Distribution Operator Salary in Montana

How much does a Distribution Operator make in Montana?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Distribution Operator in Montana is $38,855 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,134
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,721 to $43,712
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,958

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Distribution Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,712	$3,643	$841	$21
Average	$38,855	$3,238	$747	$19
25th Percentile	$34,721	$2,893	$668	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Distribution Operator Salaries

A Distribution 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 Experience Level Affects Distribution Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Distribution Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $39,142
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,813
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,326
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $124,017
Expert (over 8 years): $175,176

Levels	Salary
Distribut... Level Distribution Operator	$39,142
Distribut... Level Distribution Operator	$43,813
Distribut... Level Distribution Operator	$85,326
Distribut... Level Distribution Operator	$124,017
Distribut... Level Distribution Operator	$175,176

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How Do Distribution 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 Distribution Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $45,567.
California: $45,394.
Massachusetts: $44,789.

District of Columbia $45,567 California $45,394 Massachusetts $44,789 Washington $44,624 New Jersey $44,608 Alaska $44,550 Connecticut $43,982 New York $43,752

Hawaii $43,015 Rhode Island $42,670 Maryland $42,435 Minnesota $42,114 Colorado $41,991 Illinois $41,949 Oregon $41,793 Delaware $41,678

New Hampshire $41,605 Virginia $41,443 Pennsylvania $40,970 Nevada $40,731 North Dakota $40,653 Michigan $40,530 Wisconsin $40,484 Vermont $40,394

Texas $40,143 Maine $40,126 Arizona $40,102 Ohio $40,073 Georgia $39,694 Indiana $39,505 Wyoming $39,468 Utah $39,410

Iowa $39,385 Kansas $39,188 Louisiana $39,130 North Carolina $39,110 Missouri $39,101 Florida $38,941 Montana $38,855 Nebraska $38,772

Kentucky $38,727 South Carolina $38,562 Tennessee $38,459 Idaho $38,418 New Mexico $38,118 Oklahoma $38,052 Alabama $37,809 South Dakota $37,402

Arkansas $37,180 West Virginia $37,060 Mississippi $36,702

Top Paying Cities for Distribution 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: $39,221
Acton: $39,550
Ashland: $39,221

Absarokee, MT $39,221 Acton, MT $39,550 Ashland, MT $39,221 Ballantine, MT $39,385 Bearcreek, MT $39,221 Belfry, MT $39,221 Bighorn, MT $39,221 Big Timber, MT $39,221

Birney, MT $39,221 Boyd, MT $39,221 Bridger, MT $39,221 Broadview, MT $39,221 Busby, MT $39,221 Clyde Park, MT $35,167 Columbus, MT $39,221 Cooke City, MT $39,221

Crow Agency, MT $39,221 Custer, MT $39,221 Decker, MT $39,221 Edgar, MT $39,221 Emigrant, MT $35,167 Fishtail, MT $39,221 Fromberg, MT $39,221 Gardiner, MT $41,637

Garryowen, MT $39,221 Grass Range, MT $39,221 Greycliff, MT $39,221 Hardin, MT $39,221 Fort Smith, MT $39,221 Harlowton, MT $39,221 Huntley, MT $39,715 Hysham, MT $39,221

Ingomar, MT $39,221 Joliet, MT $39,221 Lame Deer, MT $39,221 Laurel, MT $39,632 Lavina, MT $39,221 Livingston, MT $37,192 Lodge Grass, MT $39,221 Mc Leod, MT $39,221

Martinsdale, MT $35,167 Melstone, MT $39,221 Melville, MT $39,221 Molt, MT $39,303 Mosby, MT $39,221 Musselshell, MT $39,221 Nye, MT $39,221 Otter, MT $39,221

Park City, MT $39,221 Pompeys Pillar, MT $39,221 Pray, MT $37,192 Pryor, MT $39,221 Rapelje, MT $39,221 Red Lodge, MT $39,221 Reed Point, MT $39,221 Roberts, MT $39,221

Roscoe, MT $39,221 Roundup, MT $39,221 Ryegate, MT $39,221 Saint Xavier, MT $39,221 Sanders, MT $39,221 Sand Springs, MT $39,221 Shawmut, MT $39,221 Shepherd, MT $39,427

Silver Gate, MT $39,221 Springdale, MT $39,221 Sumatra, MT $39,221 Teigen, MT $39,221 Two Dot, MT $36,830 Wilsall, MT $35,167 Winnett, MT $39,221 Worden, MT $39,221

Wyola, MT $39,221 Billings, MT $39,838 Baker, MT $38,159 Wolf Point, MT $39,221 Antelope, MT $40,311 Bainville, MT $40,311 Brockton, MT $40,311 Brockway, MT $39,221

