Community Planner Salary in Montana

How much does a Community Planner make in Montana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Community Planner in Montana is $87,295 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $113,998
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,257 to $101,273
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,027

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Community Planner Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,273	$8,439	$1,948	$49
Average	$87,295	$7,275	$1,679	$42
25th Percentile	$78,257	$6,521	$1,505	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Community Planner Salaries

A Community Planner'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 Community Planner Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Community Planner'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): $71,944
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,268
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $101,223
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,181
Expert (over 8 years): $117,917

Levels	Salary
Community... Level Community Planner	$71,944
Community... Level Community Planner	$86,268
Community... Level Community Planner	$101,223
Community... Level Community Planner	$121,181
Community... Level Community Planner	$117,917

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How Do Community Planner 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 Community Planners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,376.
California: $101,988.
Massachusetts: $100,629.

District of Columbia $102,376 California $101,988 Massachusetts $100,629 Washington $100,259 New Jersey $100,222 Alaska $100,092 Connecticut $98,816 New York $98,298

Hawaii $96,643 Rhode Island $95,867 Maryland $95,340 Minnesota $94,618 Colorado $94,341 Illinois $94,249 Oregon $93,897 Delaware $93,638

New Hampshire $93,476 Virginia $93,111 Pennsylvania $92,048 Nevada $91,512 North Dakota $91,336 Michigan $91,059 Wisconsin $90,957 Vermont $90,753

Texas $90,189 Maine $90,152 Arizona $90,097 Ohio $90,032 Georgia $89,182 Indiana $88,756 Wyoming $88,673 Utah $88,544

Iowa $88,488 Kansas $88,044 Louisiana $87,915 North Carolina $87,869 Missouri $87,850 Florida $87,489 Montana $87,295 Nebraska $87,110

Kentucky $87,009 South Carolina $86,639 Tennessee $86,408 Idaho $86,315 New Mexico $85,640 Oklahoma $85,492 Alabama $84,947 South Dakota $84,031

Arkansas $83,532 West Virginia $83,264 Mississippi $82,459

Top Paying Cities for Community Planners

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: $86,764
Acton: $88,864
Ashland: $86,697

Absarokee, MT $86,764 Acton, MT $88,864 Ashland, MT $86,697 Ballantine, MT $88,728 Bearcreek, MT $86,752 Belfry, MT $86,839 Bighorn, MT $86,555 Big Timber, MT $86,691

Birney, MT $86,636 Boyd, MT $87,545 Bridger, MT $87,206 Broadview, MT $88,372 Busby, MT $86,734 Clyde Park, MT $86,707 Columbus, MT $87,420 Cooke City, MT $86,538

Crow Agency, MT $86,808 Custer, MT $86,831 Decker, MT $86,718 Edgar, MT $88,534 Emigrant, MT $86,700 Fishtail, MT $86,626 Fromberg, MT $88,185 Gardiner, MT $86,703

Garryowen, MT $86,774 Grass Range, MT $86,613 Greycliff, MT $86,697 Hardin, MT $87,529 Fort Smith, MT $87,257 Harlowton, MT $86,661 Huntley, MT $89,166 Hysham, MT $86,599

Ingomar, MT $86,434 Joliet, MT $88,195 Lame Deer, MT $86,785 Laurel, MT $89,140 Lavina, MT $86,903 Livingston, MT $86,803 Lodge Grass, MT $86,823 Mc Leod, MT $86,510

Martinsdale, MT $86,567 Melstone, MT $86,599 Melville, MT $86,533 Molt, MT $88,615 Mosby, MT $86,480 Musselshell, MT $86,569 Nye, MT $86,616 Otter, MT $86,699

Park City, MT $88,528 Pompeys Pillar, MT $88,177 Pray, MT $86,655 Pryor, MT $88,227 Rapelje, MT $87,207 Red Lodge, MT $86,770 Reed Point, MT $86,662 Roberts, MT $87,136

Roscoe, MT $86,598 Roundup, MT $86,763 Ryegate, MT $86,583 Saint Xavier, MT $87,179 Sanders, MT $86,704 Sand Springs, MT $86,489 Shawmut, MT $86,556 Shepherd, MT $88,776

Silver Gate, MT $86,771 Springdale, MT $86,642 Sumatra, MT $86,489 Teigen, MT $86,615 Two Dot, MT $86,546 Wilsall, MT $86,623 Winnett, MT $86,553 Worden, MT $88,068

Wyola, MT $86,861 Billings, MT $89,243 Baker, MT $86,998 Wolf Point, MT $86,701 Antelope, MT $86,806 Bainville, MT $87,105 Brockton, MT $86,657 Brockway, MT $86,537

