Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Montana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,044
after federal, FICA and Montana tax
Tax takes
$8,686
18.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,265
Montana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Montana — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$47,730
Kept after tax
$39,044
Worth in national money
$43,265
State rank
6
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Montana is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $47,730, which ranks 6 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 4.1% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Montana, this sits in the middle: 316 of 475 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $47,730 you keep $39,044 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $43,265 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $49,030, since top earners drag the number up.
- Montana ranks 6 of 48 states publishing a median for electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers, at $47,730 — about 4.1% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers ranks 316 of 475 occupations in Montana by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in Montana is $39,044 after the full tax stack, from $47,730. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $43,265 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $49,030 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,020 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,730 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,860 |
| This salary | $47,730 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Montana | $39,044 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,531 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,556 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,880 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,882 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $47,730 as a midpoint for Montana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,020 and the ninetieth is $57,860 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Montana the take-home figure of $39,044, from $47,730, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 316 of 475 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $43,265 uses one figure for the whole of Montana. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 475 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 316.
- The Montana median of $47,730 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,020 to $57,860. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Montana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,044 from $47,730. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 316 of 475 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $43,265, worked from $47,730, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Montana address, on work sitting at 316 of 475 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,020 and the top tenth $57,860, so most people doing this work in Montana sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Montana sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $43,265 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Montana then takes its own share, leaving $39,044.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,020 to $57,860) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Montana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Montana's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $43,265 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $39,044 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Montana income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.