Mill Operator Salary in Montana

How much does a Mill Operator make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mill Operator in Montana is $57,494 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,347
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,488 to $63,699
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,020

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Mill Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,699	$5,308	$1,225	$31
Average	$57,494	$4,791	$1,106	$28
25th Percentile	$51,488	$4,291	$990	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Mill Operator Salaries

A Mill Operator'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 Mill Operator 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 Mill Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,427.
California: $67,171.
Massachusetts: $66,276.

District of Columbia $67,427 California $67,171 Massachusetts $66,276 Washington $66,032 New Jersey $66,008 Alaska $65,923 Connecticut $65,082 New York $64,741

Hawaii $63,651 Rhode Island $63,139 Maryland $62,792 Minnesota $62,317 Colorado $62,135 Illinois $62,074 Oregon $61,842 Delaware $61,672

New Hampshire $61,565 Virginia $61,325 Pennsylvania $60,624 Nevada $60,271 North Dakota $60,155 Michigan $59,973 Wisconsin $59,906 Vermont $59,772

Texas $59,400 Maine $59,376 Arizona $59,339 Ohio $59,297 Georgia $58,737 Indiana $58,456 Wyoming $58,402 Utah $58,316

Iowa $58,280 Kansas $57,987 Louisiana $57,902 North Carolina $57,872 Missouri $57,860 Florida $57,622 Montana $57,494 Nebraska $57,372

Kentucky $57,305 South Carolina $57,062 Tennessee $56,910 Idaho $56,849 New Mexico $56,404 Oklahoma $56,307 Alabama $55,947 South Dakota $55,344

Arkansas $55,016 West Virginia $54,839 Mississippi $54,309

Top Paying Cities for Mill Operators

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: $57,144
Acton: $58,528
Ashland: $57,100

Absarokee, MT $57,144 Acton, MT $58,528 Ashland, MT $57,100 Ballantine, MT $58,438 Bearcreek, MT $57,136 Belfry, MT $57,194 Bighorn, MT $57,006 Big Timber, MT $57,097

Birney, MT $57,060 Boyd, MT $57,659 Bridger, MT $57,435 Broadview, MT $58,204 Busby, MT $57,125 Clyde Park, MT $57,107 Columbus, MT $57,576 Cooke City, MT $56,995

Crow Agency, MT $57,173 Custer, MT $57,188 Decker, MT $57,114 Edgar, MT $58,310 Emigrant, MT $57,102 Fishtail, MT $57,053 Fromberg, MT $58,080 Gardiner, MT $57,104

Garryowen, MT $57,151 Grass Range, MT $57,045 Greycliff, MT $57,100 Hardin, MT $57,648 Fort Smith, MT $57,469 Harlowton, MT $57,076 Huntley, MT $58,726 Hysham, MT $57,036

Ingomar, MT $56,927 Joliet, MT $58,087 Lame Deer, MT $57,158 Laurel, MT $58,709 Lavina, MT $57,236 Livingston, MT $57,170 Lodge Grass, MT $57,183 Mc Leod, MT $56,977

Martinsdale, MT $57,014 Melstone, MT $57,036 Melville, MT $56,992 Molt, MT $58,363 Mosby, MT $56,957 Musselshell, MT $57,016 Nye, MT $57,047 Otter, MT $57,101

Park City, MT $58,306 Pompeys Pillar, MT $58,075 Pray, MT $57,073 Pryor, MT $58,108 Rapelje, MT $57,436 Red Lodge, MT $57,148 Reed Point, MT $57,077 Roberts, MT $57,389

Roscoe, MT $57,035 Roundup, MT $57,143 Ryegate, MT $57,025 Saint Xavier, MT $57,417 Sanders, MT $57,105 Sand Springs, MT $56,963 Shawmut, MT $57,007 Shepherd, MT $58,469

Silver Gate, MT $57,149 Springdale, MT $57,064 Sumatra, MT $56,963 Teigen, MT $57,046 Two Dot, MT $57,001 Wilsall, MT $57,051 Winnett, MT $57,005 Worden, MT $58,003

Wyola, MT $57,208 Billings, MT $58,777 Baker, MT $57,299 Wolf Point, MT $57,103 Antelope, MT $57,172 Bainville, MT $57,369 Brockton, MT $57,074 Brockway, MT $56,995

Circle, MT $57,038 Crane, MT $57,408 Culbertson, MT $57,199 Dagmar, MT $57,226 Fairview, MT $57,392 Flaxville, MT $57,030 Fort Peck, MT $57,002 Frazer, MT $57,068

