Optician Assistant Salary in Montana

How much does an Optician Assistant make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Optician Assistant in Montana is $62,239 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,818
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,171 to $66,730
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,826

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Optician Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,730	$5,561	$1,283	$32
Average	$62,239	$5,187	$1,197	$30
25th Percentile	$54,171	$4,514	$1,042	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Optician Assistant Salaries

An Optician Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Optician Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Optician Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,454
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,678
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,206
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,812
Expert (over 8 years): $65,927

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Optician Assistant	$61,454
Intermediate Level Optician Assistant	$61,678
Senior Level Optician Assistant	$64,206
Specialist Level Optician Assistant	$65,812
Expert Level Optician Assistant	$65,927

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How Do Optician Assistant 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 Optician Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $72,991.
California: $72,714.
Massachusetts: $71,745.

District of Columbia $72,991 California $72,714 Massachusetts $71,745 Washington $71,481 New Jersey $71,455 Alaska $71,362 Connecticut $70,453 New York $70,083

Hawaii $68,903 Rhode Island $68,350 Maryland $67,974 Minnesota $67,460 Colorado $67,262 Illinois $67,196 Oregon $66,946 Delaware $66,761

New Hampshire $66,645 Virginia $66,385 Pennsylvania $65,627 Nevada $65,245 North Dakota $65,119 Michigan $64,922 Wisconsin $64,849 Vermont $64,704

Texas $64,302 Maine $64,276 Arizona $64,236 Ohio $64,190 Georgia $63,583 Indiana $63,280 Wyoming $63,221 Utah $63,129

Iowa $63,089 Kansas $62,773 Louisiana $62,680 North Carolina $62,647 Missouri $62,634 Florida $62,377 Montana $62,239 Nebraska $62,107

Kentucky $62,034 South Carolina $61,771 Tennessee $61,606 Idaho $61,540 New Mexico $61,059 Oklahoma $60,953 Alabama $60,564 South Dakota $59,911

Arkansas $59,555 West Virginia $59,364 Mississippi $58,791

Top Paying Cities for Optician Assistants

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: $61,860
Acton: $63,357
Ashland: $61,812

Absarokee, MT $61,860 Acton, MT $63,357 Ashland, MT $61,812 Ballantine, MT $63,260 Bearcreek, MT $61,851 Belfry, MT $61,914 Bighorn, MT $61,711 Big Timber, MT $61,808

Birney, MT $61,769 Boyd, MT $62,417 Bridger, MT $62,175 Broadview, MT $63,007 Busby, MT $61,838 Clyde Park, MT $61,819 Columbus, MT $62,328 Cooke City, MT $61,699

Crow Agency, MT $61,891 Custer, MT $61,908 Decker, MT $61,827 Edgar, MT $63,122 Emigrant, MT $61,814 Fishtail, MT $61,761 Fromberg, MT $62,873 Gardiner, MT $61,816

Garryowen, MT $61,867 Grass Range, MT $61,752 Greycliff, MT $61,812 Hardin, MT $62,405 Fort Smith, MT $62,212 Harlowton, MT $61,786 Huntley, MT $63,572 Hysham, MT $61,742

Ingomar, MT $61,625 Joliet, MT $62,880 Lame Deer, MT $61,875 Laurel, MT $63,554 Lavina, MT $61,959 Livingston, MT $61,888 Lodge Grass, MT $61,902 Mc Leod, MT $61,679

Martinsdale, MT $61,719 Melstone, MT $61,742 Melville, MT $61,695 Molt, MT $63,179 Mosby, MT $61,657 Musselshell, MT $61,721 Nye, MT $61,754 Otter, MT $61,813

Park City, MT $63,117 Pompeys Pillar, MT $62,867 Pray, MT $61,782 Pryor, MT $62,903 Rapelje, MT $62,176 Red Lodge, MT $61,864 Reed Point, MT $61,787 Roberts, MT $62,125

Roscoe, MT $61,742 Roundup, MT $61,859 Ryegate, MT $61,731 Saint Xavier, MT $62,156 Sanders, MT $61,817 Sand Springs, MT $61,664 Shawmut, MT $61,711 Shepherd, MT $63,294

Silver Gate, MT $61,865 Springdale, MT $61,773 Sumatra, MT $61,664 Teigen, MT $61,753 Two Dot, MT $61,705 Wilsall, MT $61,759 Winnett, MT $61,709 Worden, MT $62,790

