Auto Painter Salary in Montana

How much does an Auto Painter make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Auto Painter in Montana is $59,142 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,854
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,106 to $63,702
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,611

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Auto Painter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,702	$5,308	$1,225	$31
Average	$59,142	$4,928	$1,137	$28
25th Percentile	$53,106	$4,426	$1,021	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Auto Painter Salaries

An Auto 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 Auto 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 Auto Painters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,359.
California: $69,096.
Massachusetts: $68,175.

District of Columbia $69,359 California $69,096 Massachusetts $68,175 Washington $67,924 New Jersey $67,899 Alaska $67,812 Connecticut $66,947 New York $66,596

Hawaii $65,475 Rhode Island $64,949 Maryland $64,592 Minnesota $64,103 Colorado $63,915 Illinois $63,853 Oregon $63,614 Delaware $63,439

New Hampshire $63,329 Virginia $63,082 Pennsylvania $62,362 Nevada $61,998 North Dakota $61,879 Michigan $61,691 Wisconsin $61,622 Vermont $61,485

Texas $61,102 Maine $61,077 Arizona $61,040 Ohio $60,996 Georgia $60,420 Indiana $60,131 Wyoming $60,075 Utah $59,987

Iowa $59,950 Kansas $59,649 Louisiana $59,561 North Carolina $59,530 Missouri $59,518 Florida $59,273 Montana $59,142 Nebraska $59,016

Kentucky $58,948 South Carolina $58,697 Tennessee $58,540 Idaho $58,478 New Mexico $58,020 Oklahoma $57,920 Alabama $57,551 South Dakota $56,930

Arkansas $56,592 West Virginia $56,410 Mississippi $55,865

Top Paying Cities for Auto 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: $58,782
Acton: $60,205
Ashland: $58,736

Absarokee, MT $58,782 Acton, MT $60,205 Ashland, MT $58,736 Ballantine, MT $60,113 Bearcreek, MT $58,773 Belfry, MT $58,833 Bighorn, MT $58,640 Big Timber, MT $58,733

Birney, MT $58,695 Boyd, MT $59,311 Bridger, MT $59,081 Broadview, MT $59,872 Busby, MT $58,761 Clyde Park, MT $58,743 Columbus, MT $59,226 Cooke City, MT $58,629

Crow Agency, MT $58,812 Custer, MT $58,827 Decker, MT $58,751 Edgar, MT $59,981 Emigrant, MT $58,738 Fishtail, MT $58,688 Fromberg, MT $59,744 Gardiner, MT $58,740

Garryowen, MT $58,788 Grass Range, MT $58,679 Greycliff, MT $58,736 Hardin, MT $59,300 Fort Smith, MT $59,116 Harlowton, MT $58,712 Huntley, MT $60,409 Hysham, MT $58,670

Ingomar, MT $58,559 Joliet, MT $59,751 Lame Deer, MT $58,796 Laurel, MT $60,391 Lavina, MT $58,876 Livingston, MT $58,808 Lodge Grass, MT $58,822 Mc Leod, MT $58,610

Martinsdale, MT $58,648 Melstone, MT $58,670 Melville, MT $58,626 Molt, MT $60,036 Mosby, MT $58,589 Musselshell, MT $58,650 Nye, MT $58,681 Otter, MT $58,738

Park City, MT $59,977 Pompeys Pillar, MT $59,739 Pray, MT $58,708 Pryor, MT $59,773 Rapelje, MT $59,082 Red Lodge, MT $58,786 Reed Point, MT $58,713 Roberts, MT $59,034

Roscoe, MT $58,669 Roundup, MT $58,781 Ryegate, MT $58,659 Saint Xavier, MT $59,063 Sanders, MT $58,741 Sand Springs, MT $58,595 Shawmut, MT $58,641 Shepherd, MT $60,145

Silver Gate, MT $58,787 Springdale, MT $58,699 Sumatra, MT $58,595 Teigen, MT $58,681 Two Dot, MT $58,634 Wilsall, MT $58,686 Winnett, MT $58,639 Worden, MT $59,665

Wyola, MT $58,847 Billings, MT $60,462 Baker, MT $58,941 Wolf Point, MT $58,739 Antelope, MT $58,810 Bainville, MT $59,013 Brockton, MT $58,709 Brockway, MT $58,628

Circle, MT $58,673 Crane, MT $59,053 Culbertson, MT $58,839 Dagmar, MT $58,866 Fairview, MT $59,037 Flaxville, MT $58,664 Fort Peck, MT $58,636 Frazer, MT $58,703