Circle, MT $86,603 Crane, MT $87,165 Culbertson, MT $86,848 Dagmar, MT $86,888 Fairview, MT $87,141 Flaxville, MT $86,590 Fort Peck, MT $86,548 Frazer, MT $86,648

Froid, MT $86,731 Glasgow, MT $86,694 Saint Marie, MT $87,062 Glentana, MT $86,549 Hinsdale, MT $86,530 Homestead, MT $86,731 Lambert, MT $86,679 Larslan, MT $86,536

Medicine Lake, MT $86,719 Nashua, MT $86,649 Opheim, MT $86,523 Outlook, MT $86,654 Peerless, MT $86,540 Plentywood, MT $86,790 Poplar, MT $86,716 Raymond, MT $86,726

Redstone, MT $86,543 Reserve, MT $86,628 Richey, MT $86,578 Richland, MT $86,530 Saco, MT $86,580 Savage, MT $86,836 Scobey, MT $86,657 Sidney, MT $87,162

Vandalia, MT $86,570 Vida, MT $86,598 Westby, MT $86,872 Whitetail, MT $86,528 Miles City, MT $86,708 Alzada, MT $86,633 Angela, MT $86,477 Alberton, MT $86,605

Arlee, MT $86,638 Bonner, MT $86,609 Charlo, MT $86,663 Clinton, MT $86,667 Condon, MT $86,512 Conner, MT $86,683 Corvallis, MT $86,798 Darby, MT $86,517

De Borgia, MT $86,337 Dixon, MT $86,586 Drummond, MT $86,633 Florence, MT $86,777 Frenchtown, MT $86,742 Grantsdale, MT $86,752 Hall, MT $86,616 Hamilton, MT $86,753

Pinesdale, MT $86,952 Haugan, MT $86,317 Helmville, MT $86,446 Heron, MT $86,349 Hot Springs, MT $86,507 Huson, MT $86,628 Lolo, MT $86,726 Lonepine, MT $86,538

Milltown, MT $86,945 Noxon, MT $86,314 Ovando, MT $86,437 Pablo, MT $86,973 Paradise, MT $86,636 Philipsburg, MT $86,616 Plains, MT $86,567 Polson, MT $86,703

Ravalli, MT $86,647 Ronan, MT $86,714 Saint Ignatius, MT $86,692 Saint Regis, MT $86,507 Saltese, MT $86,282 Seeley Lake, MT $86,657 Stevensville, MT $86,795 Sula, MT $86,486

Superior, MT $86,570 Thompson Falls, MT $86,447 Trout Creek, MT $86,367 Victor, MT $86,741 Kalispell, MT $86,777 Big Arm, MT $86,663 Bigfork, MT $86,659 Columbia Falls, MT $86,769

Coram, MT $86,657 Dayton, MT $86,675 Elmo, MT $86,573 Essex, MT $86,517 Eureka, MT $86,683 Fortine, MT $86,598 Hungry Horse, MT $86,869 Kila, MT $86,589

Lake Mc Donald, MT $86,667 Lakeside, MT $86,731 Libby, MT $86,553 Marion, MT $86,541 Martin City, MT $86,728 Olney, MT $86,528 Polebridge, MT $86,376 Proctor, MT $86,548

Rexford, MT $86,613 Rollins, MT $86,601 Somers, MT $86,720 Stryker, MT $86,512 Trego, MT $86,577 Troy, MT $86,314 West Glacier, MT $86,403 Whitefish, MT $86,726

Bloomfield, MT $86,625 Boyes, MT $86,653 Broadus, MT $86,679 Brusett, MT $86,540 Capitol, MT $86,471 Cohagen, MT $86,507 Colstrip, MT $86,860 Ekalaka, MT $86,658

Fallon, MT $86,750 Forsyth, MT $86,635 Glendive, MT $86,922 Hammond, MT $86,598 Hathaway, MT $86,694 Ismay, MT $86,625 Jordan, MT $86,558 Kinsey, MT $86,662

Lindsay, MT $86,553 Mildred, MT $86,749 Olive, MT $86,570 Plevna, MT $86,824 Powderville, MT $86,485 Rosebud, MT $86,528 Terry, MT $86,585 Volborg, MT $86,530

Wibaux, MT $86,887 Willard, MT $86,852 Great Falls, MT $82,968 Malmstrom A F B, MT $82,968 Augusta, MT $86,526 Babb, MT $86,557 Belt, MT $83,986 Black Eagle, MT $82,968