Circle, MT $39,221 Crane, MT $40,311 Culbertson, MT $40,311 Dagmar, MT $40,311 Fairview, MT $40,311 Flaxville, MT $39,764 Fort Peck, MT $39,221 Frazer, MT $39,221

Froid, MT $40,311 Glasgow, MT $39,221 Saint Marie, MT $39,221 Glentana, MT $37,657 Hinsdale, MT $37,657 Homestead, MT $40,311 Lambert, MT $40,311 Larslan, MT $37,657

Medicine Lake, MT $40,311 Nashua, MT $39,221 Opheim, MT $37,657 Outlook, MT $40,311 Peerless, MT $39,221 Plentywood, MT $40,311 Poplar, MT $39,764 Raymond, MT $40,311

Redstone, MT $40,311 Reserve, MT $40,311 Richey, MT $39,764 Richland, MT $37,657 Saco, MT $37,657 Savage, MT $40,311 Scobey, MT $39,764 Sidney, MT $40,311

Vandalia, MT $37,657 Vida, MT $39,221 Westby, MT $40,311 Whitetail, MT $39,764 Miles City, MT $39,221 Alzada, MT $36,007 Angela, MT $39,221 Alberton, MT $35,167

Arlee, MT $35,167 Bonner, MT $35,167 Charlo, MT $35,167 Clinton, MT $35,167 Condon, MT $35,167 Conner, MT $35,167 Corvallis, MT $35,167 Darby, MT $35,167

De Borgia, MT $41,632 Dixon, MT $35,167 Drummond, MT $35,167 Florence, MT $35,167 Frenchtown, MT $35,167 Grantsdale, MT $35,167 Hall, MT $35,167 Hamilton, MT $35,167

Pinesdale, MT $35,167 Haugan, MT $41,632 Helmville, MT $35,167 Heron, MT $41,632 Hot Springs, MT $38,398 Huson, MT $35,167 Lolo, MT $35,167 Lonepine, MT $41,632

Milltown, MT $35,167 Noxon, MT $41,632 Ovando, MT $35,167 Pablo, MT $35,167 Paradise, MT $41,632 Philipsburg, MT $35,167 Plains, MT $41,632 Polson, MT $35,632

Ravalli, MT $35,167 Ronan, MT $35,167 Saint Ignatius, MT $35,167 Saint Regis, MT $41,632 Saltese, MT $41,632 Seeley Lake, MT $35,167 Stevensville, MT $35,167 Sula, MT $35,167

Superior, MT $41,632 Thompson Falls, MT $41,632 Trout Creek, MT $41,632 Victor, MT $35,167 Kalispell, MT $37,632 Big Arm, MT $37,632 Bigfork, MT $35,632 Columbia Falls, MT $38,863

Coram, MT $35,632 Dayton, MT $37,632 Elmo, MT $37,632 Essex, MT $36,097 Eureka, MT $41,632 Fortine, MT $41,632 Hungry Horse, MT $35,632 Kila, MT $41,632

Lake Mc Donald, MT $36,097 Lakeside, MT $37,632 Libby, MT $41,632 Marion, MT $41,632 Martin City, MT $36,097 Olney, MT $41,632 Polebridge, MT $38,863 Proctor, MT $37,632

Rexford, MT $41,632 Rollins, MT $35,632 Somers, MT $35,632 Stryker, MT $41,632 Trego, MT $41,632 Troy, MT $41,632 West Glacier, MT $36,097 Whitefish, MT $41,632

Bloomfield, MT $39,764 Boyes, MT $36,007 Broadus, MT $37,612 Brusett, MT $39,221 Capitol, MT $36,007 Cohagen, MT $39,221 Colstrip, MT $39,221 Ekalaka, MT $36,007

Fallon, MT $38,513 Forsyth, MT $39,221 Glendive, MT $39,764 Hammond, MT $36,007 Hathaway, MT $39,221 Ismay, MT $37,612 Jordan, MT $39,221 Kinsey, MT $39,221

Lindsay, MT $39,221 Mildred, MT $38,513 Olive, MT $37,612 Plevna, MT $38,159 Powderville, MT $37,612 Rosebud, MT $39,221 Terry, MT $39,221 Volborg, MT $39,221

Wibaux, MT $40,311 Willard, MT $36,007 Great Falls, MT $36,714 Malmstrom A F B, MT $36,714 Augusta, MT $36,097 Babb, MT $36,097 Belt, MT $36,097 Black Eagle, MT $36,714

