Trade Assistant Salary in Montana

How much does a Trade Assistant make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Trade Assistant in Montana is $79,751 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,125
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,397 to $91,462
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,150

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Trade Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,462	$7,622	$1,759	$44
Average	$79,751	$6,646	$1,534	$38
25th Percentile	$67,397	$5,616	$1,296	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Trade Assistant Salaries

A Trade Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Trade Assistant 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 Trade Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $93,528.
California: $93,174.
Massachusetts: $91,932.

District of Columbia $93,528 California $93,174 Massachusetts $91,932 Washington $91,594 New Jersey $91,560 Alaska $91,442 Connecticut $90,276 New York $89,803

Hawaii $88,291 Rhode Island $87,582 Maryland $87,100 Minnesota $86,441 Colorado $86,188 Illinois $86,103 Oregon $85,782 Delaware $85,546

New Hampshire $85,397 Virginia $85,064 Pennsylvania $84,093 Nevada $83,603 North Dakota $83,442 Michigan $83,189 Wisconsin $83,096 Vermont $82,910

Texas $82,395 Maine $82,361 Arizona $82,310 Ohio $82,251 Georgia $81,474 Indiana $81,086 Wyoming $81,010 Utah $80,891

Iowa $80,841 Kansas $80,435 Louisiana $80,317 North Carolina $80,275 Missouri $80,258 Florida $79,928 Montana $79,751 Nebraska $79,582

Kentucky $79,489 South Carolina $79,151 Tennessee $78,940 Idaho $78,855 New Mexico $78,239 Oklahoma $78,104 Alabama $77,605 South Dakota $76,769

Arkansas $76,313 West Virginia $76,068 Mississippi $75,333

Top Paying Cities for Trade Assistants

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: $79,265
Acton: $81,184
Ashland: $79,204

Absarokee, MT $79,265 Acton, MT $81,184 Ashland, MT $79,204 Ballantine, MT $81,060 Bearcreek, MT $79,254 Belfry, MT $79,334 Bighorn, MT $79,074 Big Timber, MT $79,199

Birney, MT $79,149 Boyd, MT $79,979 Bridger, MT $79,669 Broadview, MT $80,735 Busby, MT $79,238 Clyde Park, MT $79,214 Columbus, MT $79,865 Cooke City, MT $79,059

Crow Agency, MT $79,306 Custer, MT $79,327 Decker, MT $79,224 Edgar, MT $80,883 Emigrant, MT $79,207 Fishtail, MT $79,139 Fromberg, MT $80,563 Gardiner, MT $79,209

Garryowen, MT $79,274 Grass Range, MT $79,127 Greycliff, MT $79,204 Hardin, MT $79,965 Fort Smith, MT $79,716 Harlowton, MT $79,171 Huntley, MT $81,460 Hysham, MT $79,115

Ingomar, MT $78,964 Joliet, MT $80,573 Lame Deer, MT $79,285 Laurel, MT $81,436 Lavina, MT $79,393 Livingston, MT $79,301 Lodge Grass, MT $79,319 Mc Leod, MT $79,034

Martinsdale, MT $79,085 Melstone, MT $79,115 Melville, MT $79,055 Molt, MT $80,956 Mosby, MT $79,006 Musselshell, MT $79,088 Nye, MT $79,130 Otter, MT $79,206

Park City, MT $80,877 Pompeys Pillar, MT $80,557 Pray, MT $79,166 Pryor, MT $80,602 Rapelje, MT $79,671 Red Lodge, MT $79,271 Reed Point, MT $79,172 Roberts, MT $79,606

Roscoe, MT $79,114 Roundup, MT $79,264 Ryegate, MT $79,100 Saint Xavier, MT $79,644 Sanders, MT $79,211 Sand Springs, MT $79,014 Shawmut, MT $79,075 Shepherd, MT $81,103

Silver Gate, MT $79,272 Springdale, MT $79,154 Sumatra, MT $79,014 Teigen, MT $79,129 Two Dot, MT $79,067 Wilsall, MT $79,137 Winnett, MT $79,073 Worden, MT $80,457

Wyola, MT $79,354 Billings, MT $81,531 Baker, MT $79,480 Wolf Point, MT $79,208 Antelope, MT $79,304 Bainville, MT $79,577 Brockton, MT $79,168 Brockway, MT $79,058

Circle, MT $79,118 Crane, MT $79,632 Culbertson, MT $79,342 Dagmar, MT $79,379 Fairview, MT $79,610 Flaxville, MT $79,106 Fort Peck, MT $79,068 Frazer, MT $79,160

