Nurse Salary in Montana

How much does a Nurse make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nurse in Montana is $81,624 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,171
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,193 to $89,238
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,247

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Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,238	$7,437	$1,716	$43
Average	$81,624	$6,802	$1,570	$39
25th Percentile	$76,193	$6,349	$1,465	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Nurse Salaries

A Nurse'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 Nurse 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 Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,725.
California: $95,362.
Massachusetts: $94,091.

District of Columbia $95,725 California $95,362 Massachusetts $94,091 Washington $93,745 New Jersey $93,711 Alaska $93,590 Connecticut $92,397 New York $91,913

Hawaii $90,365 Rhode Island $89,639 Maryland $89,146 Minnesota $88,472 Colorado $88,212 Illinois $88,126 Oregon $87,797 Delaware $87,555

New Hampshire $87,403 Virginia $87,062 Pennsylvania $86,068 Nevada $85,567 North Dakota $85,402 Michigan $85,143 Wisconsin $85,048 Vermont $84,858

Texas $84,330 Maine $84,296 Arizona $84,244 Ohio $84,183 Georgia $83,388 Indiana $82,990 Wyoming $82,912 Utah $82,791

Iowa $82,739 Kansas $82,324 Louisiana $82,203 North Carolina $82,160 Missouri $82,143 Florida $81,806 Montana $81,624 Nebraska $81,451

Kentucky $81,356 South Carolina $81,010 Tennessee $80,794 Idaho $80,708 New Mexico $80,077 Oklahoma $79,938 Alabama $79,428 South Dakota $78,572

Arkansas $78,105 West Virginia $77,855 Mississippi $77,102

Top Paying Cities for Nurses

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: $81,127
Acton: $83,091
Ashland: $81,065

Absarokee, MT $81,127 Acton, MT $83,091 Ashland, MT $81,065 Ballantine, MT $82,964 Bearcreek, MT $81,116 Belfry, MT $81,198 Bighorn, MT $80,932 Big Timber, MT $81,060

Birney, MT $81,008 Boyd, MT $81,858 Bridger, MT $81,540 Broadview, MT $82,631 Busby, MT $81,099 Clyde Park, MT $81,074 Columbus, MT $81,741 Cooke City, MT $80,916

Crow Agency, MT $81,169 Custer, MT $81,190 Decker, MT $81,085 Edgar, MT $82,783 Emigrant, MT $81,067 Fishtail, MT $80,998 Fromberg, MT $82,456 Gardiner, MT $81,070

Garryowen, MT $81,137 Grass Range, MT $80,986 Greycliff, MT $81,065 Hardin, MT $81,843 Fort Smith, MT $81,589 Harlowton, MT $81,031 Huntley, MT $83,373 Hysham, MT $80,973

Ingomar, MT $80,819 Joliet, MT $82,465 Lame Deer, MT $81,147 Laurel, MT $83,349 Lavina, MT $81,258 Livingston, MT $81,164 Lodge Grass, MT $81,182 Mc Leod, MT $80,890

Martinsdale, MT $80,943 Melstone, MT $80,973 Melville, MT $80,912 Molt, MT $82,858 Mosby, MT $80,862 Musselshell, MT $80,945 Nye, MT $80,989 Otter, MT $81,066

Park City, MT $82,777 Pompeys Pillar, MT $82,449 Pray, MT $81,026 Pryor, MT $82,496 Rapelje, MT $81,542 Red Lodge, MT $81,133 Reed Point, MT $81,032 Roberts, MT $81,475

Roscoe, MT $80,972 Roundup, MT $81,126 Ryegate, MT $80,958 Saint Xavier, MT $81,515 Sanders, MT $81,072 Sand Springs, MT $80,870 Shawmut, MT $80,932 Shepherd, MT $83,008

Silver Gate, MT $81,134 Springdale, MT $81,014 Sumatra, MT $80,870 Teigen, MT $80,988 Two Dot, MT $80,924 Wilsall, MT $80,996 Winnett, MT $80,930 Worden, MT $82,347

Wyola, MT $81,218 Billings, MT $83,446 Baker, MT $81,347 Wolf Point, MT $81,068 Antelope, MT $81,167 Bainville, MT $81,446 Brockton, MT $81,028 Brockway, MT $80,915

Circle, MT $80,977 Crane, MT $81,502 Culbertson, MT $81,206 Dagmar, MT $81,244 Fairview, MT $81,480 Flaxville, MT $80,964 Fort Peck, MT $80,926 Frazer, MT $81,019

