Futures Trader Salary in Montana

How much does a Futures Trader make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Futures Trader in Montana is $77,160 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,807
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,207 to $88,490
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,325

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Futures Trader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,490	$7,374	$1,702	$43
Average	$77,160	$6,430	$1,484	$37
25th Percentile	$65,207	$5,434	$1,254	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Futures Trader Salaries

A Futures Trader'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 Futures Trader 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 Futures Traders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,489.
California: $90,146.
Massachusetts: $88,945.

District of Columbia $90,489 California $90,146 Massachusetts $88,945 Washington $88,618 New Jersey $88,585 Alaska $88,471 Connecticut $87,343 New York $86,885

Hawaii $85,422 Rhode Island $84,736 Maryland $84,270 Minnesota $83,632 Colorado $83,387 Illinois $83,306 Oregon $82,995 Delaware $82,766

New Hampshire $82,622 Virginia $82,300 Pennsylvania $81,360 Nevada $80,886 North Dakota $80,731 Michigan $80,486 Wisconsin $80,396 Vermont $80,216

Texas $79,718 Maine $79,685 Arizona $79,636 Ohio $79,579 Georgia $78,827 Indiana $78,451 Wyoming $78,377 Utah $78,263

Iowa $78,214 Kansas $77,822 Louisiana $77,707 North Carolina $77,666 Missouri $77,650 Florida $77,331 Montana $77,160 Nebraska $76,996

Kentucky $76,906 South Carolina $76,579 Tennessee $76,375 Idaho $76,293 New Mexico $75,697 Oklahoma $75,566 Alabama $75,084 South Dakota $74,275

Arkansas $73,833 West Virginia $73,596 Mississippi $72,885

Top Paying Cities for Futures Traders

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: $76,690
Acton: $78,547
Ashland: $76,631

Absarokee, MT $76,690 Acton, MT $78,547 Ashland, MT $76,631 Ballantine, MT $78,426 Bearcreek, MT $76,679 Belfry, MT $76,757 Bighorn, MT $76,505 Big Timber, MT $76,626

Birney, MT $76,577 Boyd, MT $77,380 Bridger, MT $77,080 Broadview, MT $78,112 Busby, MT $76,664 Clyde Park, MT $76,640 Columbus, MT $77,270 Cooke City, MT $76,490

Crow Agency, MT $76,729 Custer, MT $76,749 Decker, MT $76,650 Edgar, MT $78,255 Emigrant, MT $76,633 Fishtail, MT $76,568 Fromberg, MT $77,946 Gardiner, MT $76,636

Garryowen, MT $76,699 Grass Range, MT $76,556 Greycliff, MT $76,631 Hardin, MT $77,366 Fort Smith, MT $77,126 Harlowton, MT $76,599 Huntley, MT $78,813 Hysham, MT $76,544

Ingomar, MT $76,399 Joliet, MT $77,955 Lame Deer, MT $76,708 Laurel, MT $78,790 Lavina, MT $76,813 Livingston, MT $76,725 Lodge Grass, MT $76,742 Mc Leod, MT $76,466

Martinsdale, MT $76,516 Melstone, MT $76,544 Melville, MT $76,486 Molt, MT $78,326 Mosby, MT $76,439 Musselshell, MT $76,518 Nye, MT $76,559 Otter, MT $76,632

Park City, MT $78,249 Pompeys Pillar, MT $77,939 Pray, MT $76,594 Pryor, MT $77,983 Rapelje, MT $77,082 Red Lodge, MT $76,695 Reed Point, MT $76,600 Roberts, MT $77,019

Roscoe, MT $76,543 Roundup, MT $76,689 Ryegate, MT $76,530 Saint Xavier, MT $77,057 Sanders, MT $76,637 Sand Springs, MT $76,447 Shawmut, MT $76,506 Shepherd, MT $78,468

Silver Gate, MT $76,696 Springdale, MT $76,583 Sumatra, MT $76,447 Teigen, MT $76,558 Two Dot, MT $76,498 Wilsall, MT $76,565 Winnett, MT $76,503 Worden, MT $77,843

Wyola, MT $76,775 Billings, MT $78,882 Baker, MT $76,897 Wolf Point, MT $76,634 Antelope, MT $76,727 Bainville, MT $76,991 Brockton, MT $76,596 Brockway, MT $76,489

Circle, MT $76,547 Crane, MT $77,044 Culbertson, MT $76,764 Dagmar, MT $76,800 Fairview, MT $77,023 Flaxville, MT $76,536 Fort Peck, MT $76,499 Frazer, MT $76,587