Wyola, MT $61,929 Billings, MT $63,628 Baker, MT $62,027 Wolf Point, MT $61,815 Antelope, MT $61,890 Bainville, MT $62,103 Brockton, MT $61,784 Brockway, MT $61,698

Circle, MT $61,745 Crane, MT $62,146 Culbertson, MT $61,919 Dagmar, MT $61,949 Fairview, MT $62,128 Flaxville, MT $61,736 Fort Peck, MT $61,706 Frazer, MT $61,777

Froid, MT $61,836 Glasgow, MT $61,810 Saint Marie, MT $62,072 Glentana, MT $61,707 Hinsdale, MT $61,693 Homestead, MT $61,836 Lambert, MT $61,799 Larslan, MT $61,697

Medicine Lake, MT $61,828 Nashua, MT $61,778 Opheim, MT $61,688 Outlook, MT $61,781 Peerless, MT $61,700 Plentywood, MT $61,879 Poplar, MT $61,826 Raymond, MT $61,832

Redstone, MT $61,702 Reserve, MT $61,763 Richey, MT $61,727 Richland, MT $61,693 Saco, MT $61,728 Savage, MT $61,911 Scobey, MT $61,784 Sidney, MT $62,144

Vandalia, MT $61,722 Vida, MT $61,742 Westby, MT $61,937 Whitetail, MT $61,691 Miles City, MT $61,820 Alzada, MT $61,767 Angela, MT $61,655 Alberton, MT $61,747

Arlee, MT $61,770 Bonner, MT $61,749 Charlo, MT $61,788 Clinton, MT $61,791 Condon, MT $61,680 Conner, MT $61,802 Corvallis, MT $61,884 Darby, MT $61,683

De Borgia, MT $61,556 Dixon, MT $61,733 Drummond, MT $61,767 Florence, MT $61,869 Frenchtown, MT $61,844 Grantsdale, MT $61,851 Hall, MT $61,754 Hamilton, MT $61,852

Pinesdale, MT $61,994 Haugan, MT $61,541 Helmville, MT $61,633 Heron, MT $61,564 Hot Springs, MT $61,676 Huson, MT $61,763 Lolo, MT $61,832 Lonepine, MT $61,699

Milltown, MT $61,989 Noxon, MT $61,539 Ovando, MT $61,627 Pablo, MT $62,008 Paradise, MT $61,769 Philipsburg, MT $61,754 Plains, MT $61,719 Polson, MT $61,816

Ravalli, MT $61,776 Ronan, MT $61,824 Saint Ignatius, MT $61,809 Saint Regis, MT $61,677 Saltese, MT $61,516 Seeley Lake, MT $61,784 Stevensville, MT $61,882 Sula, MT $61,662

Superior, MT $61,722 Thompson Falls, MT $61,634 Trout Creek, MT $61,577 Victor, MT $61,844 Kalispell, MT $61,869 Big Arm, MT $61,788 Bigfork, MT $61,785 Columbia Falls, MT $61,863

Coram, MT $61,784 Dayton, MT $61,796 Elmo, MT $61,724 Essex, MT $61,683 Eureka, MT $61,802 Fortine, MT $61,742 Hungry Horse, MT $61,935 Kila, MT $61,735

Lake Mc Donald, MT $61,791 Lakeside, MT $61,836 Libby, MT $61,709 Marion, MT $61,701 Martin City, MT $61,834 Olney, MT $61,691 Polebridge, MT $61,583 Proctor, MT $61,706

Rexford, MT $61,752 Rollins, MT $61,743 Somers, MT $61,829 Stryker, MT $61,680 Trego, MT $61,726 Troy, MT $61,539 West Glacier, MT $61,602 Whitefish, MT $61,832

Bloomfield, MT $61,761 Boyes, MT $61,780 Broadus, MT $61,799 Brusett, MT $61,700 Capitol, MT $61,651 Cohagen, MT $61,677 Colstrip, MT $61,928 Ekalaka, MT $61,784

Fallon, MT $61,850 Forsyth, MT $61,768 Glendive, MT $61,972 Hammond, MT $61,742 Hathaway, MT $61,810 Ismay, MT $61,761 Jordan, MT $61,713 Kinsey, MT $61,787

Lindsay, MT $61,709 Mildred, MT $61,849 Olive, MT $61,722 Plevna, MT $61,902 Powderville, MT $61,661 Rosebud, MT $61,691 Terry, MT $61,732 Volborg, MT $61,693

