High paying business and finance jobs in Helena, MT

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Helena, MT. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Helena, MT run 4.3% below the national average (2024), so a Helena, MT salary is worth about 1.05× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Helena, MT · Employed

1Financial and Investment Analysts$103,350
Bachelor's degree
$75,340 – $145,93060
2Management Analysts$103,140
Bachelor's degree
$67,200 – $155,480200
3Project Management Specialists$102,970
Bachelor's degree
$65,940 – $144,640340
4Personal Financial Advisors$97,450
Bachelor's degree
$58,850 – $113,870120
5Cost Estimators$83,760
Bachelor's degree
$50,840 – $108,450120
6Logisticians$83,570
Bachelor's degree
$61,110 – $126,44050
7Financial Specialists, All Other$81,500
Bachelor's degree
$63,930 – $136,99070
8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,330 – $103,380260
9Insurance Underwriters$81,080
Bachelor's degree
$56,700 – $155,62040
10Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,410
Bachelor's degree
$63,080 – $105,3701,420
11Financial Examiners$80,170
Bachelor's degree
$54,990 – $109,99040
12Budget Analysts$79,700
Bachelor's degree
$63,070 – $103,530150
13Human Resources Specialists$78,020
Bachelor's degree
$48,980 – $111,550280
14Accountants and Auditors$76,700
Bachelor's degree
$50,280 – $105,890580
15Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$65,820
Bachelor's degree
$44,590 – $90,100130
16Property Appraisers and Assessors$64,920
Bachelor's degree
$46,240 – $77,97040
17Loan Officers$64,740
Bachelor's degree
$47,530 – $106,820140
18Training and Development Specialists$64,270
Bachelor's degree
$45,570 – $97,560140
19Compliance Officers$63,740
Bachelor's degree
$63,740 – $100,610370
20Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$63,610
Bachelor's degree
$63,610 – $79,07080
21Buyers and Purchasing Agents$63,600
Bachelor's degree
$41,290 – $119,430120
22Labor Relations Specialists$62,680
Bachelor's degree
$59,760 – $92,28040
23Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$61,250
Bachelor's degree
$59,130 – $80,07040
24Tax Preparers$59,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,470 – $84,34030
25Fundraisers$58,120
Bachelor's degree
$42,780 – $76,50070

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHelena, MT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,350	$75,340 – $145,930	60
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,140	$67,200 – $155,480	200
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,970	$65,940 – $144,640	340
4	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$97,450	$58,850 – $113,870	120
5	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$83,760	$50,840 – $108,450	120
6	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$83,570	$61,110 – $126,440	50
7	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,500	$63,930 – $136,990	70
8	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,080	$58,330 – $103,380	260
9	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$81,080	$56,700 – $155,620	40
10	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$80,410	$63,080 – $105,370	1,420
11	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$80,170	$54,990 – $109,990	40
12	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,700	$63,070 – $103,530	150
13	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,020	$48,980 – $111,550	280
14	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$76,700	$50,280 – $105,890	580
15	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,820	$44,590 – $90,100	130
16	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$64,920	$46,240 – $77,970	40
17	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$64,740	$47,530 – $106,820	140
18	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,270	$45,570 – $97,560	140
19	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$63,740	$63,740 – $100,610	370
20	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$63,610	$63,610 – $79,070	80
21	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$63,600	$41,290 – $119,430	120
22	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,680	$59,760 – $92,280	40
23	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,250	$59,130 – $80,070	40
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,170	$47,470 – $84,340	30
25	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$58,120	$42,780 – $76,500	70

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Helena, MT. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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