Froid, MT $76,661 Glasgow, MT $76,628 Saint Marie, MT $76,954 Glentana, MT $76,500 Hinsdale, MT $76,483 Homestead, MT $76,661 Lambert, MT $76,614 Larslan, MT $76,489

Medicine Lake, MT $76,650 Nashua, MT $76,588 Opheim, MT $76,477 Outlook, MT $76,592 Peerless, MT $76,492 Plentywood, MT $76,713 Poplar, MT $76,648 Raymond, MT $76,656

Redstone, MT $76,494 Reserve, MT $76,570 Richey, MT $76,525 Richland, MT $76,483 Saco, MT $76,527 Savage, MT $76,753 Scobey, MT $76,596 Sidney, MT $77,042

Vandalia, MT $76,519 Vida, MT $76,543 Westby, MT $76,785 Whitetail, MT $76,481 Miles City, MT $76,641 Alzada, MT $76,574 Angela, MT $76,436 Alberton, MT $76,550

Arlee, MT $76,579 Bonner, MT $76,553 Charlo, MT $76,601 Clinton, MT $76,605 Condon, MT $76,467 Conner, MT $76,619 Corvallis, MT $76,720 Darby, MT $76,471

De Borgia, MT $76,313 Dixon, MT $76,533 Drummond, MT $76,574 Florence, MT $76,702 Frenchtown, MT $76,671 Grantsdale, MT $76,679 Hall, MT $76,559 Hamilton, MT $76,681

Pinesdale, MT $76,856 Haugan, MT $76,295 Helmville, MT $76,409 Heron, MT $76,324 Hot Springs, MT $76,462 Huson, MT $76,570 Lolo, MT $76,656 Lonepine, MT $76,490

Milltown, MT $76,850 Noxon, MT $76,292 Ovando, MT $76,401 Pablo, MT $76,874 Paradise, MT $76,577 Philipsburg, MT $76,559 Plains, MT $76,516 Polson, MT $76,636

Ravalli, MT $76,587 Ronan, MT $76,646 Saint Ignatius, MT $76,627 Saint Regis, MT $76,463 Saltese, MT $76,264 Seeley Lake, MT $76,596 Stevensville, MT $76,717 Sula, MT $76,444

Superior, MT $76,519 Thompson Falls, MT $76,410 Trout Creek, MT $76,339 Victor, MT $76,670 Kalispell, MT $76,702 Big Arm, MT $76,601 Bigfork, MT $76,597 Columbia Falls, MT $76,695

Coram, MT $76,596 Dayton, MT $76,611 Elmo, MT $76,521 Essex, MT $76,471 Eureka, MT $76,619 Fortine, MT $76,543 Hungry Horse, MT $76,783 Kila, MT $76,535

Lake Mc Donald, MT $76,605 Lakeside, MT $76,661 Libby, MT $76,503 Marion, MT $76,493 Martin City, MT $76,659 Olney, MT $76,481 Polebridge, MT $76,347 Proctor, MT $76,499

Rexford, MT $76,556 Rollins, MT $76,546 Somers, MT $76,651 Stryker, MT $76,467 Trego, MT $76,525 Troy, MT $76,292 West Glacier, MT $76,371 Whitefish, MT $76,656

Bloomfield, MT $76,567 Boyes, MT $76,592 Broadus, MT $76,614 Brusett, MT $76,492 Capitol, MT $76,431 Cohagen, MT $76,463 Colstrip, MT $76,775 Ekalaka, MT $76,596

Fallon, MT $76,677 Forsyth, MT $76,576 Glendive, MT $76,829 Hammond, MT $76,543 Hathaway, MT $76,628 Ismay, MT $76,567 Jordan, MT $76,508 Kinsey, MT $76,600

Lindsay, MT $76,503 Mildred, MT $76,677 Olive, MT $76,519 Plevna, MT $76,743 Powderville, MT $76,444 Rosebud, MT $76,481 Terry, MT $76,532 Volborg, MT $76,483

Wibaux, MT $76,799 Willard, MT $76,768 Great Falls, MT $73,335 Malmstrom A F B, MT $73,335 Augusta, MT $76,480 Babb, MT $76,507 Belt, MT $74,235 Black Eagle, MT $73,335

Brady, MT $75,753 Browning, MT $76,610 Buffalo, MT $76,552 Bynum, MT $76,542 Carter, MT $74,608 Cascade, MT $75,639 Choteau, MT $76,543 Coffee Creek, MT $76,549

