Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Great Falls, MT

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Great Falls, MT, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Great Falls, MT are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $168,390. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $126,100.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Great Falls, MT has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Great Falls, MT in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Great Falls, MT (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$168,390	$98,010	40
2	General Dentists	$126,100	$64,440	40
3	Pharmacists	$125,440	$99,640	100
4	Financial Managers	$112,990	$78,350	50
5	Personal Financial Advisors	$112,810	$44,430	60
6	Nurse Practitioners	$109,740	$100,050	50
7	All Other Managers	$104,450	$55,910	50
8	Physician Assistants	$103,270	$49,670	50
9	Construction Managers	$97,790	$76,920	70
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$94,210	$69,320	40
11	Medical and Health Services Managers	$92,240	$60,580	170
12	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$87,400	$38,420	60
13	Lawyers	$86,030	$60,350	150
14	Computer Systems Analysts	$85,320	$56,220	30
15	Occupational Therapists	$81,660	$70,880	40
16	Physical Therapists	$81,440	$71,220	70
17	Dental Hygienists	$78,660	$69,310	80
18	Software Developers	$78,110	$48,860	80
19	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$77,970	$48,310	30
20	General and Operations Managers	$76,650	$39,900	590
21	Project Management Specialists	$75,830	$47,970	150
22	Computer Occupations, All Other	$75,500	$33,810	60
23	Civil Engineers	$72,500	$48,660	90
24	Logisticians	$71,140	$39,520	30
25	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$69,990	$46,660	160
26	Registered Nurses	$69,510	$59,970	980
27	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$68,640	$36,840	210
28	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$67,560	$50,920	320
29	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$67,530	$48,780	50
30	Electricians	$67,080	$37,080	130
31	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$66,530	$51,460	120
32	Radiologic Technologists	$66,420	$45,110	70
33	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$66,070	$48,450	50
34	Accountants and Auditors	$65,450	$37,420	250
35	Surgical Technologists	$65,390	$47,230	50
36	Compliance Officers	$64,870	$42,320	70
37	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$64,480	$46,500	110
38	Other Business Operations Specialists	$63,200	$37,680	300
39	Management Analysts	$62,410	$45,900	60
40	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$62,190	$41,180	90
41	Cost Estimators	$61,940	$37,450	80
42	Healthcare Social Workers	$61,650	$40,330	50
43	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,120	$39,780	70
44	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$60,600	$29,610	80
45	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$59,990	$31,020	30
46	Social and Community Service Managers	$59,780	$38,290	50
47	Loan Officers	$59,400	$40,070	80
48	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$58,540	$38,460	100
49	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$58,500	$38,020	50
50	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$58,360	$34,700	30
51	Crane and Tower Operators	$57,900	$40,790	40
52	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$57,740	$41,700	200
53	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,460	$35,350	330
54	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$56,990	$47,630	50
55	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$56,910	$38,320	60
56	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$56,690	$26,000	30
57	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$56,510	$42,760	30
58	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$55,960	$35,880	90
59	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$55,830	$33,040	110
60	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$55,640	$39,640	80
61	Postal Service Clerks	$55,340	$39,770	30
62	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$54,430	$38,720	90
63	Physical Therapist Assistants	$54,280	$46,900	30
64	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$53,190	$39,770	50
65	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$51,450	$31,680	100
66	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$51,270	$36,110	320
67	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$51,030	$38,300	140
68	Sheet Metal Workers	$50,670	$37,240	50
69	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$50,390	$30,640	270
70	Lodging Managers	$49,980	$39,260	30
71	Public Relations Specialists	$49,780	$36,120	50
72	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$49,780	$34,800	120
73	Food Service Managers	$49,650	$35,700	80
74	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$49,600	$35,930	80
75	Training and Development Specialists	$49,350	$32,760	90
76	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$49,300	$32,330	50
77	Insurance Sales Agents	$49,190	$35,010	180
78	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$49,140	$45,000	160
79	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$48,810	$36,910	50
80	Human Resources Specialists	$48,740	$34,620	160
81	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$48,560	$32,110	120
82	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$48,290	$30,350	110
83	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$48,160	$27,830	150
84	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$48,140	$35,150	40
85	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,110	$37,220	60
86	Carpenters	$47,800	$31,570	370
87	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$47,640	$29,920	250
88	Highway Maintenance Workers	$47,630	$42,130	40
89	Construction Laborers	$47,260	$35,050	340
90	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$47,000	$39,150	50
91	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$46,850	$38,280	440
92	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$46,790	$36,500	40
93	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$46,710	$29,690	180
94	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$46,670	$38,560	40
95	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$46,640	$33,830	50
96	Clergy	$46,300	$26,520	70
97	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,150	$31,180	430
98	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$46,070	$33,850	120
99	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,350	$24,300	50
100	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,130	$31,730	30

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Great Falls, MT – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$122,850
2	Nurse Practitioners	$121,350
3	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$100,620
4	Personal Financial Advisors	$98,910
5	Financial Managers	$98,550
6	Commercial Pilots	$98,530
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$95,730
8	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$93,380
9	Lawyers	$92,670
10	All Other Managers	$87,850

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Great Falls, MT – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Physician Assistants	$119,720
2	Pharmacists	$119,000
3	Physical Therapists	$115,710
4	Personal Financial Advisors	$113,440
5	Financial Managers	$110,910
6	Nurse Practitioners	$103,950
7	Sales Managers	$102,120
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$96,460
9	All Other Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists	$94,400
10	General and Operations Managers	$91,250

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Great Falls, MT – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Personal Financial Advisors	$125,830
2	Physical Therapists	$117,840
3	Financial Managers	$117,440
4	Physician Assistants	$115,800
5	Pharmacists	$115,590
6	Nurse Practitioners	$100,420
7	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$94,780
8	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$88,740
9	General and Operations Managers	$84,010
10	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$83,210

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