High paying medical jobs in Montana

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Montana. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical 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 Montana run 5.4% below the national average (2024), so a Montana salary is worth about 1.06× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Montana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Montana · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$438,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$236,960 – $442,330580
2Family Medicine Physicians$330,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$175,530 – $511,880460
3Dentists, General$167,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,710 – $230,580380
4Pharmacists$142,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,660 – $165,2601,190
5Physician Assistants$141,470
Master's degree
$112,200 – $165,560600
6Nurse Practitioners$137,210
Master's degree
$105,110 – $166,9401,260
7Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$101,000
Associate's degree
$80,750 – $121,260230
8Veterinarians$99,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,390 – $183,190510
9Dental Hygienists$98,440
Associate's degree
$83,060 – $104,780860
10Physical Therapists$91,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,490 – $115,5401,180
11Occupational Therapists$88,990
Master's degree
$76,110 – $110,910420
12Registered Nurses$85,280
Bachelor's degree
$70,120 – $113,92010,950
13Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$82,850
Associate's degree
$40,690 – $106,640190
14Respiratory Therapists$81,190
Associate's degree
$60,800 – $92,890390
15Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$79,140
Associate's degree
$50,920 – $97,650190
16Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$79,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,120 – $103,320190
17Speech-Language Pathologists$78,740
Master's degree
$58,460 – $106,330490
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,070
Associate's degree
$55,750 – $91,650850
19Chiropractors$76,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$35,610 – $129,440240
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$71,580
Bachelor's degree
$60,280 – $90,740230
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$65,190
Bachelor's degree
$38,910 – $97,0701,020
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,230 – $74,3301,620
23Surgical Technologists$60,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,690 – $79,330490
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,450 – $81,810310
25Paramedics$50,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,590 – $70,190300
26Medical Records Specialists$50,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,460 – $64,540820
27Pharmacy Technicians$49,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,330 – $60,7801,340
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,420 – $64,370380
29Opticians, Dispensing$47,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $64,730330
30Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$41,170
Associate's degree
$35,420 – $57,660480
31Psychiatric Technicians$39,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,030 – $54,350310
32Emergency Medical Technicians$36,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,280 – $46,310860

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

#	Occupation	MedianMontana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$438,850	$236,960 – $442,330	580
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$330,760	$175,530 – $511,880	460
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$167,200	$63,710 – $230,580	380
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$142,080	$98,660 – $165,260	1,190
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$141,470	$112,200 – $165,560	600
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$137,210	$105,110 – $166,940	1,260
7	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$101,000	$80,750 – $121,260	230
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$99,390	$51,390 – $183,190	510
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,440	$83,060 – $104,780	860
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$91,450	$78,490 – $115,540	1,180
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$88,990	$76,110 – $110,910	420
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$85,280	$70,120 – $113,920	10,950
13	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,850	$40,690 – $106,640	190
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,190	$60,800 – $92,890	390
15	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$79,140	$50,920 – $97,650	190
16	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,070	$51,120 – $103,320	190
17	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,740	$58,460 – $106,330	490
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,070	$55,750 – $91,650	850
19	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$76,120	$35,610 – $129,440	240
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$71,580	$60,280 – $90,740	230
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$65,190	$38,910 – $97,070	1,020
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,210	$49,230 – $74,330	1,620
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,970	$37,690 – $79,330	490
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,620	$40,450 – $81,810	310
25	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,890	$35,590 – $70,190	300
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,190	$40,460 – $64,540	820
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,400	$38,330 – $60,780	1,340
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,290	$35,420 – $64,370	380
29	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,050	$36,240 – $64,730	330
30	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$41,170	$35,420 – $57,660	480
31	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,190	$35,030 – $54,350	310
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,140	$27,280 – $46,310	860

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Montana. 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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