Drywaller Painter Salary in Montana

How much does a Drywaller Painter make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Drywaller Painter in Montana is $58,138 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,022
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,552 to $66,976
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,646

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Drywaller Painter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,976	$5,581	$1,288	$32
Average	$58,138	$4,845	$1,118	$28
25th Percentile	$50,552	$4,213	$972	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Drywaller Painter Salaries

A Drywaller Painter'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 Drywaller Painter 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 Drywaller Painters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,182.
California: $67,923.
Massachusetts: $67,018.

District of Columbia $68,182 California $67,923 Massachusetts $67,018 Washington $66,772 New Jersey $66,747 Alaska $66,661 Connecticut $65,811 New York $65,466

Hawaii $64,364 Rhode Island $63,846 Maryland $63,495 Minnesota $63,015 Colorado $62,830 Illinois $62,769 Oregon $62,535 Delaware $62,362

New Hampshire $62,254 Virginia $62,011 Pennsylvania $61,303 Nevada $60,946 North Dakota $60,829 Michigan $60,644 Wisconsin $60,577 Vermont $60,441

Texas $60,065 Maine $60,041 Arizona $60,004 Ohio $59,961 Georgia $59,394 Indiana $59,111 Wyoming $59,056 Utah $58,969

Iowa $58,932 Kansas $58,637 Louisiana $58,551 North Carolina $58,520 Missouri $58,507 Florida $58,267 Montana $58,138 Nebraska $58,015

Kentucky $57,947 South Carolina $57,701 Tennessee $57,547 Idaho $57,485 New Mexico $57,036 Oklahoma $56,937 Alabama $56,574 South Dakota $55,964

Arkansas $55,632 West Virginia $55,453 Mississippi $54,917

Top Paying Cities for Drywaller Painters

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: $57,784
Acton: $59,183
Ashland: $57,740

Absarokee, MT $57,784 Acton, MT $59,183 Ashland, MT $57,740 Ballantine, MT $59,092 Bearcreek, MT $57,776 Belfry, MT $57,834 Bighorn, MT $57,645 Big Timber, MT $57,736

Birney, MT $57,699 Boyd, MT $58,304 Bridger, MT $58,078 Broadview, MT $58,855 Busby, MT $57,764 Clyde Park, MT $57,746 Columbus, MT $58,221 Cooke City, MT $57,634

Crow Agency, MT $57,813 Custer, MT $57,829 Decker, MT $57,754 Edgar, MT $58,963 Emigrant, MT $57,741 Fishtail, MT $57,692 Fromberg, MT $58,730 Gardiner, MT $57,743

Garryowen, MT $57,791 Grass Range, MT $57,683 Greycliff, MT $57,740 Hardin, MT $58,294 Fort Smith, MT $58,113 Harlowton, MT $57,716 Huntley, MT $59,384 Hysham, MT $57,674

Ingomar, MT $57,565 Joliet, MT $58,737 Lame Deer, MT $57,798 Laurel, MT $59,366 Lavina, MT $57,877 Livingston, MT $57,810 Lodge Grass, MT $57,823 Mc Leod, MT $57,615

Martinsdale, MT $57,653 Melstone, MT $57,674 Melville, MT $57,631 Molt, MT $59,017 Mosby, MT $57,595 Musselshell, MT $57,655 Nye, MT $57,685 Otter, MT $57,741

Park City, MT $58,959 Pompeys Pillar, MT $58,725 Pray, MT $57,712 Pryor, MT $58,759 Rapelje, MT $58,079 Red Lodge, MT $57,788 Reed Point, MT $57,716 Roberts, MT $58,032

Roscoe, MT $57,674 Roundup, MT $57,783 Ryegate, MT $57,664 Saint Xavier, MT $58,060 Sanders, MT $57,744 Sand Springs, MT $57,601 Shawmut, MT $57,645 Shepherd, MT $59,124

Silver Gate, MT $57,789 Springdale, MT $57,703 Sumatra, MT $57,601 Teigen, MT $57,685 Two Dot, MT $57,639 Wilsall, MT $57,690 Winnett, MT $57,643 Worden, MT $58,653

Wyola, MT $57,849 Billings, MT $59,435 Baker, MT $57,940 Wolf Point, MT $57,742 Antelope, MT $57,812 Bainville, MT $58,011 Brockton, MT $57,713 Brockway, MT $57,633

Circle, MT $57,677 Crane, MT $58,051 Culbertson, MT $57,840 Dagmar, MT $57,867 Fairview, MT $58,035 Flaxville, MT $57,668 Fort Peck, MT $57,640 Frazer, MT $57,707