Froid, MT $58,760 Glasgow, MT $58,735 Saint Marie, MT $58,984 Glentana, MT $58,636 Hinsdale, MT $58,623 Homestead, MT $58,760 Lambert, MT $58,724 Larslan, MT $58,627

Medicine Lake, MT $58,751 Nashua, MT $58,704 Opheim, MT $58,619 Outlook, MT $58,707 Peerless, MT $58,630 Plentywood, MT $58,800 Poplar, MT $58,750 Raymond, MT $58,756

Redstone, MT $58,632 Reserve, MT $58,689 Richey, MT $58,656 Richland, MT $58,623 Saco, MT $58,657 Savage, MT $58,830 Scobey, MT $58,709 Sidney, MT $59,052

Vandalia, MT $58,651 Vida, MT $58,669 Westby, MT $58,855 Whitetail, MT $58,622 Miles City, MT $58,744 Alzada, MT $58,693 Angela, MT $58,587 Alberton, MT $58,674

Arlee, MT $58,696 Bonner, MT $58,677 Charlo, MT $58,713 Clinton, MT $58,716 Condon, MT $58,611 Conner, MT $58,727 Corvallis, MT $58,805 Darby, MT $58,614

De Borgia, MT $58,493 Dixon, MT $58,661 Drummond, MT $58,693 Florence, MT $58,791 Frenchtown, MT $58,767 Grantsdale, MT $58,773 Hall, MT $58,681 Hamilton, MT $58,775

Pinesdale, MT $58,909 Haugan, MT $58,479 Helmville, MT $58,567 Heron, MT $58,501 Hot Springs, MT $58,607 Huson, MT $58,689 Lolo, MT $58,756 Lonepine, MT $58,629

Milltown, MT $58,904 Noxon, MT $58,477 Ovando, MT $58,560 Pablo, MT $58,923 Paradise, MT $58,695 Philipsburg, MT $58,681 Plains, MT $58,648 Polson, MT $58,740

Ravalli, MT $58,703 Ronan, MT $58,748 Saint Ignatius, MT $58,733 Saint Regis, MT $58,608 Saltese, MT $58,455 Seeley Lake, MT $58,709 Stevensville, MT $58,803 Sula, MT $58,594

Superior, MT $58,651 Thompson Falls, MT $58,567 Trout Creek, MT $58,513 Victor, MT $58,766 Kalispell, MT $58,791 Big Arm, MT $58,713 Bigfork, MT $58,711 Columbia Falls, MT $58,785

Coram, MT $58,709 Dayton, MT $58,721 Elmo, MT $58,652 Essex, MT $58,614 Eureka, MT $58,727 Fortine, MT $58,669 Hungry Horse, MT $58,853 Kila, MT $58,663

Lake Mc Donald, MT $58,716 Lakeside, MT $58,760 Libby, MT $58,639 Marion, MT $58,631 Martin City, MT $58,758 Olney, MT $58,622 Polebridge, MT $58,519 Proctor, MT $58,636

Rexford, MT $58,679 Rollins, MT $58,671 Somers, MT $58,752 Stryker, MT $58,611 Trego, MT $58,655 Troy, MT $58,477 West Glacier, MT $58,537 Whitefish, MT $58,756

Bloomfield, MT $58,688 Boyes, MT $58,706 Broadus, MT $58,724 Brusett, MT $58,630 Capitol, MT $58,584 Cohagen, MT $58,608 Colstrip, MT $58,847 Ekalaka, MT $58,710

Fallon, MT $58,772 Forsyth, MT $58,694 Glendive, MT $58,889 Hammond, MT $58,669 Hathaway, MT $58,735 Ismay, MT $58,688 Jordan, MT $58,642 Kinsey, MT $58,713

Lindsay, MT $58,639 Mildred, MT $58,772 Olive, MT $58,651 Plevna, MT $58,822 Powderville, MT $58,593 Rosebud, MT $58,622 Terry, MT $58,661 Volborg, MT $58,623

Wibaux, MT $58,865 Willard, MT $58,842 Great Falls, MT $56,210 Malmstrom A F B, MT $56,210 Augusta, MT $58,621 Babb, MT $58,642 Belt, MT $56,900 Black Eagle, MT $56,210

Brady, MT $58,064 Browning, MT $58,721 Buffalo, MT $58,676 Bynum, MT $58,668 Carter, MT $57,186 Cascade, MT $57,977 Choteau, MT $58,669 Coffee Creek, MT $58,674