Froid, MT $81,097 Glasgow, MT $81,062 Saint Marie, MT $81,406 Glentana, MT $80,926 Hinsdale, MT $80,908 Homestead, MT $81,097 Lambert, MT $81,047 Larslan, MT $80,914

Medicine Lake, MT $81,086 Nashua, MT $81,020 Opheim, MT $80,902 Outlook, MT $81,024 Peerless, MT $80,918 Plentywood, MT $81,152 Poplar, MT $81,083 Raymond, MT $81,092

Redstone, MT $80,920 Reserve, MT $81,000 Richey, MT $80,953 Richland, MT $80,908 Saco, MT $80,955 Savage, MT $81,194 Scobey, MT $81,028 Sidney, MT $81,500

Vandalia, MT $80,946 Vida, MT $80,972 Westby, MT $81,228 Whitetail, MT $80,907 Miles City, MT $81,075 Alzada, MT $81,005 Angela, MT $80,859 Alberton, MT $80,979

Arlee, MT $81,009 Bonner, MT $80,983 Charlo, MT $81,033 Clinton, MT $81,037 Condon, MT $80,892 Conner, MT $81,052 Corvallis, MT $81,159 Darby, MT $80,896

De Borgia, MT $80,728 Dixon, MT $80,961 Drummond, MT $81,005 Florence, MT $81,140 Frenchtown, MT $81,107 Grantsdale, MT $81,116 Hall, MT $80,989 Hamilton, MT $81,118

Pinesdale, MT $81,303 Haugan, MT $80,709 Helmville, MT $80,830 Heron, MT $80,740 Hot Springs, MT $80,887 Huson, MT $81,000 Lolo, MT $81,092 Lonepine, MT $80,916

Milltown, MT $81,296 Noxon, MT $80,707 Ovando, MT $80,822 Pablo, MT $81,322 Paradise, MT $81,008 Philipsburg, MT $80,989 Plains, MT $80,943 Polson, MT $81,070

Ravalli, MT $81,018 Ronan, MT $81,080 Saint Ignatius, MT $81,060 Saint Regis, MT $80,888 Saltese, MT $80,677 Seeley Lake, MT $81,028 Stevensville, MT $81,156 Sula, MT $80,868

Superior, MT $80,946 Thompson Falls, MT $80,831 Trout Creek, MT $80,756 Victor, MT $81,106 Kalispell, MT $81,140 Big Arm, MT $81,033 Bigfork, MT $81,029 Columbia Falls, MT $81,132

Coram, MT $81,028 Dayton, MT $81,044 Elmo, MT $80,949 Essex, MT $80,896 Eureka, MT $81,052 Fortine, MT $80,972 Hungry Horse, MT $81,226 Kila, MT $80,964

Lake Mc Donald, MT $81,037 Lakeside, MT $81,097 Libby, MT $80,930 Marion, MT $80,919 Martin City, MT $81,094 Olney, MT $80,907 Polebridge, MT $80,765 Proctor, MT $80,926

Rexford, MT $80,986 Rollins, MT $80,975 Somers, MT $81,086 Stryker, MT $80,892 Trego, MT $80,952 Troy, MT $80,707 West Glacier, MT $80,790 Whitefish, MT $81,092

Bloomfield, MT $80,997 Boyes, MT $81,023 Broadus, MT $81,047 Brusett, MT $80,918 Capitol, MT $80,854 Cohagen, MT $80,888 Colstrip, MT $81,217 Ekalaka, MT $81,028

Fallon, MT $81,114 Forsyth, MT $81,007 Glendive, MT $81,275 Hammond, MT $80,972 Hathaway, MT $81,062 Ismay, MT $80,997 Jordan, MT $80,935 Kinsey, MT $81,032

Lindsay, MT $80,930 Mildred, MT $81,113 Olive, MT $80,946 Plevna, MT $81,183 Powderville, MT $80,867 Rosebud, MT $80,907 Terry, MT $80,960 Volborg, MT $80,908

Wibaux, MT $81,243 Willard, MT $81,210 Great Falls, MT $77,578 Malmstrom A F B, MT $77,578 Augusta, MT $80,905 Babb, MT $80,934 Belt, MT $78,530 Black Eagle, MT $77,578

Brady, MT $80,136 Browning, MT $81,043 Buffalo, MT $80,981 Bynum, MT $80,971 Carter, MT $78,925 Cascade, MT $80,016 Choteau, MT $80,972 Coffee Creek, MT $80,978