Froid, MT $57,123 Glasgow, MT $57,098 Saint Marie, MT $57,341 Glentana, MT $57,003 Hinsdale, MT $56,990 Homestead, MT $57,123 Lambert, MT $57,088 Larslan, MT $56,994

Medicine Lake, MT $57,115 Nashua, MT $57,068 Opheim, MT $56,986 Outlook, MT $57,072 Peerless, MT $56,997 Plentywood, MT $57,162 Poplar, MT $57,113 Raymond, MT $57,119

Redstone, MT $56,998 Reserve, MT $57,054 Richey, MT $57,022 Richland, MT $56,990 Saco, MT $57,023 Savage, MT $57,192 Scobey, MT $57,074 Sidney, MT $57,406

Vandalia, MT $57,017 Vida, MT $57,035 Westby, MT $57,215 Whitetail, MT $56,989 Miles City, MT $57,107 Alzada, MT $57,058 Angela, MT $56,955 Alberton, MT $57,040

Arlee, MT $57,061 Bonner, MT $57,042 Charlo, MT $57,078 Clinton, MT $57,081 Condon, MT $56,978 Conner, MT $57,091 Corvallis, MT $57,167 Darby, MT $56,981

De Borgia, MT $56,863 Dixon, MT $57,027 Drummond, MT $57,058 Florence, MT $57,153 Frenchtown, MT $57,130 Grantsdale, MT $57,136 Hall, MT $57,047 Hamilton, MT $57,137

Pinesdale, MT $57,268 Haugan, MT $56,850 Helmville, MT $56,935 Heron, MT $56,871 Hot Springs, MT $56,975 Huson, MT $57,054 Lolo, MT $57,119 Lonepine, MT $56,995

Milltown, MT $57,263 Noxon, MT $56,848 Ovando, MT $56,929 Pablo, MT $57,282 Paradise, MT $57,060 Philipsburg, MT $57,047 Plains, MT $57,014 Polson, MT $57,104

Ravalli, MT $57,067 Ronan, MT $57,111 Saint Ignatius, MT $57,097 Saint Regis, MT $56,975 Saltese, MT $56,827 Seeley Lake, MT $57,074 Stevensville, MT $57,165 Sula, MT $56,961

Superior, MT $57,017 Thompson Falls, MT $56,936 Trout Creek, MT $56,883 Victor, MT $57,129 Kalispell, MT $57,153 Big Arm, MT $57,078 Bigfork, MT $57,075 Columbia Falls, MT $57,148

Coram, MT $57,074 Dayton, MT $57,086 Elmo, MT $57,019 Essex, MT $56,981 Eureka, MT $57,091 Fortine, MT $57,035 Hungry Horse, MT $57,213 Kila, MT $57,029

Lake Mc Donald, MT $57,081 Lakeside, MT $57,123 Libby, MT $57,005 Marion, MT $56,997 Martin City, MT $57,121 Olney, MT $56,989 Polebridge, MT $56,889 Proctor, MT $57,002

Rexford, MT $57,045 Rollins, MT $57,037 Somers, MT $57,115 Stryker, MT $56,978 Trego, MT $57,021 Troy, MT $56,848 West Glacier, MT $56,907 Whitefish, MT $57,119

Bloomfield, MT $57,053 Boyes, MT $57,071 Broadus, MT $57,088 Brusett, MT $56,997 Capitol, MT $56,952 Cohagen, MT $56,975 Colstrip, MT $57,207 Ekalaka, MT $57,075

Fallon, MT $57,135 Forsyth, MT $57,059 Glendive, MT $57,248 Hammond, MT $57,035 Hathaway, MT $57,098 Ismay, MT $57,053 Jordan, MT $57,009 Kinsey, MT $57,077

Lindsay, MT $57,005 Mildred, MT $57,134 Olive, MT $57,017 Plevna, MT $57,184 Powderville, MT $56,961 Rosebud, MT $56,989 Terry, MT $57,026 Volborg, MT $56,990

Wibaux, MT $57,226 Willard, MT $57,202 Great Falls, MT $54,644 Malmstrom A F B, MT $54,644 Augusta, MT $56,988 Babb, MT $57,008 Belt, MT $55,315 Black Eagle, MT $54,644

Brady, MT $56,446 Browning, MT $57,085 Buffalo, MT $57,041 Bynum, MT $57,034 Carter, MT $55,593 Cascade, MT $56,361 Choteau, MT $57,035 Coffee Creek, MT $57,039

