High paying social service jobs in Montana

Every social service 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 social service 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

1Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$59,750
Bachelor's degree
$48,390 – $74,280360
2Clergy$59,550
Bachelor's degree
$35,050 – $96,460680
3Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,000
Master's degree
$36,840 – $83,6401,820
4Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$57,900
Master's degree
$39,180 – $87,610890
5Healthcare Social Workers$57,090
Master's degree
$46,330 – $77,730840
6Child, Family, and School Social Workers$56,780
Bachelor's degree
$39,250 – $72,0001,250
7Social Workers, All Other$51,650
Bachelor's degree
$36,600 – $92,600540
8Health Education Specialists$51,200
Bachelor's degree
$35,230 – $82,990240
9Community Health Workers$49,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,470 – $79,580330
10Rehabilitation Counselors$45,240
Master's degree
$37,410 – $59,900330
11Directors, Religious Activities and Education$45,220
Bachelor's degree
$28,460 – $69,220640
12Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$45,160
Master's degree
$37,960 – $82,390740
13Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$41,850
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $67,010480
14Social and Human Service Assistants$38,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,840 – $50,6201,200

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	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,750	$48,390 – $74,280	360
2	ClergyBachelor's degree	$59,550	$35,050 – $96,460	680
3	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$59,000	$36,840 – $83,640	1,820
4	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$57,900	$39,180 – $87,610	890
5	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$57,090	$46,330 – $77,730	840
6	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$56,780	$39,250 – $72,000	1,250
7	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,650	$36,600 – $92,600	540
8	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$51,200	$35,230 – $82,990	240
9	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,780	$38,470 – $79,580	330
10	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$45,240	$37,410 – $59,900	330
11	Directors, Religious Activities and EducationBachelor's degree	$45,220	$28,460 – $69,220	640
12	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$45,160	$37,960 – $82,390	740
13	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$41,850	$31,200 – $67,010	480
14	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,570	$29,840 – $50,620	1,200

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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