Froid, MT $79,236 Glasgow, MT $79,202 Saint Marie, MT $79,538 Glentana, MT $79,069 Hinsdale, MT $79,051 Homestead, MT $79,236 Lambert, MT $79,187 Larslan, MT $79,057

Medicine Lake, MT $79,225 Nashua, MT $79,160 Opheim, MT $79,046 Outlook, MT $79,165 Peerless, MT $79,061 Plentywood, MT $79,290 Poplar, MT $79,222 Raymond, MT $79,231

Redstone, MT $79,063 Reserve, MT $79,141 Richey, MT $79,095 Richland, MT $79,051 Saco, MT $79,097 Savage, MT $79,331 Scobey, MT $79,168 Sidney, MT $79,629

Vandalia, MT $79,089 Vida, MT $79,114 Westby, MT $79,364 Whitetail, MT $79,050 Miles City, MT $79,214 Alzada, MT $79,146 Angela, MT $79,003 Alberton, MT $79,121

Arlee, MT $79,150 Bonner, MT $79,124 Charlo, MT $79,173 Clinton, MT $79,177 Condon, MT $79,035 Conner, MT $79,192 Corvallis, MT $79,296 Darby, MT $79,040

De Borgia, MT $78,876 Dixon, MT $79,103 Drummond, MT $79,146 Florence, MT $79,278 Frenchtown, MT $79,246 Grantsdale, MT $79,254 Hall, MT $79,130 Hamilton, MT $79,256

Pinesdale, MT $79,437 Haugan, MT $78,857 Helmville, MT $78,975 Heron, MT $78,887 Hot Springs, MT $79,030 Huson, MT $79,141 Lolo, MT $79,231 Lonepine, MT $79,059

Milltown, MT $79,431 Noxon, MT $78,855 Ovando, MT $78,967 Pablo, MT $79,456 Paradise, MT $79,149 Philipsburg, MT $79,130 Plains, MT $79,085 Polson, MT $79,209

Ravalli, MT $79,159 Ronan, MT $79,220 Saint Ignatius, MT $79,200 Saint Regis, MT $79,031 Saltese, MT $78,825 Seeley Lake, MT $79,168 Stevensville, MT $79,294 Sula, MT $79,012

Superior, MT $79,089 Thompson Falls, MT $78,976 Trout Creek, MT $78,903 Victor, MT $79,245 Kalispell, MT $79,278 Big Arm, MT $79,173 Bigfork, MT $79,170 Columbia Falls, MT $79,270

Coram, MT $79,168 Dayton, MT $79,184 Elmo, MT $79,091 Essex, MT $79,040 Eureka, MT $79,192 Fortine, MT $79,114 Hungry Horse, MT $79,361 Kila, MT $79,105

Lake Mc Donald, MT $79,177 Lakeside, MT $79,236 Libby, MT $79,073 Marion, MT $79,062 Martin City, MT $79,233 Olney, MT $79,050 Polebridge, MT $78,911 Proctor, MT $79,068

Rexford, MT $79,127 Rollins, MT $79,116 Somers, MT $79,225 Stryker, MT $79,035 Trego, MT $79,095 Troy, MT $78,855 West Glacier, MT $78,936 Whitefish, MT $79,231

Bloomfield, MT $79,138 Boyes, MT $79,164 Broadus, MT $79,187 Brusett, MT $79,061 Capitol, MT $78,998 Cohagen, MT $79,031 Colstrip, MT $79,353 Ekalaka, MT $79,169

Fallon, MT $79,252 Forsyth, MT $79,148 Glendive, MT $79,410 Hammond, MT $79,114 Hathaway, MT $79,202 Ismay, MT $79,138 Jordan, MT $79,078 Kinsey, MT $79,172

Lindsay, MT $79,073 Mildred, MT $79,252 Olive, MT $79,089 Plevna, MT $79,320 Powderville, MT $79,011 Rosebud, MT $79,050 Terry, MT $79,102 Volborg, MT $79,051

Wibaux, MT $79,378 Willard, MT $79,346 Great Falls, MT $75,798 Malmstrom A F B, MT $75,798 Augusta, MT $79,048 Babb, MT $79,077 Belt, MT $76,728 Black Eagle, MT $75,798

Brady, MT $78,297 Browning, MT $79,183 Buffalo, MT $79,122 Bynum, MT $79,112 Carter, MT $77,114 Cascade, MT $78,180 Choteau, MT $79,114 Coffee Creek, MT $79,120