Froid, MT $57,762 Glasgow, MT $57,738 Saint Marie, MT $57,983 Glentana, MT $57,641 Hinsdale, MT $57,628 Homestead, MT $57,762 Lambert, MT $57,727 Larslan, MT $57,632

Medicine Lake, MT $57,754 Nashua, MT $57,708 Opheim, MT $57,624 Outlook, MT $57,711 Peerless, MT $57,635 Plentywood, MT $57,802 Poplar, MT $57,752 Raymond, MT $57,759

Redstone, MT $57,637 Reserve, MT $57,693 Richey, MT $57,660 Richland, MT $57,628 Saco, MT $57,661 Savage, MT $57,832 Scobey, MT $57,713 Sidney, MT $58,049

Vandalia, MT $57,655 Vida, MT $57,674 Westby, MT $57,856 Whitetail, MT $57,627 Miles City, MT $57,747 Alzada, MT $57,697 Angela, MT $57,593 Alberton, MT $57,679

Arlee, MT $57,700 Bonner, MT $57,681 Charlo, MT $57,717 Clinton, MT $57,720 Condon, MT $57,616 Conner, MT $57,730 Corvallis, MT $57,807 Darby, MT $57,619

De Borgia, MT $57,500 Dixon, MT $57,666 Drummond, MT $57,697 Florence, MT $57,793 Frenchtown, MT $57,770 Grantsdale, MT $57,776 Hall, MT $57,685 Hamilton, MT $57,777

Pinesdale, MT $57,909 Haugan, MT $57,486 Helmville, MT $57,573 Heron, MT $57,508 Hot Springs, MT $57,613 Huson, MT $57,693 Lolo, MT $57,759 Lonepine, MT $57,634

Milltown, MT $57,905 Noxon, MT $57,485 Ovando, MT $57,566 Pablo, MT $57,923 Paradise, MT $57,699 Philipsburg, MT $57,685 Plains, MT $57,653 Polson, MT $57,743

Ravalli, MT $57,706 Ronan, MT $57,751 Saint Ignatius, MT $57,736 Saint Regis, MT $57,613 Saltese, MT $57,463 Seeley Lake, MT $57,713 Stevensville, MT $57,805 Sula, MT $57,599

Superior, MT $57,655 Thompson Falls, MT $57,573 Trout Creek, MT $57,520 Victor, MT $57,769 Kalispell, MT $57,793 Big Arm, MT $57,717 Bigfork, MT $57,714 Columbia Falls, MT $57,788

Coram, MT $57,713 Dayton, MT $57,725 Elmo, MT $57,657 Essex, MT $57,619 Eureka, MT $57,730 Fortine, MT $57,674 Hungry Horse, MT $57,854 Kila, MT $57,667

Lake Mc Donald, MT $57,720 Lakeside, MT $57,762 Libby, MT $57,643 Marion, MT $57,635 Martin City, MT $57,760 Olney, MT $57,627 Polebridge, MT $57,526 Proctor, MT $57,640

Rexford, MT $57,683 Rollins, MT $57,675 Somers, MT $57,755 Stryker, MT $57,616 Trego, MT $57,659 Troy, MT $57,485 West Glacier, MT $57,544 Whitefish, MT $57,759

Bloomfield, MT $57,692 Boyes, MT $57,710 Broadus, MT $57,727 Brusett, MT $57,635 Capitol, MT $57,589 Cohagen, MT $57,613 Colstrip, MT $57,848 Ekalaka, MT $57,714

Fallon, MT $57,775 Forsyth, MT $57,698 Glendive, MT $57,889 Hammond, MT $57,674 Hathaway, MT $57,738 Ismay, MT $57,692 Jordan, MT $57,647 Kinsey, MT $57,716

Lindsay, MT $57,643 Mildred, MT $57,774 Olive, MT $57,655 Plevna, MT $57,824 Powderville, MT $57,599 Rosebud, MT $57,627 Terry, MT $57,665 Volborg, MT $57,628

Wibaux, MT $57,866 Willard, MT $57,843 Great Falls, MT $55,256 Malmstrom A F B, MT $55,256 Augusta, MT $57,626 Babb, MT $57,647 Belt, MT $55,934 Black Eagle, MT $55,256

Brady, MT $57,078 Browning, MT $57,724 Buffalo, MT $57,680 Bynum, MT $57,672 Carter, MT $56,215 Cascade, MT $56,993 Choteau, MT $57,674 Coffee Creek, MT $57,678

Conrad, MT $57,726 Cut Bank, MT $57,687 Denton, MT $57,664 Dupuyer, MT $57,619 Dutton, MT $56,425 East Glacier Park, MT $57,595 Ethridge, MT $57,613 Fairfield, MT $57,219