Brady, MT $85,704 Browning, MT $86,674 Buffalo, MT $86,607 Bynum, MT $86,596 Carter, MT $84,409 Cascade, MT $85,575 Choteau, MT $86,598 Coffee Creek, MT $86,605

Conrad, MT $86,677 Cut Bank, MT $86,618 Denton, MT $86,584 Dupuyer, MT $86,517 Dutton, MT $84,723 East Glacier Park, MT $86,480 Ethridge, MT $86,507 Fairfield, MT $85,915

Floweree, MT $83,142 Forest Grove, MT $86,571 Fort Benton, MT $85,975 Fort Shaw, MT $84,103 Galata, MT $86,530 Geraldine, MT $86,567 Geyser, MT $85,943 Heart Butte, MT $86,672

Highwood, MT $84,106 Hilger, MT $86,605 Hobson, MT $86,618 Judith Gap, MT $86,601 Kevin, MT $86,586 Ledger, MT $86,548 Lewistown, MT $86,758 Loma, MT $86,566

Lothair, MT $86,558 Moccasin, MT $86,623 Monarch, MT $85,664 Moore, MT $86,670 Neihart, MT $86,303 Oilmont, MT $86,542 Pendroy, MT $86,517 Power, MT $83,778

Raynesford, MT $85,564 Roy, MT $86,526 Sand Coulee, MT $82,968 Shelby, MT $86,679 Simms, MT $84,758 Stanford, MT $86,613 Stockett, MT $83,822 Sunburst, MT $86,618

Sun River, MT $83,668 Sweet Grass, MT $86,564 Biddle, MT $86,709 Ulm, MT $83,008 Valier, MT $86,605 Vaughn, MT $83,311 Winifred, MT $86,574 Havre, MT $86,738

Big Sandy, MT $86,592 Box Elder, MT $86,764 Chester, MT $86,604 Chinook, MT $86,619 Dodson, MT $86,587 Gildford, MT $86,572 Harlem, MT $86,691 Hays, MT $86,727

Hingham, MT $86,573 Hogeland, MT $86,558 Inverness, MT $86,552 Joplin, MT $86,573 Kremlin, MT $86,570 Lloyd, MT $86,444 Loring, MT $86,525 Malta, MT $86,633

Rudyard, MT $86,593 Turner, MT $86,579 Whitewater, MT $86,541 Whitlash, MT $86,481 Zortman, MT $86,642 Zurich, MT $86,523 Helena, MT $82,728 Basin, MT $84,535

Boulder, MT $85,461 Canyon Creek, MT $83,650 Clancy, MT $82,868 East Helena, MT $82,672 Fort Harrison, MT $82,672 Jefferson City, MT $83,463 Lincoln, MT $86,594 Marysville, MT $83,549

Radersburg, MT $85,598 Ringling, MT $86,497 Toston, MT $85,927 Townsend, MT $84,653 White Sulphur Springs, MT $86,244 Winston, MT $83,635 Wolf Creek, MT $85,399 Butte, MT $86,591

Alder, MT $86,561 Anaconda, MT $86,782 Avon, MT $84,474 Belgrade, MT $86,886 Bozeman, MT $86,941 Big Sky, MT $86,876 Cameron, MT $86,504 Cardwell, MT $86,691

Deer Lodge, MT $86,065 Dell, MT $86,267 Dillon, MT $86,628 Divide, MT $86,604 Elliston, MT $83,771 Ennis, MT $86,744 Gallatin Gateway, MT $86,694 Garrison, MT $85,639

Glen, MT $86,600 Gold Creek, MT $86,211 Harrison, MT $86,716 Jackson, MT $86,378 Lima, MT $86,329 Mc Allister, MT $86,728 Manhattan, MT $86,861 Melrose, MT $86,610

Norris, MT $86,609 Polaris, MT $86,505 Pony, MT $86,734 Ramsay, MT $86,779 Sheridan, MT $86,764 Silver Star, MT $86,762 Three Forks, MT $86,792 Twin Bridges, MT $86,690

Virginia City, MT $86,720 Warm Springs, MT $86,770 West Yellowstone, MT $86,672 Whitehall, MT $86,780 Willow Creek, MT $86,754 Wisdom, MT $86,399 Wise River, MT $86,551 Missoula, MT $87,076

Community Planner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Community Planner'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 May 01, 2026

$78,257

Average $87,295/year

$101,273

$6,521

Average $7,275/month

$8,439

$1,505

Average $1,679/week

$1,948

$38

Average $42/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,273	$8,439	$1,948	$49
Average	$87,295	$7,275	$1,679	$42
25th Percentile	$78,257	$6,521	$1,505	$38

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