Conrad, MT $76,613 Cut Bank, MT $76,561 Denton, MT $76,531 Dupuyer, MT $76,471 Dutton, MT $74,886 East Glacier Park, MT $76,439 Ethridge, MT $76,462 Fairfield, MT $75,939

Floweree, MT $73,488 Forest Grove, MT $76,520 Fort Benton, MT $75,993 Fort Shaw, MT $74,338 Galata, MT $76,483 Geraldine, MT $76,516 Geyser, MT $75,965 Heart Butte, MT $76,609

Highwood, MT $74,341 Hilger, MT $76,550 Hobson, MT $76,561 Judith Gap, MT $76,546 Kevin, MT $76,533 Ledger, MT $76,499 Lewistown, MT $76,685 Loma, MT $76,515

Lothair, MT $76,508 Moccasin, MT $76,565 Monarch, MT $75,718 Moore, MT $76,607 Neihart, MT $76,283 Oilmont, MT $76,494 Pendroy, MT $76,471 Power, MT $74,051

Raynesford, MT $75,630 Roy, MT $76,480 Sand Coulee, MT $73,335 Shelby, MT $76,614 Simms, MT $74,917 Stanford, MT $76,556 Stockett, MT $74,090 Sunburst, MT $76,561

Sun River, MT $73,953 Sweet Grass, MT $76,513 Biddle, MT $76,641 Ulm, MT $73,370 Valier, MT $76,549 Vaughn, MT $73,638 Winifred, MT $76,522 Havre, MT $76,667

Big Sandy, MT $76,538 Box Elder, MT $76,690 Chester, MT $76,548 Chinook, MT $76,562 Dodson, MT $76,534 Gildford, MT $76,520 Harlem, MT $76,626 Hays, MT $76,657

Hingham, MT $76,521 Hogeland, MT $76,508 Inverness, MT $76,502 Joplin, MT $76,521 Kremlin, MT $76,519 Lloyd, MT $76,407 Loring, MT $76,479 Malta, MT $76,574

Rudyard, MT $76,538 Turner, MT $76,526 Whitewater, MT $76,493 Whitlash, MT $76,440 Zortman, MT $76,582 Zurich, MT $76,477 Helena, MT $73,122 Basin, MT $74,720

Boulder, MT $75,538 Canyon Creek, MT $73,938 Clancy, MT $73,246 East Helena, MT $73,073 Fort Harrison, MT $73,073 Jefferson City, MT $73,772 Lincoln, MT $76,540 Marysville, MT $73,848

Radersburg, MT $75,659 Ringling, MT $76,454 Toston, MT $75,950 Townsend, MT $74,824 White Sulphur Springs, MT $76,230 Winston, MT $73,924 Wolf Creek, MT $75,483 Butte, MT $76,537

Alder, MT $76,511 Anaconda, MT $76,706 Avon, MT $74,666 Belgrade, MT $76,798 Bozeman, MT $76,847 Big Sky, MT $76,789 Cameron, MT $76,460 Cardwell, MT $76,626

Deer Lodge, MT $76,072 Dell, MT $76,251 Dillon, MT $76,570 Divide, MT $76,548 Elliston, MT $74,044 Ennis, MT $76,672 Gallatin Gateway, MT $76,628 Garrison, MT $75,696

Glen, MT $76,545 Gold Creek, MT $76,201 Harrison, MT $76,647 Jackson, MT $76,349 Lima, MT $76,306 Mc Allister, MT $76,658 Manhattan, MT $76,775 Melrose, MT $76,554

Norris, MT $76,553 Polaris, MT $76,461 Pony, MT $76,664 Ramsay, MT $76,704 Sheridan, MT $76,690 Silver Star, MT $76,688 Three Forks, MT $76,715 Twin Bridges, MT $76,624

Virginia City, MT $76,651 Warm Springs, MT $76,695 West Yellowstone, MT $76,609 Whitehall, MT $76,704 Willow Creek, MT $76,681 Wisdom, MT $76,368 Wise River, MT $76,502 Missoula, MT $76,966

Futures Trader Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Futures Trader 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, Futures Trader positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Futures Trader as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Futures Trader

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$92,592	$45.0	20%

Futures Trader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Futures Trader'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

$65,207

Average $77,160/year

$88,490

$5,434

Average $6,430/month

$7,374

$1,254

Average $1,484/week

$1,702

$31

Average $37/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,490	$7,374	$1,702	$43
Average	$77,160	$6,430	$1,484	$37
25th Percentile	$65,207	$5,434	$1,254	$31

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