Human Resources Associate Salary in Montana

How much does a Human Resources Associate make in Montana?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Human Resources Associate in Montana is $50,121 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,282
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,984 to $57,533
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,306

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Human Resources Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,533	$4,794	$1,106	$28
Average	$50,121	$4,177	$964	$24
25th Percentile	$44,984	$3,749	$865	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Human Resources Associate Salaries

A Human Resources Associate'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 Human Resources Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Human Resources Associate'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): $41,715
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,576
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,424
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,107
Expert (over 8 years): $116,994

Levels	Salary
Human Res... Level Human Resources Associate	$41,715
Human Res... Level Human Resources Associate	$49,576
Human Res... Level Human Resources Associate	$57,424
Human Res... Level Human Resources Associate	$100,107
Human Res... Level Human Resources Associate	$116,994

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How Do Human Resources Associate 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 Human Resources Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,780.
California: $58,557.
Massachusetts: $57,777.

District of Columbia $58,780 California $58,557 Massachusetts $57,777 Washington $57,564 New Jersey $57,543 Alaska $57,469 Connecticut $56,736 New York $56,439

Hawaii $55,489 Rhode Island $55,043 Maryland $54,740 Minnesota $54,326 Colorado $54,167 Illinois $54,114 Oregon $53,912 Delaware $53,763

New Hampshire $53,670 Virginia $53,461 Pennsylvania $52,850 Nevada $52,542 North Dakota $52,441 Michigan $52,282 Wisconsin $52,224 Vermont $52,107

Texas $51,783 Maine $51,762 Arizona $51,730 Ohio $51,693 Georgia $51,204 Indiana $50,960 Wyoming $50,912 Utah $50,838

Iowa $50,806 Kansas $50,551 Louisiana $50,477 North Carolina $50,450 Missouri $50,440 Florida $50,233 Montana $50,121 Nebraska $50,015

Kentucky $49,957 South Carolina $49,744 Tennessee $49,612 Idaho $49,558 New Mexico $49,171 Oklahoma $49,086 Alabama $48,773 South Dakota $48,247

Arkansas $47,961 West Virginia $47,807 Mississippi $47,345

Top Paying Cities for Human Resources Associates

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: $50,594
Acton: $51,018
Ashland: $50,594

Absarokee, MT $50,594 Acton, MT $51,018 Ashland, MT $50,594 Ballantine, MT $50,806 Bearcreek, MT $50,594 Belfry, MT $50,594 Bighorn, MT $50,594 Big Timber, MT $50,594

Birney, MT $50,594 Boyd, MT $50,594 Bridger, MT $50,594 Broadview, MT $50,594 Busby, MT $50,594 Clyde Park, MT $45,364 Columbus, MT $50,594 Cooke City, MT $50,594

Crow Agency, MT $50,594 Custer, MT $50,594 Decker, MT $50,594 Edgar, MT $50,594 Emigrant, MT $45,364 Fishtail, MT $50,594 Fromberg, MT $50,594 Gardiner, MT $53,710

Garryowen, MT $50,594 Grass Range, MT $50,594 Greycliff, MT $50,594 Hardin, MT $50,594 Fort Smith, MT $50,594 Harlowton, MT $50,594 Huntley, MT $51,231 Hysham, MT $50,594

Ingomar, MT $50,594 Joliet, MT $50,594 Lame Deer, MT $50,594 Laurel, MT $51,125 Lavina, MT $50,594 Livingston, MT $47,976 Lodge Grass, MT $50,594 Mc Leod, MT $50,594

Martinsdale, MT $45,364 Melstone, MT $50,594 Melville, MT $50,594 Molt, MT $50,700 Mosby, MT $50,594 Musselshell, MT $50,594 Nye, MT $50,594 Otter, MT $50,594

Park City, MT $50,594 Pompeys Pillar, MT $50,594 Pray, MT $47,976 Pryor, MT $50,594 Rapelje, MT $50,594 Red Lodge, MT $50,594 Reed Point, MT $50,594 Roberts, MT $50,594

Roscoe, MT $50,594 Roundup, MT $50,594 Ryegate, MT $50,594 Saint Xavier, MT $50,594 Sanders, MT $50,594 Sand Springs, MT $50,594 Shawmut, MT $50,594 Shepherd, MT $50,859

Silver Gate, MT $50,594 Springdale, MT $50,594 Sumatra, MT $50,594 Teigen, MT $50,594 Two Dot, MT $47,509 Wilsall, MT $45,364 Winnett, MT $50,594 Worden, MT $50,594

