MT $45,412 Sheridan, MT $45,403 Silver Star, MT $45,402 Three Forks, MT $45,418 Twin Bridges, MT $45,365

Virginia City, MT $45,381 Warm Springs, MT $45,407 West Yellowstone, MT $45,355 Whitehall, MT $45,412 Willow Creek, MT $45,399 Wisdom, MT $45,213 Wise River, MT $45,292 Missoula, MT $45,567

Painter/Illustrator Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Painter/Illustrator salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $45,682. While startup companies pay approximate $45,682.

Painter/Illustrator Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$45,682
Growth Stage	51~500	$45,682
Established	501~5000	$45,682
Enterprise	5000+	$45,682

Painter/Illustrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Painter/Illustrator'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

$38,063

Average $45,682/year

$55,201

$3,172

Average $3,807/month

$4,600

$732

Average $878/week

$1,062

$18

Average $22/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,201	$4,600	$1,062	$27
Average	$45,682	$3,807	$878	$22
25th Percentile	$38,063	$3,172	$732	$18

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