Family Medicine Physicians in Montana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$217,121
after federal, FICA and Montana tax
Tax takes
$113,639
34.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$240,593
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
$330,760
Kept after tax
$217,121
Worth in national money
$240,593
State rank
4
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Montana pays family medicine physicians a middle wage of $330,760, ranking 4 of 51 states and sitting about 35.46% above the national middle.
- Within Montana this is well-paid work. Of 475 occupations with published figures in the state, family medicine physicians ranks 2 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $330,760 you keep $217,121 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $240,593 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $337,850, since top earners drag the number up.
- Montana's median for family medicine physicians is $330,760, about 35.46% above the national figure and 4 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Montana publishes a median for, family medicine physicians sits 2 of 475 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Montana is $217,121 after the full tax stack, from $330,760. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $240,593 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $337,850 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Family Medicine Physicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $175,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $330,760 |
| Top tenth earn over | $511,880 |
| This salary | $330,760 |
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 | $217,121 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $234,448 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$670 |
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 | $303,103 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,040 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Montana earn less than $330,760. The published range is $175,530 up to $511,880, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Montana the take-home figure of $217,121, from $330,760, 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 2 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 $240,593 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 2.
- Reported values are medians; for family medicine physicians in Montana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $175,530 to $511,880. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Montana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $217,121 from $330,760. 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 2 of 475 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $240,593, worked from $330,760, 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 2 of 475 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $175,530 and the top tenth $511,880 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Montana is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $240,593 in national terms.
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 $217,121.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($175,530) and the ninetieth ($511,880) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $240,593 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 $217,121 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.