Wyola, MT $50,594 Billings, MT $51,390 Baker, MT $49,224 Wolf Point, MT $50,594 Antelope, MT $52,001 Bainville, MT $52,001 Brockton, MT $52,001 Brockway, MT $50,594

Circle, MT $50,594 Crane, MT $52,001 Culbertson, MT $52,001 Dagmar, MT $52,001 Fairview, MT $52,001 Flaxville, MT $51,294 Fort Peck, MT $50,594 Frazer, MT $50,594

Froid, MT $52,001 Glasgow, MT $50,594 Saint Marie, MT $50,594 Glentana, MT $48,576 Hinsdale, MT $48,576 Homestead, MT $52,001 Lambert, MT $52,001 Larslan, MT $48,576

Medicine Lake, MT $52,001 Nashua, MT $50,594 Opheim, MT $48,576 Outlook, MT $52,001 Peerless, MT $50,594 Plentywood, MT $52,001 Poplar, MT $51,294 Raymond, MT $52,001

Redstone, MT $52,001 Reserve, MT $52,001 Richey, MT $51,294 Richland, MT $48,576 Saco, MT $48,576 Savage, MT $52,001 Scobey, MT $51,294 Sidney, MT $52,001

Vandalia, MT $48,576 Vida, MT $50,594 Westby, MT $52,001 Whitetail, MT $51,294 Miles City, MT $50,594 Alzada, MT $46,447 Angela, MT $50,594 Alberton, MT $45,364

Arlee, MT $45,364 Bonner, MT $45,364 Charlo, MT $45,364 Clinton, MT $45,364 Condon, MT $45,364 Conner, MT $45,364 Corvallis, MT $45,364 Darby, MT $45,364

De Borgia, MT $53,705 Dixon, MT $45,364 Drummond, MT $45,364 Florence, MT $45,364 Frenchtown, MT $45,364 Grantsdale, MT $45,364 Hall, MT $45,364 Hamilton, MT $45,364

Pinesdale, MT $45,364 Haugan, MT $53,705 Helmville, MT $45,364 Heron, MT $53,705 Hot Springs, MT $49,532 Huson, MT $45,364 Lolo, MT $45,364 Lonepine, MT $53,705

Milltown, MT $45,364 Noxon, MT $53,705 Ovando, MT $45,364 Pablo, MT $45,364 Paradise, MT $53,705 Philipsburg, MT $45,364 Plains, MT $53,705 Polson, MT $45,964

Ravalli, MT $45,364 Ronan, MT $45,364 Saint Ignatius, MT $45,364 Saint Regis, MT $53,705 Saltese, MT $53,705 Seeley Lake, MT $45,364 Stevensville, MT $45,364 Sula, MT $45,364

Superior, MT $53,705 Thompson Falls, MT $53,705 Trout Creek, MT $53,705 Victor, MT $45,364 Kalispell, MT $48,544 Big Arm, MT $48,544 Bigfork, MT $45,964 Columbia Falls, MT $50,132

Coram, MT $45,964 Dayton, MT $48,544 Elmo, MT $48,544 Essex, MT $46,564 Eureka, MT $53,705 Fortine, MT $53,705 Hungry Horse, MT $45,964 Kila, MT $53,705

Lake Mc Donald, MT $46,564 Lakeside, MT $48,544 Libby, MT $53,705 Marion, MT $53,705 Martin City, MT $46,564 Olney, MT $53,705 Polebridge, MT $50,132 Proctor, MT $48,544

Rexford, MT $53,705 Rollins, MT $45,964 Somers, MT $45,964 Stryker, MT $53,705 Trego, MT $53,705 Troy, MT $53,705 West Glacier, MT $46,564 Whitefish, MT $53,705

Bloomfield, MT $51,294 Boyes, MT $46,447 Broadus, MT $48,518 Brusett, MT $50,594 Capitol, MT $46,447 Cohagen, MT $50,594 Colstrip, MT $50,594 Ekalaka, MT $46,447

Fallon, MT $49,681 Forsyth, MT $50,594 Glendive, MT $51,294 Hammond, MT $46,447 Hathaway, MT $50,594 Ismay, MT $48,518 Jordan, MT $50,594 Kinsey, MT $50,594

Lindsay, MT $50,594 Mildred, MT $49,681 Olive, MT $48,518 Plevna, MT $49,224 Powderville, MT $48,518 Rosebud, MT $50,594 Terry, MT $50,594 Volborg, MT $50,594

Wibaux, MT $52,001 Willard, MT $46,447 Great Falls, MT $47,361 Malmstrom A F B, MT $47,361 Augusta, MT $46,564 Babb, MT $46,564 Belt, MT $46,564 Black Eagle, MT $47,361

