Instructor Salary in Montana

How much does an Instructor make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Instructor in Montana is $60,922 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,804
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,920 to $67,665
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,545

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Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,665	$5,639	$1,301	$33
Average	$60,922	$5,077	$1,172	$29
25th Percentile	$53,920	$4,493	$1,037	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Instructor Salaries

An Instructor'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 Do Instructor 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 Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,446.
California: $71,175.
Massachusetts: $70,227.

District of Columbia $71,446 California $71,175 Massachusetts $70,227 Washington $69,969 New Jersey $69,943 Alaska $69,853 Connecticut $68,962 New York $68,601

Hawaii $67,446 Rhode Island $66,904 Maryland $66,536 Minnesota $66,032 Colorado $65,839 Illinois $65,774 Oregon $65,529 Delaware $65,348

New Hampshire $65,235 Virginia $64,981 Pennsylvania $64,239 Nevada $63,864 North Dakota $63,742 Michigan $63,548 Wisconsin $63,477 Vermont $63,335

Texas $62,941 Maine $62,916 Arizona $62,877 Ohio $62,832 Georgia $62,238 Indiana $61,941 Wyoming $61,883 Utah $61,793

Iowa $61,754 Kansas $61,444 Louisiana $61,354 North Carolina $61,322 Missouri $61,309 Florida $61,057 Montana $60,922 Nebraska $60,793

Kentucky $60,722 South Carolina $60,464 Tennessee $60,302 Idaho $60,238 New Mexico $59,767 Oklahoma $59,663 Alabama $59,283 South Dakota $58,644

Arkansas $58,295 West Virginia $58,108 Mississippi $57,547

Top Paying Cities for Instructors

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: $60,551
Acton: $62,017
Ashland: $60,504

Absarokee, MT $60,551 Acton, MT $62,017 Ashland, MT $60,504 Ballantine, MT $61,922 Bearcreek, MT $60,542 Belfry, MT $60,604 Bighorn, MT $60,405 Big Timber, MT $60,500

Birney, MT $60,462 Boyd, MT $61,096 Bridger, MT $60,859 Broadview, MT $61,673 Busby, MT $60,530 Clyde Park, MT $60,511 Columbus, MT $61,009 Cooke City, MT $60,393

Crow Agency, MT $60,582 Custer, MT $60,598 Decker, MT $60,519 Edgar, MT $61,786 Emigrant, MT $60,506 Fishtail, MT $60,455 Fromberg, MT $61,543 Gardiner, MT $60,508

Garryowen, MT $60,558 Grass Range, MT $60,446 Greycliff, MT $60,504 Hardin, MT $61,085 Fort Smith, MT $60,895 Harlowton, MT $60,479 Huntley, MT $62,227 Hysham, MT $60,436

Ingomar, MT $60,321 Joliet, MT $61,550 Lame Deer, MT $60,566 Laurel, MT $62,209 Lavina, MT $60,648 Livingston, MT $60,578 Lodge Grass, MT $60,592 Mc Leod, MT $60,374

Martinsdale, MT $60,413 Melstone, MT $60,436 Melville, MT $60,390 Molt, MT $61,843 Mosby, MT $60,353 Musselshell, MT $60,415 Nye, MT $60,447 Otter, MT $60,506

Park City, MT $61,782 Pompeys Pillar, MT $61,537 Pray, MT $60,475 Pryor, MT $61,572 Rapelje, MT $60,860 Red Lodge, MT $60,555 Reed Point, MT $60,480 Roberts, MT $60,811

Roscoe, MT $60,435 Roundup, MT $60,550 Ryegate, MT $60,425 Saint Xavier, MT $60,840 Sanders, MT $60,509 Sand Springs, MT $60,359 Shawmut, MT $60,406 Shepherd, MT $61,955

Silver Gate, MT $60,556 Springdale, MT $60,466 Sumatra, MT $60,359 Teigen, MT $60,447 Two Dot, MT $60,399 Wilsall, MT $60,453 Winnett, MT $60,404 Worden, MT $61,461

Wyola, MT $60,618 Billings, MT $62,281 Baker, MT $60,715 Wolf Point, MT $60,507 Antelope, MT $60,580 Bainville, MT $60,789 Brockton, MT $60,476 Brockway, MT $60,393

Circle, MT $60,438 Crane, MT $60,831 Culbertson, MT $60,609 Dagmar, MT $60,638 Fairview, MT $60,814 Flaxville, MT $60,429 Fort Peck, MT $60,400 Frazer, MT $60,470