Conrad, MT $79,186 Cut Bank, MT $79,133 Denton, MT $79,101 Dupuyer, MT $79,040 Dutton, MT $77,401 East Glacier Park, MT $79,006 Ethridge, MT $79,030 Fairfield, MT $78,490

Floweree, MT $75,956 Forest Grove, MT $79,089 Fort Benton, MT $78,545 Fort Shaw, MT $76,835 Galata, MT $79,051 Geraldine, MT $79,085 Geyser, MT $78,516 Heart Butte, MT $79,182

Highwood, MT $76,837 Hilger, MT $79,121 Hobson, MT $79,132 Judith Gap, MT $79,116 Kevin, MT $79,103 Ledger, MT $79,068 Lewistown, MT $79,260 Loma, MT $79,084

Lothair, MT $79,078 Moccasin, MT $79,137 Monarch, MT $78,261 Moore, MT $79,180 Neihart, MT $78,844 Oilmont, MT $79,062 Pendroy, MT $79,040 Power, MT $76,538

Raynesford, MT $78,170 Roy, MT $79,048 Sand Coulee, MT $75,798 Shelby, MT $79,187 Simms, MT $77,433 Stanford, MT $79,127 Stockett, MT $76,578 Sunburst, MT $79,132

Sun River, MT $76,437 Sweet Grass, MT $79,083 Biddle, MT $79,215 Ulm, MT $75,834 Valier, MT $79,120 Vaughn, MT $76,111 Winifred, MT $79,092 Havre, MT $79,241

Big Sandy, MT $79,108 Box Elder, MT $79,265 Chester, MT $79,119 Chinook, MT $79,133 Dodson, MT $79,104 Gildford, MT $79,090 Harlem, MT $79,199 Hays, MT $79,231

Hingham, MT $79,091 Hogeland, MT $79,078 Inverness, MT $79,072 Joplin, MT $79,091 Kremlin, MT $79,089 Lloyd, MT $78,973 Loring, MT $79,047 Malta, MT $79,146

Rudyard, MT $79,109 Turner, MT $79,096 Whitewater, MT $79,062 Whitlash, MT $79,007 Zortman, MT $79,154 Zurich, MT $79,046 Helena, MT $75,578 Basin, MT $77,229

Boulder, MT $78,075 Canyon Creek, MT $76,421 Clancy, MT $75,706 East Helena, MT $75,527 Fort Harrison, MT $75,527 Jefferson City, MT $76,249 Lincoln, MT $79,111 Marysville, MT $76,328

Radersburg, MT $78,200 Ringling, MT $79,022 Toston, MT $78,501 Townsend, MT $77,337 White Sulphur Springs, MT $78,790 Winston, MT $76,407 Wolf Creek, MT $78,018 Butte, MT $79,107

Alder, MT $79,080 Anaconda, MT $79,282 Avon, MT $77,174 Belgrade, MT $79,377 Bozeman, MT $79,427 Big Sky, MT $79,368 Cameron, MT $79,028 Cardwell, MT $79,199

Deer Lodge, MT $78,627 Dell, MT $78,812 Dillon, MT $79,141 Divide, MT $79,119 Elliston, MT $76,531 Ennis, MT $79,247 Gallatin Gateway, MT $79,202 Garrison, MT $78,238

Glen, MT $79,116 Gold Creek, MT $78,760 Harrison, MT $79,221 Jackson, MT $78,913 Lima, MT $78,868 Mc Allister, MT $79,232 Manhattan, MT $79,354 Melrose, MT $79,125

Norris, MT $79,124 Polaris, MT $79,029 Pony, MT $79,238 Ramsay, MT $79,280 Sheridan, MT $79,265 Silver Star, MT $79,263 Three Forks, MT $79,291 Twin Bridges, MT $79,198

Virginia City, MT $79,225 Warm Springs, MT $79,271 West Yellowstone, MT $79,182 Whitehall, MT $79,280 Willow Creek, MT $79,257 Wisdom, MT $78,932 Wise River, MT $79,071 Missoula, MT $79,551

Trade Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Trade Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Trade Assistant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Trade Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Trade Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$95,701	$46.0	20%

Trade Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Trade Assistant'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

$67,397

Average $79,751/year

$91,462

$5,616

Average $6,646/month

$7,622

$1,296

Average $1,534/week

$1,759

$32

Average $38/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,462	$7,622	$1,759	$44
Average	$79,751	$6,646	$1,534	$38
25th Percentile	$67,397	$5,616	$1,296	$32

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