First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Salary in Montana

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in Montana have a median of $60,670 a year, below the national $62,890 (−4%); the state ranks 33rd of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors earn 24% more than the median across all occupations in Montana ($48,740). Among neighbouring states, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota pay more (up to $70,590 in Wyoming) and Idaho pays less (down to $56,290 in Idaho). Montana employs 1,990 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, 3.89 per 1,000 jobs, the 44th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.97 is close to the national share.

Montana vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Montana and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MontanaHourly$21.48$23.93$29.17$36.04$44.00$31.061,9903.890.97
Annual$44,670$49,780$60,670$74,970$91,510$64,610
United StatesHourly$20.85$24.07$30.23$37.58$46.23$32.14623,640––
Annual$43,360$50,070$62,890$78,160$96,150$66,860
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $44,670$44,67025th25th: $49,780$49,780MedianMedian: $60,670$60,67075th75th: $74,970$74,97090th90th: $91,510$91,510US median
Montana annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
33rd of 51 states
Rank by employment
44th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.97
Jobs per 1,000
3.89

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Montana's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Montana

5 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Montana publish a row for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Helena, MT$29.96$62,320$41,480$98,9701202.810.70
Bozeman, MT$29.50$61,360$47,580$84,6802803.860.96
Missoula, MT$29.02$60,370$43,970$86,5202403.620.90
Billings, MT$28.98$60,270$44,200$89,4004905.201.30
Great Falls, MT$27.61$57,420$39,940$82,7201604.301.07
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$29.49$61,330$45,910$95,2402504.141.03
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$29.21$60,760$44,930$91,7501102.780.69
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$28.06$58,370$40,720$80,4602603.080.77

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Montana$29.17$60,6701,9900.97
Idaho$27.06$56,2903,0700.89
North Dakota$31.28$65,0701,9301.12
South Dakota$31.14$64,7801,3400.73
Wyoming$33.94$70,5901,5601.39

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (every state ranked) and the Montana wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Montana estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.