First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other in Montana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$62,080
after federal, FICA and Montana tax
Tax takes
$18,120
22.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,792
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
$80,200
Kept after tax
$62,080
Worth in national money
$68,792
State rank
12
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Montana is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $80,200, which ranks 12 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 4.97% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 475 occupations Montana reports, this job comes in at 100 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $80,200 you keep $62,080 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $68,792 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $77,850.
- Montana ranks 12 of 50 states publishing a median for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other, at $80,200 — about 4.97% 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.
- First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other ranks 100 of 475 occupations by median in Montana, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay in Montana is $62,080 after the full tax stack, from $80,200. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $68,792 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $77,850 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $80,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $93,640 |
| This salary | $80,200 |
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 | $62,080 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,251 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,644 |
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 | $75,693 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,271 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other in Montana earn under $80,200 and half over. The published range runs $51,270 at the tenth percentile to $93,640 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Montana the take-home figure of $62,080, from $80,200, 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 100 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 $68,792 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 100.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other in Montana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $51,270 to $93,640; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Montana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $62,080 from $80,200. 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 100 of 475 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $68,792, worked from $80,200, 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 100 of 475 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $51,270 at the bottom tenth to $93,640 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $68,792.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Montana adds its own income tax on top — which is why $62,080 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($51,270 to $93,640) 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 $68,792 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 $62,080 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.