PCT Salary in Montana

How much does a PCT make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a PCT in Montana is $37,660 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,299
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,279 to $41,659
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,201

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PCT Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,659	$3,472	$801	$20
Average	$37,660	$3,138	$724	$18
25th Percentile	$34,279	$2,857	$659	$16

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Key Factors That Influence PCT Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $44,166.
California: $43,998.
Massachusetts: $43,412.

District of Columbia $44,166 California $43,998 Massachusetts $43,412 Washington $43,253 New Jersey $43,237 Alaska $43,181 Connecticut $42,630 New York $42,407

Hawaii $41,693 Rhode Island $41,358 Maryland $41,130 Minnesota $40,819 Colorado $40,700 Illinois $40,660 Oregon $40,508 Delaware $40,396

New Hampshire $40,326 Virginia $40,169 Pennsylvania $39,710 Nevada $39,479 North Dakota $39,403 Michigan $39,283 Wisconsin $39,240 Vermont $39,152

Texas $38,909 Maine $38,893 Arizona $38,869 Ohio $38,841 Georgia $38,474 Indiana $38,290 Wyoming $38,254 Utah $38,198

Iowa $38,175 Kansas $37,983 Louisiana $37,927 North Carolina $37,907 Missouri $37,899 Florida $37,744 Montana $37,660 Nebraska $37,580

Kentucky $37,536 South Carolina $37,377 Tennessee $37,277 Idaho $37,237 New Mexico $36,946 Oklahoma $36,882 Alabama $36,647 South Dakota $36,252

Arkansas $36,036 West Virginia $35,921 Mississippi $35,574

Top Paying Cities for PCTs

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: $37,431
Acton: $38,337
Ashland: $37,402

Absarokee, MT $37,431 Acton, MT $38,337 Ashland, MT $37,402 Ballantine, MT $38,278 Bearcreek, MT $37,425 Belfry, MT $37,463 Bighorn, MT $37,340 Big Timber, MT $37,399

Birney, MT $37,376 Boyd, MT $37,768 Bridger, MT $37,621 Broadview, MT $38,125 Busby, MT $37,418 Clyde Park, MT $37,406 Columbus, MT $37,714 Cooke City, MT $37,333

Crow Agency, MT $37,450 Custer, MT $37,460 Decker, MT $37,411 Edgar, MT $38,194 Emigrant, MT $37,403 Fishtail, MT $37,371 Fromberg, MT $38,044 Gardiner, MT $37,404

Garryowen, MT $37,435 Grass Range, MT $37,366 Greycliff, MT $37,402 Hardin, MT $37,761 Fort Smith, MT $37,644 Harlowton, MT $37,386 Huntley, MT $38,467 Hysham, MT $37,360

Ingomar, MT $37,289 Joliet, MT $38,048 Lame Deer, MT $37,440 Laurel, MT $38,456 Lavina, MT $37,491 Livingston, MT $37,448 Lodge Grass, MT $37,456 Mc Leod, MT $37,321

Martinsdale, MT $37,346 Melstone, MT $37,360 Melville, MT $37,331 Molt, MT $38,229 Mosby, MT $37,308 Musselshell, MT $37,347 Nye, MT $37,367 Otter, MT $37,403

Park City, MT $38,192 Pompeys Pillar, MT $38,041 Pray, MT $37,384 Pryor, MT $38,062 Rapelje, MT $37,622 Red Lodge, MT $37,433 Reed Point, MT $37,387 Roberts, MT $37,591

Roscoe, MT $37,359 Roundup, MT $37,430 Ryegate, MT $37,353 Saint Xavier, MT $37,610 Sanders, MT $37,405 Sand Springs, MT $37,312 Shawmut, MT $37,341 Shepherd, MT $38,299

Silver Gate, MT $37,434 Springdale, MT $37,378 Sumatra, MT $37,312 Teigen, MT $37,366 Two Dot, MT $37,337 Wilsall, MT $37,370 Winnett, MT $37,340 Worden, MT $37,993

Wyola, MT $37,472 Billings, MT $38,500 Baker, MT $37,532 Wolf Point, MT $37,403 Antelope, MT $37,449 Bainville, MT $37,578 Brockton, MT $37,385 Brockway, MT $37,333

Circle, MT $37,361 Crane, MT $37,604 Culbertson, MT $37,467 Dagmar, MT $37,484 Fairview, MT $37,593 Flaxville, MT $37,356 Fort Peck, MT $37,338 Frazer, MT $37,381