Froid, MT $60,528 Glasgow, MT $60,502 Saint Marie, MT $60,759 Glentana, MT $60,401 Hinsdale, MT $60,387 Homestead, MT $60,528 Lambert, MT $60,491 Larslan, MT $60,392

Medicine Lake, MT $60,520 Nashua, MT $60,471 Opheim, MT $60,383 Outlook, MT $60,474 Peerless, MT $60,395 Plentywood, MT $60,569 Poplar, MT $60,518 Raymond, MT $60,524

Redstone, MT $60,396 Reserve, MT $60,456 Richey, MT $60,421 Richland, MT $60,387 Saco, MT $60,422 Savage, MT $60,601 Scobey, MT $60,476 Sidney, MT $60,829

Vandalia, MT $60,416 Vida, MT $60,435 Westby, MT $60,626 Whitetail, MT $60,386 Miles City, MT $60,512 Alzada, MT $60,460 Angela, MT $60,351 Alberton, MT $60,440

Arlee, MT $60,463 Bonner, MT $60,443 Charlo, MT $60,480 Clinton, MT $60,484 Condon, MT $60,375 Conner, MT $60,495 Corvallis, MT $60,575 Darby, MT $60,378

De Borgia, MT $60,253 Dixon, MT $60,427 Drummond, MT $60,460 Florence, MT $60,560 Frenchtown, MT $60,536 Grantsdale, MT $60,542 Hall, MT $60,447 Hamilton, MT $60,544

Pinesdale, MT $60,682 Haugan, MT $60,239 Helmville, MT $60,329 Heron, MT $60,262 Hot Springs, MT $60,371 Huson, MT $60,456 Lolo, MT $60,524 Lonepine, MT $60,393

Milltown, MT $60,677 Noxon, MT $60,237 Ovando, MT $60,323 Pablo, MT $60,697 Paradise, MT $60,462 Philipsburg, MT $60,447 Plains, MT $60,413 Polson, MT $60,508

Ravalli, MT $60,469 Ronan, MT $60,516 Saint Ignatius, MT $60,501 Saint Regis, MT $60,372 Saltese, MT $60,214 Seeley Lake, MT $60,476 Stevensville, MT $60,573 Sula, MT $60,357

Superior, MT $60,416 Thompson Falls, MT $60,330 Trout Creek, MT $60,274 Victor, MT $60,535 Kalispell, MT $60,560 Big Arm, MT $60,480 Bigfork, MT $60,478 Columbia Falls, MT $60,555

Coram, MT $60,476 Dayton, MT $60,489 Elmo, MT $60,418 Essex, MT $60,378 Eureka, MT $60,495 Fortine, MT $60,435 Hungry Horse, MT $60,624 Kila, MT $60,429

Lake Mc Donald, MT $60,484 Lakeside, MT $60,528 Libby, MT $60,404 Marion, MT $60,395 Martin City, MT $60,526 Olney, MT $60,386 Polebridge, MT $60,280 Proctor, MT $60,400

Rexford, MT $60,446 Rollins, MT $60,437 Somers, MT $60,520 Stryker, MT $60,375 Trego, MT $60,420 Troy, MT $60,237 West Glacier, MT $60,299 Whitefish, MT $60,524

Bloomfield, MT $60,454 Boyes, MT $60,473 Broadus, MT $60,491 Brusett, MT $60,395 Capitol, MT $60,347 Cohagen, MT $60,372 Colstrip, MT $60,618 Ekalaka, MT $60,477

Fallon, MT $60,541 Forsyth, MT $60,461 Glendive, MT $60,661 Hammond, MT $60,435 Hathaway, MT $60,502 Ismay, MT $60,454 Jordan, MT $60,407 Kinsey, MT $60,480

Lindsay, MT $60,404 Mildred, MT $60,540 Olive, MT $60,416 Plevna, MT $60,593 Powderville, MT $60,356 Rosebud, MT $60,386 Terry, MT $60,426 Volborg, MT $60,387

Wibaux, MT $60,637 Willard, MT $60,613 Great Falls, MT $57,902 Malmstrom A F B, MT $57,902 Augusta, MT $60,385 Babb, MT $60,407 Belt, MT $58,612 Black Eagle, MT $57,902

Brady, MT $59,811 Browning, MT $60,488 Buffalo, MT $60,442 Bynum, MT $60,434 Carter, MT $58,907 Cascade, MT $59,721 Choteau, MT $60,435 Coffee Creek, MT $60,440