Wibaux, MT $61,948 Willard, MT $61,923 Great Falls, MT $59,153 Malmstrom A F B, MT $59,153 Augusta, MT $61,690 Babb, MT $61,712 Belt, MT $59,879 Black Eagle, MT $59,153

Brady, MT $61,104 Browning, MT $61,796 Buffalo, MT $61,748 Bynum, MT $61,740 Carter, MT $60,180 Cascade, MT $61,012 Choteau, MT $61,742 Coffee Creek, MT $61,746

Conrad, MT $61,798 Cut Bank, MT $61,756 Denton, MT $61,732 Dupuyer, MT $61,683 Dutton, MT $60,405 East Glacier Park, MT $61,657 Ethridge, MT $61,676 Fairfield, MT $61,254

Floweree, MT $59,277 Forest Grove, MT $61,722 Fort Benton, MT $61,297 Fort Shaw, MT $59,963 Galata, MT $61,693 Geraldine, MT $61,719 Geyser, MT $61,275 Heart Butte, MT $61,794

Highwood, MT $59,965 Hilger, MT $61,747 Hobson, MT $61,755 Judith Gap, MT $61,743 Kevin, MT $61,733 Ledger, MT $61,706 Lewistown, MT $61,856 Loma, MT $61,718

Lothair, MT $61,713 Moccasin, MT $61,759 Monarch, MT $61,076 Moore, MT $61,793 Neihart, MT $61,531 Oilmont, MT $61,701 Pendroy, MT $61,683 Power, MT $59,731

Raynesford, MT $61,004 Roy, MT $61,690 Sand Coulee, MT $59,153 Shelby, MT $61,799 Simms, MT $60,430 Stanford, MT $61,752 Stockett, MT $59,762 Sunburst, MT $61,755

Sun River, MT $59,652 Sweet Grass, MT $61,717 Biddle, MT $61,821 Ulm, MT $59,182 Valier, MT $61,746 Vaughn, MT $59,398 Winifred, MT $61,724 Havre, MT $61,841

Big Sandy, MT $61,737 Box Elder, MT $61,860 Chester, MT $61,745 Chinook, MT $61,757 Dodson, MT $61,734 Gildford, MT $61,723 Harlem, MT $61,808 Hays, MT $61,833

Hingham, MT $61,724 Hogeland, MT $61,713 Inverness, MT $61,709 Joplin, MT $61,724 Kremlin, MT $61,722 Lloyd, MT $61,631 Loring, MT $61,689 Malta, MT $61,767

Rudyard, MT $61,738 Turner, MT $61,728 Whitewater, MT $61,701 Whitlash, MT $61,658 Zortman, MT $61,772 Zurich, MT $61,688 Helena, MT $58,982 Basin, MT $60,271

Boulder, MT $60,931 Canyon Creek, MT $59,640 Clancy, MT $59,082 East Helena, MT $58,942 Fort Harrison, MT $58,942 Jefferson City, MT $59,506 Lincoln, MT $61,739 Marysville, MT $59,567

Radersburg, MT $61,028 Ringling, MT $61,670 Toston, MT $61,263 Townsend, MT $60,354 White Sulphur Springs, MT $61,489 Winston, MT $59,629 Wolf Creek, MT $60,886 Butte, MT $61,736

Alder, MT $61,715 Anaconda, MT $61,873 Avon, MT $60,227 Belgrade, MT $61,947 Bozeman, MT $61,986 Big Sky, MT $61,940 Cameron, MT $61,674 Cardwell, MT $61,808

Deer Lodge, MT $61,361 Dell, MT $61,505 Dillon, MT $61,763 Divide, MT $61,745 Elliston, MT $59,726 Ennis, MT $61,846 Gallatin Gateway, MT $61,810 Garrison, MT $61,058

Glen, MT $61,743 Gold Creek, MT $61,465 Harrison, MT $61,825 Jackson, MT $61,585 Lima, MT $61,550 Mc Allister, MT $61,834 Manhattan, MT $61,929 Melrose, MT $61,750

Norris, MT $61,749 Polaris, MT $61,675 Pony, MT $61,838 Ramsay, MT $61,871 Sheridan, MT $61,860 Silver Star, MT $61,858 Three Forks, MT $61,880 Twin Bridges, MT $61,807

Virginia City, MT $61,829 Warm Springs, MT $61,864 West Yellowstone, MT $61,794 Whitehall, MT $61,871 Willow Creek, MT $61,853 Wisdom, MT $61,600 Wise River, MT $61,708 Missoula, MT $62,082