Conrad, MT $81,046 Cut Bank, MT $80,991 Denton, MT $80,959 Dupuyer, MT $80,896 Dutton, MT $79,219 East Glacier Park, MT $80,862 Ethridge, MT $80,887 Fairfield, MT $80,333

Floweree, MT $77,740 Forest Grove, MT $80,947 Fort Benton, MT $80,390 Fort Shaw, MT $78,640 Galata, MT $80,908 Geraldine, MT $80,943 Geyser, MT $80,360 Heart Butte, MT $81,041

Highwood, MT $78,642 Hilger, MT $80,979 Hobson, MT $80,990 Judith Gap, MT $80,975 Kevin, MT $80,961 Ledger, MT $80,926 Lewistown, MT $81,122 Loma, MT $80,942

Lothair, MT $80,935 Moccasin, MT $80,996 Monarch, MT $80,099 Moore, MT $81,040 Neihart, MT $80,696 Oilmont, MT $80,920 Pendroy, MT $80,896 Power, MT $78,335

Raynesford, MT $80,006 Roy, MT $80,905 Sand Coulee, MT $77,578 Shelby, MT $81,047 Simms, MT $79,252 Stanford, MT $80,986 Stockett, MT $78,377 Sunburst, MT $80,990

Sun River, MT $78,232 Sweet Grass, MT $80,940 Biddle, MT $81,076 Ulm, MT $77,615 Valier, MT $80,978 Vaughn, MT $77,899 Winifred, MT $80,950 Havre, MT $81,103

Big Sandy, MT $80,966 Box Elder, MT $81,127 Chester, MT $80,977 Chinook, MT $80,992 Dodson, MT $80,962 Gildford, MT $80,948 Harlem, MT $81,060 Hays, MT $81,092

Hingham, MT $80,949 Hogeland, MT $80,935 Inverness, MT $80,929 Joplin, MT $80,949 Kremlin, MT $80,946 Lloyd, MT $80,828 Loring, MT $80,904 Malta, MT $81,005

Rudyard, MT $80,967 Turner, MT $80,954 Whitewater, MT $80,919 Whitlash, MT $80,862 Zortman, MT $81,013 Zurich, MT $80,902 Helena, MT $77,353 Basin, MT $79,043

Boulder, MT $79,909 Canyon Creek, MT $78,216 Clancy, MT $77,485 East Helena, MT $77,301 Fort Harrison, MT $77,301 Jefferson City, MT $78,041 Lincoln, MT $80,969 Marysville, MT $78,121

Radersburg, MT $80,037 Ringling, MT $80,878 Toston, MT $80,345 Townsend, MT $79,153 White Sulphur Springs, MT $80,641 Winston, MT $78,201 Wolf Creek, MT $79,851 Butte, MT $80,965

Alder, MT $80,938 Anaconda, MT $81,144 Avon, MT $78,986 Belgrade, MT $81,241 Bozeman, MT $81,293 Big Sky, MT $81,232 Cameron, MT $80,884 Cardwell, MT $81,060

Deer Lodge, MT $80,473 Dell, MT $80,663 Dillon, MT $81,000 Divide, MT $80,977 Elliston, MT $78,328 Ennis, MT $81,109 Gallatin Gateway, MT $81,062 Garrison, MT $80,076

Glen, MT $80,974 Gold Creek, MT $80,610 Harrison, MT $81,082 Jackson, MT $80,766 Lima, MT $80,721 Mc Allister, MT $81,093 Manhattan, MT $81,218 Melrose, MT $80,984

Norris, MT $80,983 Polaris, MT $80,885 Pony, MT $81,099 Ramsay, MT $81,142 Sheridan, MT $81,127 Silver Star, MT $81,125 Three Forks, MT $81,154 Twin Bridges, MT $81,058

Virginia City, MT $81,086 Warm Springs, MT $81,133 West Yellowstone, MT $81,041 Whitehall, MT $81,143 Willow Creek, MT $81,118 Wisdom, MT $80,786 Wise River, MT $80,928 Missoula, MT $81,419

Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Nurse roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$93,868	$45.0	15%
Biotechnology	$91,827	$44.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$87,746	$42.0	7%
Insurance	$85,705	$41.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Nurse'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

$76,193

Average $81,624/year

$89,238

$6,349

Average $6,802/month

$7,437

$1,465

Average $1,570/week

$1,716

$37

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,238	$7,437	$1,716	$43
Average	$81,624	$6,802	$1,570	$39
25th Percentile	$76,193	$6,349	$1,465	$37

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