Brady, MT $46,564 Browning, MT $46,564 Buffalo, MT $48,576 Bynum, MT $46,564 Carter, MT $46,564 Cascade, MT $46,203 Choteau, MT $46,564 Coffee Creek, MT $46,564

Conrad, MT $46,564 Cut Bank, MT $46,564 Denton, MT $46,564 Dupuyer, MT $46,564 Dutton, MT $46,564 East Glacier Park, MT $46,564 Ethridge, MT $46,564 Fairfield, MT $46,564

Floweree, MT $47,042 Forest Grove, MT $50,594 Fort Benton, MT $46,564 Fort Shaw, MT $46,830 Galata, MT $46,564 Geraldine, MT $46,564 Geyser, MT $46,564 Heart Butte, MT $46,564

Highwood, MT $46,617 Hilger, MT $46,564 Hobson, MT $46,564 Judith Gap, MT $50,594 Kevin, MT $46,564 Ledger, MT $46,564 Lewistown, MT $48,576 Loma, MT $46,564

Lothair, MT $46,564 Moccasin, MT $46,564 Monarch, MT $46,564 Moore, MT $48,576 Neihart, MT $46,564 Oilmont, MT $46,564 Pendroy, MT $46,564 Power, MT $46,777

Raynesford, MT $46,564 Roy, MT $48,576 Sand Coulee, MT $47,254 Shelby, MT $46,564 Simms, MT $46,564 Stanford, MT $46,564 Stockett, MT $46,724 Sunburst, MT $46,564

Sun River, MT $46,617 Sweet Grass, MT $46,564 Biddle, MT $46,447 Ulm, MT $47,042 Valier, MT $46,564 Vaughn, MT $46,989 Winifred, MT $46,564 Havre, MT $46,564

Big Sandy, MT $46,564 Box Elder, MT $46,564 Chester, MT $46,564 Chinook, MT $46,564 Dodson, MT $46,564 Gildford, MT $46,564 Harlem, MT $46,564 Hays, MT $46,564

Hingham, MT $46,564 Hogeland, MT $46,564 Inverness, MT $46,564 Joplin, MT $46,564 Kremlin, MT $46,564 Lloyd, MT $46,564 Loring, MT $46,564 Malta, MT $48,576

Rudyard, MT $46,564 Turner, MT $46,564 Whitewater, MT $48,576 Whitlash, MT $46,564 Zortman, MT $48,576 Zurich, MT $46,564 Helena, MT $46,161 Basin, MT $45,364

Boulder, MT $45,364 Canyon Creek, MT $45,524 Clancy, MT $45,948 East Helena, MT $46,002 Fort Harrison, MT $46,161 Jefferson City, MT $45,577 Lincoln, MT $45,364 Marysville, MT $45,842

Radersburg, MT $45,364 Ringling, MT $45,364 Toston, MT $45,364 Townsend, MT $45,364 White Sulphur Springs, MT $45,364 Winston, MT $45,364 Wolf Creek, MT $45,364 Butte, MT $45,364

Alder, MT $46,357 Anaconda, MT $45,364 Avon, MT $45,364 Belgrade, MT $45,364 Bozeman, MT $45,364 Big Sky, MT $45,364 Cameron, MT $48,810 Cardwell, MT $45,364

Deer Lodge, MT $45,364 Dell, MT $47,355 Dillon, MT $46,357 Divide, MT $45,364 Elliston, MT $45,577 Ennis, MT $45,364 Gallatin Gateway, MT $45,364 Garrison, MT $45,364

Glen, MT $45,364 Gold Creek, MT $45,364 Harrison, MT $45,364 Jackson, MT $45,364 Lima, MT $47,355 Mc Allister, MT $45,364 Manhattan, MT $45,364 Melrose, MT $45,364

Norris, MT $45,364 Polaris, MT $45,364 Pony, MT $45,364 Ramsay, MT $45,364 Sheridan, MT $45,364 Silver Star, MT $45,364 Three Forks, MT $45,364 Twin Bridges, MT $45,364

Virginia City, MT $45,364 Warm Springs, MT $45,364 West Yellowstone, MT $50,530 Whitehall, MT $45,364 Willow Creek, MT $45,364 Wisdom, MT $45,364 Wise River, MT $45,364 Missoula, MT $45,364

Human Resources Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Human Resources Associate'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 January 01, 2026

$44,984

Average $50,121/year

$57,533

$3,749

Average $4,177/month

$4,794

$865

Average $964/week

$1,106

$22

Average $24/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,533	$4,794	$1,106	$28
Average	$50,121	$4,177	$964	$24
25th Percentile	$44,984	$3,749	$865	$22

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