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Plumber salary in Montana

The middle half of plumbers in Montana earned $29.32 to $45.37 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $48.49 or more.1 The median is 25% above the US median.2

$38.44median an hour
$79,960median a year
10th
$23.20
25th
$29.32
Median
$38.44
75th
$45.37
90th
$48.49
10th
$48,250
25th
$60,990
Median
$79,960
75th
$94,370
90th
$100,860
Percentiles of plumber pay in Montana, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Which Montana cities pay plumbers the most?

Billings has the highest median of the 4 metro areas below, $39.27 an hour; Great Falls has the lowest, $37.07.1

  1. Billings$39.27
  2. Bozeman$39.09
  3. Missoula$38.34
  4. Great Falls$37.07
Montana median $38.44 an hour

Do plumbers make $100,000 a year in Montana?

Between 10% and 25% do. $100,000 falls between the 75th percentile ($94,370) and the 90th ($100,860).1

How much do new plumbers make in Montana?

The lowest-paid tenth of plumbers in Montana earned $23.20 an hour or less ($48,250 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $29.32 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are plumbers in demand in Montana?

Projections Central expects Montana to go from 2,010 plumber jobs in 2024 to 2,240 in 2034, a change of 11.6%, with about 200 openings a year.3 The US projection is 4.5%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Montana2,0102,24011.6%200
United States504,500527,2004.5%44,000

How does plumber pay compare with other trades in Montana?

Plumbers have the highest median pay of the five trades on this site in Montana, $38.44 an hour. General contractors are next at $36.98.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
Plumbers$38.44$79,9601,860
General Contractors$36.98$76,9104,350
Electricians$36.90$76,7602,750
HVAC Technicians$29.26$60,8501,230
Roofers$28.38$59,030370

Where to train in Montana

Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Montana, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS national estimates: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (47-2152), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)