Conrad, MT $58,723 Cut Bank, MT $58,683 Denton, MT $58,660 Dupuyer, MT $58,614 Dutton, MT $57,399 East Glacier Park, MT $58,589 Ethridge, MT $58,607 Fairfield, MT $58,206

Floweree, MT $56,328 Forest Grove, MT $58,651 Fort Benton, MT $58,247 Fort Shaw, MT $56,979 Galata, MT $58,623 Geraldine, MT $58,648 Geyser, MT $58,226 Heart Butte, MT $58,720

Highwood, MT $56,981 Hilger, MT $58,674 Hobson, MT $58,683 Judith Gap, MT $58,671 Kevin, MT $58,661 Ledger, MT $58,636 Lewistown, MT $58,778 Loma, MT $58,647

Lothair, MT $58,642 Moccasin, MT $58,686 Monarch, MT $58,037 Moore, MT $58,718 Neihart, MT $58,470 Oilmont, MT $58,631 Pendroy, MT $58,614 Power, MT $56,759

Raynesford, MT $57,969 Roy, MT $58,621 Sand Coulee, MT $56,210 Shelby, MT $58,724 Simms, MT $57,423 Stanford, MT $58,679 Stockett, MT $56,789 Sunburst, MT $58,683

Sun River, MT $56,684 Sweet Grass, MT $58,646 Biddle, MT $58,745 Ulm, MT $56,237 Valier, MT $58,674 Vaughn, MT $56,442 Winifred, MT $58,653 Havre, MT $58,764

Big Sandy, MT $58,665 Box Elder, MT $58,782 Chester, MT $58,673 Chinook, MT $58,684 Dodson, MT $58,662 Gildford, MT $58,652 Harlem, MT $58,733 Hays, MT $58,756

Hingham, MT $58,652 Hogeland, MT $58,642 Inverness, MT $58,638 Joplin, MT $58,652 Kremlin, MT $58,651 Lloyd, MT $58,565 Loring, MT $58,620 Malta, MT $58,693

Rudyard, MT $58,666 Turner, MT $58,656 Whitewater, MT $58,631 Whitlash, MT $58,590 Zortman, MT $58,699 Zurich, MT $58,619 Helena, MT $56,047 Basin, MT $57,272

Boulder, MT $57,899 Canyon Creek, MT $56,672 Clancy, MT $56,142 East Helena, MT $56,010 Fort Harrison, MT $56,010 Jefferson City, MT $56,545 Lincoln, MT $58,667 Marysville, MT $56,603

Radersburg, MT $57,992 Ringling, MT $58,601 Toston, MT $58,215 Townsend, MT $57,351 White Sulphur Springs, MT $58,429 Winston, MT $56,662 Wolf Creek, MT $57,857 Butte, MT $58,664

Alder, MT $58,644 Anaconda, MT $58,794 Avon, MT $57,230 Belgrade, MT $58,864 Bozeman, MT $58,902 Big Sky, MT $58,858 Cameron, MT $58,605 Cardwell, MT $58,733

Deer Lodge, MT $58,308 Dell, MT $58,445 Dillon, MT $58,689 Divide, MT $58,673 Elliston, MT $56,754 Ennis, MT $58,768 Gallatin Gateway, MT $58,735 Garrison, MT $58,020

Glen, MT $58,671 Gold Creek, MT $58,407 Harrison, MT $58,749 Jackson, MT $58,520 Lima, MT $58,487 Mc Allister, MT $58,757 Manhattan, MT $58,847 Melrose, MT $58,678

Norris, MT $58,677 Polaris, MT $58,606 Pony, MT $58,761 Ramsay, MT $58,792 Sheridan, MT $58,782 Silver Star, MT $58,780 Three Forks, MT $58,801 Twin Bridges, MT $58,731

Virginia City, MT $58,752 Warm Springs, MT $58,786 West Yellowstone, MT $58,720 Whitehall, MT $58,793 Willow Creek, MT $58,775 Wisdom, MT $58,535 Wise River, MT $58,637 Missoula, MT $58,993

Auto Painter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Auto 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 Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Auto Painter positions in Retail & Wholesale or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Auto Painter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Auto Painter

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$70,970	$34.0	20%
Biotechnology	$70,970	$34.0	20%
Financial Services	$70,970	$34.0	20%
Healthcare	$70,970	$34.0	20%

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

Understanding how an Auto 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

$53,106

Average $59,142/year

$63,702

$4,426

Average $4,928/month

$5,308

$1,021

Average $1,137/week

$1,225

$26

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,702	$5,308	$1,225	$31
Average	$59,142	$4,928	$1,137	$28
25th Percentile	$53,106	$4,426	$1,021	$26

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