Conrad, MT $57,087 Cut Bank, MT $57,048 Denton, MT $57,026 Dupuyer, MT $56,981 Dutton, MT $55,800 East Glacier Park, MT $56,957 Ethridge, MT $56,975 Fairfield, MT $56,585

Floweree, MT $54,759 Forest Grove, MT $57,017 Fort Benton, MT $56,625 Fort Shaw, MT $55,392 Galata, MT $56,990 Geraldine, MT $57,014 Geyser, MT $56,604 Heart Butte, MT $57,084

Highwood, MT $55,394 Hilger, MT $57,040 Hobson, MT $57,048 Judith Gap, MT $57,037 Kevin, MT $57,027 Ledger, MT $57,002 Lewistown, MT $57,140 Loma, MT $57,014

Lothair, MT $57,009 Moccasin, MT $57,051 Monarch, MT $56,420 Moore, MT $57,083 Neihart, MT $56,841 Oilmont, MT $56,998 Pendroy, MT $56,981 Power, MT $55,178

Raynesford, MT $56,354 Roy, MT $56,988 Sand Coulee, MT $54,644 Shelby, MT $57,088 Simms, MT $55,823 Stanford, MT $57,045 Stockett, MT $55,207 Sunburst, MT $57,048

Sun River, MT $55,105 Sweet Grass, MT $57,012 Biddle, MT $57,108 Ulm, MT $54,670 Valier, MT $57,039 Vaughn, MT $54,870 Winifred, MT $57,019 Havre, MT $57,127

Big Sandy, MT $57,031 Box Elder, MT $57,144 Chester, MT $57,039 Chinook, MT $57,049 Dodson, MT $57,028 Gildford, MT $57,018 Harlem, MT $57,097 Hays, MT $57,120

Hingham, MT $57,019 Hogeland, MT $57,009 Inverness, MT $57,005 Joplin, MT $57,019 Kremlin, MT $57,017 Lloyd, MT $56,933 Loring, MT $56,987 Malta, MT $57,058

Rudyard, MT $57,031 Turner, MT $57,022 Whitewater, MT $56,997 Whitlash, MT $56,958 Zortman, MT $57,064 Zurich, MT $56,986 Helena, MT $54,486 Basin, MT $55,676

Boulder, MT $56,286 Canyon Creek, MT $55,094 Clancy, MT $54,578 East Helena, MT $54,449 Fort Harrison, MT $54,449 Jefferson City, MT $54,970 Lincoln, MT $57,033 Marysville, MT $55,027

Radersburg, MT $56,376 Ringling, MT $56,969 Toston, MT $56,593 Townsend, MT $55,754 White Sulphur Springs, MT $56,802 Winston, MT $55,083 Wolf Creek, MT $56,245 Butte, MT $57,030

Alder, MT $57,011 Anaconda, MT $57,156 Avon, MT $55,636 Belgrade, MT $57,224 Bozeman, MT $57,261 Big Sky, MT $57,218 Cameron, MT $56,973 Cardwell, MT $57,097

Deer Lodge, MT $56,684 Dell, MT $56,817 Dillon, MT $57,054 Divide, MT $57,039 Elliston, MT $55,173 Ennis, MT $57,131 Gallatin Gateway, MT $57,098 Garrison, MT $56,403

Glen, MT $57,036 Gold Creek, MT $56,780 Harrison, MT $57,112 Jackson, MT $56,890 Lima, MT $56,858 Mc Allister, MT $57,120 Manhattan, MT $57,208 Melrose, MT $57,043

Norris, MT $57,042 Polaris, MT $56,973 Pony, MT $57,125 Ramsay, MT $57,154 Sheridan, MT $57,144 Silver Star, MT $57,143 Three Forks, MT $57,163 Twin Bridges, MT $57,095

Virginia City, MT $57,115 Warm Springs, MT $57,148 West Yellowstone, MT $57,084 Whitehall, MT $57,155 Willow Creek, MT $57,138 Wisdom, MT $56,904 Wise River, MT $57,004 Missoula, MT $57,350

Mill Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Mill Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 125% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 60% above the average. In contrast, Mill Operator positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Mill Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Mill Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$91,991	$44.0	60%
Energy & Utilities	$74,742	$36.0	30%
Biotechnology	$68,993	$33.0	20%
Chemicals	$63,244	$30.0	10%
Healthcare	$60,369	$29.0	5%

Mill Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mill Operator'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

$51,488

Average $57,494/year

$63,699

$4,291

Average $4,791/month

$5,308

$990

Average $1,106/week

$1,225

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,699	$5,308	$1,225	$31
Average	$57,494	$4,791	$1,106	$28
25th Percentile	$51,488	$4,291	$990	$25

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