Floweree, MT $55,372 Forest Grove, MT $57,656 Fort Benton, MT $57,259 Fort Shaw, MT $56,012 Galata, MT $57,628 Geraldine, MT $57,653 Geyser, MT $57,238 Heart Butte, MT $57,723

Highwood, MT $56,014 Hilger, MT $57,679 Hobson, MT $57,687 Judith Gap, MT $57,675 Kevin, MT $57,666 Ledger, MT $57,640 Lewistown, MT $57,780 Loma, MT $57,652

Lothair, MT $57,647 Moccasin, MT $57,690 Monarch, MT $57,052 Moore, MT $57,722 Neihart, MT $57,477 Oilmont, MT $57,636 Pendroy, MT $57,619 Power, MT $55,795

Raynesford, MT $56,985 Roy, MT $57,626 Sand Coulee, MT $55,256 Shelby, MT $57,727 Simms, MT $56,448 Stanford, MT $57,683 Stockett, MT $55,825 Sunburst, MT $57,687

Sun River, MT $55,722 Sweet Grass, MT $57,651 Biddle, MT $57,748 Ulm, MT $55,282 Valier, MT $57,678 Vaughn, MT $55,484 Winifred, MT $57,658 Havre, MT $57,767

Big Sandy, MT $57,669 Box Elder, MT $57,784 Chester, MT $57,677 Chinook, MT $57,688 Dodson, MT $57,666 Gildford, MT $57,656 Harlem, MT $57,736 Hays, MT $57,759

Hingham, MT $57,657 Hogeland, MT $57,647 Inverness, MT $57,643 Joplin, MT $57,657 Kremlin, MT $57,655 Lloyd, MT $57,571 Loring, MT $57,625 Malta, MT $57,697

Rudyard, MT $57,670 Turner, MT $57,661 Whitewater, MT $57,635 Whitlash, MT $57,595 Zortman, MT $57,703 Zurich, MT $57,624 Helena, MT $55,096 Basin, MT $56,300

Boulder, MT $56,916 Canyon Creek, MT $55,710 Clancy, MT $55,189 East Helena, MT $55,059 Fort Harrison, MT $55,059 Jefferson City, MT $55,585 Lincoln, MT $57,671 Marysville, MT $55,643

Radersburg, MT $57,007 Ringling, MT $57,607 Toston, MT $57,227 Townsend, MT $56,378 White Sulphur Springs, MT $57,438 Winston, MT $55,700 Wolf Creek, MT $56,875 Butte, MT $57,669

Alder, MT $57,649 Anaconda, MT $57,796 Avon, MT $56,259 Belgrade, MT $57,865 Bozeman, MT $57,902 Big Sky, MT $57,859 Cameron, MT $57,611 Cardwell, MT $57,736

Deer Lodge, MT $57,318 Dell, MT $57,453 Dillon, MT $57,693 Divide, MT $57,677 Elliston, MT $55,791 Ennis, MT $57,771 Gallatin Gateway, MT $57,738 Garrison, MT $57,035

Glen, MT $57,675 Gold Creek, MT $57,416 Harrison, MT $57,752 Jackson, MT $57,527 Lima, MT $57,494 Mc Allister, MT $57,760 Manhattan, MT $57,849 Melrose, MT $57,682

Norris, MT $57,681 Polaris, MT $57,611 Pony, MT $57,764 Ramsay, MT $57,794 Sheridan, MT $57,784 Silver Star, MT $57,783 Three Forks, MT $57,803 Twin Bridges, MT $57,735

Virginia City, MT $57,755 Warm Springs, MT $57,788 West Yellowstone, MT $57,723 Whitehall, MT $57,795 Willow Creek, MT $57,778 Wisdom, MT $57,541 Wise River, MT $57,642 Missoula, MT $57,992

Drywaller Painter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Drywaller Painter roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Drywaller Painter positions in MFG Nondurable or Energy & Utilities typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Drywaller Painter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Drywaller Painter

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$69,766	$34.0	20%
Financial Services	$66,859	$32.0	15%
Telecom	$66,859	$32.0	15%
Biotechnology	$63,952	$31.0	10%
MFG Durable	$63,952	$31.0	10%

Drywaller Painter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Drywaller Painter'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

$50,552

Average $58,138/year

$66,976

$4,213

Average $4,845/month

$5,581

$972

Average $1,118/week

$1,288

$24

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,976	$5,581	$1,288	$32
Average	$58,138	$4,845	$1,118	$28
25th Percentile	$50,552	$4,213	$972	$24

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