Conrad, MT $60,490 Cut Bank, MT $60,449 Denton, MT $60,426 Dupuyer, MT $60,378 Dutton, MT $59,127 East Glacier Park, MT $60,353 Ethridge, MT $60,371 Fairfield, MT $59,958

Floweree, MT $58,023 Forest Grove, MT $60,416 Fort Benton, MT $60,000 Fort Shaw, MT $58,694 Galata, MT $60,387 Geraldine, MT $60,413 Geyser, MT $59,978 Heart Butte, MT $60,487

Highwood, MT $58,696 Hilger, MT $60,440 Hobson, MT $60,449 Judith Gap, MT $60,437 Kevin, MT $60,427 Ledger, MT $60,400 Lewistown, MT $60,547 Loma, MT $60,413

Lothair, MT $60,407 Moccasin, MT $60,453 Monarch, MT $59,783 Moore, MT $60,486 Neihart, MT $60,229 Oilmont, MT $60,396 Pendroy, MT $60,378 Power, MT $58,467

Raynesford, MT $59,714 Roy, MT $60,385 Sand Coulee, MT $57,902 Shelby, MT $60,491 Simms, MT $59,151 Stanford, MT $60,446 Stockett, MT $58,498 Sunburst, MT $60,449

Sun River, MT $58,390 Sweet Grass, MT $60,411 Biddle, MT $60,513 Ulm, MT $57,930 Valier, MT $60,440 Vaughn, MT $58,141 Winifred, MT $60,418 Havre, MT $60,533

Big Sandy, MT $60,431 Box Elder, MT $60,551 Chester, MT $60,439 Chinook, MT $60,450 Dodson, MT $60,427 Gildford, MT $60,417 Harlem, MT $60,500 Hays, MT $60,525

Hingham, MT $60,418 Hogeland, MT $60,407 Inverness, MT $60,403 Joplin, MT $60,418 Kremlin, MT $60,416 Lloyd, MT $60,327 Loring, MT $60,384 Malta, MT $60,460

Rudyard, MT $60,431 Turner, MT $60,422 Whitewater, MT $60,395 Whitlash, MT $60,353 Zortman, MT $60,466 Zurich, MT $60,383 Helena, MT $57,734 Basin, MT $58,996

Boulder, MT $59,641 Canyon Creek, MT $58,378 Clancy, MT $57,832 East Helena, MT $57,695 Fort Harrison, MT $57,695 Jefferson City, MT $58,247 Lincoln, MT $60,433 Marysville, MT $58,307

Radersburg, MT $59,737 Ringling, MT $60,365 Toston, MT $59,967 Townsend, MT $59,077 White Sulphur Springs, MT $60,188 Winston, MT $58,367 Wolf Creek, MT $59,598 Butte, MT $60,430

Alder, MT $60,409 Anaconda, MT $60,564 Avon, MT $58,953 Belgrade, MT $60,636 Bozeman, MT $60,675 Big Sky, MT $60,629 Cameron, MT $60,369 Cardwell, MT $60,500

Deer Lodge, MT $60,063 Dell, MT $60,204 Dillon, MT $60,456 Divide, MT $60,439 Elliston, MT $58,462 Ennis, MT $60,537 Gallatin Gateway, MT $60,502 Garrison, MT $59,766

Glen, MT $60,436 Gold Creek, MT $60,165 Harrison, MT $60,517 Jackson, MT $60,282 Lima, MT $60,247 Mc Allister, MT $60,526 Manhattan, MT $60,618 Melrose, MT $60,444

Norris, MT $60,443 Polaris, MT $60,370 Pony, MT $60,530 Ramsay, MT $60,562 Sheridan, MT $60,551 Silver Star, MT $60,549 Three Forks, MT $60,571 Twin Bridges, MT $60,499

Virginia City, MT $60,520 Warm Springs, MT $60,555 West Yellowstone, MT $60,487 Whitehall, MT $60,562 Willow Creek, MT $60,544 Wisdom, MT $60,296 Wise River, MT $60,402 Missoula, MT $60,769

Instructor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Instructor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 31% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 16% above the average. In contrast, Instructor positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Chemicals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Instructor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Instructor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$70,669	$34.0	16%
Biotechnology	$68,232	$33.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$68,232	$33.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$65,795	$32.0	8%
Construction	$63,968	$31.0	5%

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

Understanding how an Instructor'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

$53,920

Average $60,922/year

$67,665

$4,493

Average $5,077/month

$5,639

$1,037

Average $1,172/week

$1,301

$26

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,665	$5,639	$1,301	$33
Average	$60,922	$5,077	$1,172	$29
25th Percentile	$53,920	$4,493	$1,037	$26

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