First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Montana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,952
after federal, FICA and Montana tax
Tax takes
$16,958
22.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,433
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
$76,910
Kept after tax
$59,952
Worth in national money
$66,433
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Montana is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $76,910, ranking 36 of 51 states — about 3.77% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 121 among 475 occupations Montana publishes pay for.
- Montana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $76,910 the take-home is $59,952; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $66,433 would nationally. The average comes to $79,770, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Montana ranks 36 of 51 for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers, with a median of $76,910 — about 3.77% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 121 of 475 in Montana places first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Montana, on $76,910, is $59,952 — equivalent to $66,433 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $79,770 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $56,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,140 |
| This salary | $76,910 |
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 | $59,952 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,936 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,667 |
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 | $72,668 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,303 |
| 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 $76,910. The published range is $56,960 up to $103,140, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Montana's $59,952, worked from $76,910. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 121 of 475.
- One number stands for prices across all of Montana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $66,433, the adjusted value of that $76,910 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 121 of 475 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Montana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $56,960 to $103,140. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Montana take-home of $59,952, on $76,910 for work ranking 121 of 475 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 121 of 475 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Montana, so $66,433 — the adjusted value of that $76,910 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 121 of 475 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $79,770, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $56,960 at the tenth percentile, $103,140 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $66,433.
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 $59,952.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Montana is $79,770. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($56,960 to $103,140) 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 $66,433 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 $59,952 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.