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Missoula County · Montana · United States

What trades pay in Missoula County

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Missoula County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$998 Median weekly pay across these 30 trades. $2,223 — $387.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 100 businesses · 1,567 employees$2,223$115,609 a year+6.8%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 86 businesses · 693 employees$1,794$93,310 a year+4.5%up
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 162 businesses · 732 employees$1,777$92,396 a year+4.7%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 14 businesses · 368 employees$1,764$91,736 a year+3.6%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 11 businesses · 498 employees$1,560$81,120 a year+2.2%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 136 businesses · 1,227 employees$1,403$72,956 a year+5.3%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 18 businesses · 140 employees$1,309$68,049 a year+7.7%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 11 businesses · 53 employees$1,218$63,360 a year+10.5%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 84 businesses · 438 employees$1,212$62,999 a year+2.5%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 64 businesses · 520 employees$1,164$60,546 a year-0.6%down
Couriers and express deliveryNAICS 492110 · 8 businesses · 404 employees$1,125$58,509 a year+8.5%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 75 businesses · 436 employees$1,105$57,473 a year+4.9%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 29 businesses · 325 employees$1,090$56,682 a year-11.8%down
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 177 businesses · 612 employees$1,055$54,842 a year+6.7%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 108 businesses · 200 employees$998$51,895 a year+17.6%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 111 businesses · 302 employees$988$51,374 a year+10.0%up
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 6 businesses · 7 employees$984$51,185 a year-0.9%down
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 43 businesses · 159 employees$977$50,808 a year+6.4%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 46 businesses · 237 employees$949$49,330 a year+5.0%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 9 businesses · 25 employees$942$48,990 a year-2.7%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 12 businesses · 49 employees$830$43,158 a year+3.5%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 21 businesses · 1,328 employees$826$42,965 a year-28.0%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 6 businesses · 448 employees$818$42,535 a year+7.9%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 86 businesses · 475 employees$814$42,324 a year+13.7%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 45 businesses · 177 employees$697$36,262 a year-2.5%down
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 98 businesses · 2,545 employees$522$27,129 a year+6.1%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 71 businesses · 489 employees$515$26,773 a year+4.5%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 99 businesses · 2,121 employees$467$24,286 a year+5.2%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 64 businesses · 586 employees$454$23,601 a year+8.1%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 9 businesses · 57 employees$387$20,104 a year-17.3%down

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses18,588
Employees190,743
Annual payroll$9 M
Net movement of people+105People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Missoula County. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Montana

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Missoula County?
Across the 30 trades on this page, the middle one pays $998 a week. The highest pays $2,223 and the lowest $387.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Missoula County report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.