Froid, MT $37,417 Glasgow, MT $37,401 Saint Marie, MT $37,559 Glentana, MT $37,338 Hinsdale, MT $37,330 Homestead, MT $37,417 Lambert, MT $37,394 Larslan, MT $37,332

Medicine Lake, MT $37,411 Nashua, MT $37,381 Opheim, MT $37,327 Outlook, MT $37,383 Peerless, MT $37,334 Plentywood, MT $37,442 Poplar, MT $37,410 Raymond, MT $37,414

Redstone, MT $37,335 Reserve, MT $37,372 Richey, MT $37,350 Richland, MT $37,330 Saco, MT $37,351 Savage, MT $37,462 Scobey, MT $37,385 Sidney, MT $37,603

Vandalia, MT $37,347 Vida, MT $37,359 Westby, MT $37,477 Whitetail, MT $37,329 Miles City, MT $37,407 Alzada, MT $37,374 Angela, MT $37,307 Alberton, MT $37,362

Arlee, MT $37,376 Bonner, MT $37,364 Charlo, MT $37,387 Clinton, MT $37,389 Condon, MT $37,322 Conner, MT $37,396 Corvallis, MT $37,445 Darby, MT $37,324

De Borgia, MT $37,247 Dixon, MT $37,354 Drummond, MT $37,374 Florence, MT $37,437 Frenchtown, MT $37,421 Grantsdale, MT $37,425 Hall, MT $37,367 Hamilton, MT $37,426

Pinesdale, MT $37,512 Haugan, MT $37,238 Helmville, MT $37,294 Heron, MT $37,252 Hot Springs, MT $37,320 Huson, MT $37,372 Lolo, MT $37,414 Lonepine, MT $37,333

Milltown, MT $37,509 Noxon, MT $37,237 Ovando, MT $37,290 Pablo, MT $37,521 Paradise, MT $37,376 Philipsburg, MT $37,367 Plains, MT $37,346 Polson, MT $37,404

Ravalli, MT $37,380 Ronan, MT $37,409 Saint Ignatius, MT $37,400 Saint Regis, MT $37,320 Saltese, MT $37,223 Seeley Lake, MT $37,385 Stevensville, MT $37,444 Sula, MT $37,311

Superior, MT $37,347 Thompson Falls, MT $37,294 Trout Creek, MT $37,259 Victor, MT $37,421 Kalispell, MT $37,437 Big Arm, MT $37,387 Bigfork, MT $37,386 Columbia Falls, MT $37,433

Coram, MT $37,385 Dayton, MT $37,392 Elmo, MT $37,348 Essex, MT $37,324 Eureka, MT $37,396 Fortine, MT $37,359 Hungry Horse, MT $37,476 Kila, MT $37,355

Lake Mc Donald, MT $37,389 Lakeside, MT $37,417 Libby, MT $37,340 Marion, MT $37,334 Martin City, MT $37,415 Olney, MT $37,329 Polebridge, MT $37,263 Proctor, MT $37,338

Rexford, MT $37,366 Rollins, MT $37,360 Somers, MT $37,412 Stryker, MT $37,322 Trego, MT $37,350 Troy, MT $37,237 West Glacier, MT $37,275 Whitefish, MT $37,414

Bloomfield, MT $37,371 Boyes, MT $37,383 Broadus, MT $37,394 Brusett, MT $37,334 Capitol, MT $37,305 Cohagen, MT $37,320 Colstrip, MT $37,472 Ekalaka, MT $37,385

Fallon, MT $37,425 Forsyth, MT $37,375 Glendive, MT $37,499 Hammond, MT $37,359 Hathaway, MT $37,401 Ismay, MT $37,371 Jordan, MT $37,342 Kinsey, MT $37,387

Lindsay, MT $37,340 Mildred, MT $37,424 Olive, MT $37,347 Plevna, MT $37,457 Powderville, MT $37,311 Rosebud, MT $37,329 Terry, MT $37,354 Volborg, MT $37,330

Wibaux, MT $37,484 Willard, MT $37,469 Great Falls, MT $35,793 Malmstrom A F B, MT $35,793 Augusta, MT $37,328 Babb, MT $37,342 Belt, MT $36,232 Black Eagle, MT $35,793

Brady, MT $36,973 Browning, MT $37,392 Buffalo, MT $37,363 Bynum, MT $37,358 Carter, MT $36,415 Cascade, MT $36,918 Choteau, MT $37,359 Coffee Creek, MT $37,362