Brady, MT $36,097 Browning, MT $36,097 Buffalo, MT $37,657 Bynum, MT $36,097 Carter, MT $36,097 Cascade, MT $35,817 Choteau, MT $36,097 Coffee Creek, MT $36,097

Conrad, MT $36,097 Cut Bank, MT $36,097 Denton, MT $36,097 Dupuyer, MT $36,097 Dutton, MT $36,097 East Glacier Park, MT $36,097 Ethridge, MT $36,097 Fairfield, MT $36,097

Floweree, MT $36,468 Forest Grove, MT $39,221 Fort Benton, MT $36,097 Fort Shaw, MT $36,303 Galata, MT $36,097 Geraldine, MT $36,097 Geyser, MT $36,097 Heart Butte, MT $36,097

Highwood, MT $36,138 Hilger, MT $36,097 Hobson, MT $36,097 Judith Gap, MT $39,221 Kevin, MT $36,097 Ledger, MT $36,097 Lewistown, MT $37,657 Loma, MT $36,097

Lothair, MT $36,097 Moccasin, MT $36,097 Monarch, MT $36,097 Moore, MT $37,657 Neihart, MT $36,097 Oilmont, MT $36,097 Pendroy, MT $36,097 Power, MT $36,262

Raynesford, MT $36,097 Roy, MT $37,657 Sand Coulee, MT $36,632 Shelby, MT $36,097 Simms, MT $36,097 Stanford, MT $36,097 Stockett, MT $36,221 Sunburst, MT $36,097

Sun River, MT $36,138 Sweet Grass, MT $36,097 Biddle, MT $36,007 Ulm, MT $36,468 Valier, MT $36,097 Vaughn, MT $36,426 Winifred, MT $36,097 Havre, MT $36,097

Big Sandy, MT $36,097 Box Elder, MT $36,097 Chester, MT $36,097 Chinook, MT $36,097 Dodson, MT $36,097 Gildford, MT $36,097 Harlem, MT $36,097 Hays, MT $36,097

Hingham, MT $36,097 Hogeland, MT $36,097 Inverness, MT $36,097 Joplin, MT $36,097 Kremlin, MT $36,097 Lloyd, MT $36,097 Loring, MT $36,097 Malta, MT $37,657

Rudyard, MT $36,097 Turner, MT $36,097 Whitewater, MT $37,657 Whitlash, MT $36,097 Zortman, MT $37,657 Zurich, MT $36,097 Helena, MT $35,784 Basin, MT $35,167

Boulder, MT $35,167 Canyon Creek, MT $35,290 Clancy, MT $35,620 East Helena, MT $35,661 Fort Harrison, MT $35,784 Jefferson City, MT $35,332 Lincoln, MT $35,167 Marysville, MT $35,537

Radersburg, MT $35,167 Ringling, MT $35,167 Toston, MT $35,167 Townsend, MT $35,167 White Sulphur Springs, MT $35,167 Winston, MT $35,167 Wolf Creek, MT $35,167 Butte, MT $35,167

Alder, MT $35,937 Anaconda, MT $35,167 Avon, MT $35,167 Belgrade, MT $35,167 Bozeman, MT $35,167 Big Sky, MT $35,167 Cameron, MT $37,838 Cardwell, MT $35,167

Deer Lodge, MT $35,167 Dell, MT $36,710 Dillon, MT $35,937 Divide, MT $35,167 Elliston, MT $35,332 Ennis, MT $35,167 Gallatin Gateway, MT $35,167 Garrison, MT $35,167

Glen, MT $35,167 Gold Creek, MT $35,167 Harrison, MT $35,167 Jackson, MT $35,167 Lima, MT $36,710 Mc Allister, MT $35,167 Manhattan, MT $35,167 Melrose, MT $35,167

Norris, MT $35,167 Polaris, MT $35,167 Pony, MT $35,167 Ramsay, MT $35,167 Sheridan, MT $35,167 Silver Star, MT $35,167 Three Forks, MT $35,167 Twin Bridges, MT $35,167

Virginia City, MT $35,167 Warm Springs, MT $35,167 West Yellowstone, MT $39,171 Whitehall, MT $35,167 Willow Creek, MT $35,167 Wisdom, MT $35,167 Wise River, MT $35,167 Missoula, MT $35,167

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

Understanding how a Distribution 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 April 01, 2026

$34,721

Average $38,855/year

$43,712

$2,893

Average $3,238/month

$3,643

$668

Average $747/week

$841

$17

Average $19/hour

$21

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,712	$3,643	$841	$21
Average	$38,855	$3,238	$747	$19
25th Percentile	$34,721	$2,893	$668	$17

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