Phlebotomists in Montana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,335
after federal, FICA and Montana tax
Tax takes
$8,135
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,371
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
$45,470
Kept after tax
$37,335
Worth in national money
$41,371
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Montana pays phlebotomists around $45,470 at the midpoint, 25 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 475 occupations Montana reports figures for, this is number 353.
- Here is where Montana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $45,470 you keep $37,335, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $41,371 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $45,030, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For phlebotomists the Montana median is $45,470, ranking 25 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Montana's occupational distribution, phlebotomists sits at 353 of 475 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Montana income tax, retained pay for phlebotomists on $45,470 is $37,335. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $41,371 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $45,030 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Phlebotomists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $52,590 |
| This salary | $45,470 |
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 | $37,335 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,715 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,530 |
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 | $43,752 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,851 |
| 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 $45,470. The published range is $36,950 up to $52,590, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $37,335 take-home in Montana comes from $45,470. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 353 of 475.
- One number stands for prices across all of Montana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,371, the adjusted value of that $45,470 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 353 of 475 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for phlebotomists in Montana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,950 to $52,590. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $37,335, from $45,470, assumes a single Montana filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 353 of 475 locally, and the state ranks 25 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Montana, so $41,371 — the adjusted value of that $45,470 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 353 of 475 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $36,950 at the tenth percentile, $52,590 at the ninetieth.
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 $41,371 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Montana's own levy, $37,335 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,950 to $52,590) 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 $41,371 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 $37,335 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.