Conrad, MT $37,393 Cut Bank, MT $37,368 Denton, MT $37,353 Dupuyer, MT $37,324 Dutton, MT $36,550 East Glacier Park, MT $37,308 Ethridge, MT $37,320 Fairfield, MT $37,064

Floweree, MT $35,868 Forest Grove, MT $37,348 Fort Benton, MT $37,090 Fort Shaw, MT $36,283 Galata, MT $37,330 Geraldine, MT $37,346 Geyser, MT $37,077 Heart Butte, MT $37,391

Highwood, MT $36,284 Hilger, MT $37,362 Hobson, MT $37,368 Judith Gap, MT $37,360 Kevin, MT $37,354 Ledger, MT $37,338 Lewistown, MT $37,428 Loma, MT $37,345

Lothair, MT $37,342 Moccasin, MT $37,370 Monarch, MT $36,956 Moore, MT $37,390 Neihart, MT $37,232 Oilmont, MT $37,335 Pendroy, MT $37,324 Power, MT $36,143

Raynesford, MT $36,913 Roy, MT $37,328 Sand Coulee, MT $35,793 Shelby, MT $37,394 Simms, MT $36,565 Stanford, MT $37,366 Stockett, MT $36,162 Sunburst, MT $37,368

Sun River, MT $36,095 Sweet Grass, MT $37,344 Biddle, MT $37,407 Ulm, MT $35,810 Valier, MT $37,362 Vaughn, MT $35,941 Winifred, MT $37,349 Havre, MT $37,419

Big Sandy, MT $37,356 Box Elder, MT $37,431 Chester, MT $37,362 Chinook, MT $37,368 Dodson, MT $37,354 Gildford, MT $37,348 Harlem, MT $37,399 Hays, MT $37,415

Hingham, MT $37,348 Hogeland, MT $37,342 Inverness, MT $37,339 Joplin, MT $37,348 Kremlin, MT $37,347 Lloyd, MT $37,293 Loring, MT $37,328 Malta, MT $37,374

Rudyard, MT $37,357 Turner, MT $37,351 Whitewater, MT $37,334 Whitlash, MT $37,309 Zortman, MT $37,378 Zurich, MT $37,327 Helena, MT $35,689 Basin, MT $36,469

Boulder, MT $36,869 Canyon Creek, MT $36,088 Clancy, MT $35,750 East Helena, MT $35,665 Fort Harrison, MT $35,665 Jefferson City, MT $36,007 Lincoln, MT $37,358 Marysville, MT $36,044

Radersburg, MT $36,928 Ringling, MT $37,316 Toston, MT $37,070 Townsend, MT $36,520 White Sulphur Springs, MT $37,206 Winston, MT $36,081 Wolf Creek, MT $36,842 Butte, MT $37,356

Alder, MT $37,343 Anaconda, MT $37,439 Avon, MT $36,443 Belgrade, MT $37,483 Bozeman, MT $37,507 Big Sky, MT $37,479 Cameron, MT $37,319 Cardwell, MT $37,399

Deer Lodge, MT $37,129 Dell, MT $37,216 Dillon, MT $37,372 Divide, MT $37,362 Elliston, MT $36,139 Ennis, MT $37,422 Gallatin Gateway, MT $37,401 Garrison, MT $36,946

Glen, MT $37,360 Gold Creek, MT $37,192 Harrison, MT $37,410 Jackson, MT $37,264 Lima, MT $37,243 Mc Allister, MT $37,415 Manhattan, MT $37,472 Melrose, MT $37,364

Norris, MT $37,364 Polaris, MT $37,319 Pony, MT $37,418 Ramsay, MT $37,437 Sheridan, MT $37,431 Silver Star, MT $37,430 Three Forks, MT $37,443 Twin Bridges, MT $37,399

Virginia City, MT $37,412 Warm Springs, MT $37,433 West Yellowstone, MT $37,391 Whitehall, MT $37,438 Willow Creek, MT $37,427 Wisdom, MT $37,273 Wise River, MT $37,339 Missoula, MT $37,565

PCT Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For PCT roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 40% above the average. Conversely, PCT positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view PCT as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a PCT

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$52,724	$25.0	40%

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

Understanding how a PCT'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

$34,279

Average $37,660/year

$41,659

$2,857

Average $3,138/month

$3,472

$659

Average $724/week

$801

$16

Average $18/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,659	$3,472	$801	$20
Average	$37,660	$3,138	$724	$18
25th Percentile	$34,279	$2,857	$659	$16

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