Procurement Clerks in Montana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,429
after federal, FICA and Montana tax
Tax takes
$9,131
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,799
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
$49,560
Kept after tax
$40,429
Worth in national money
$44,799
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Montana sits in the middle of the pack for procurement clerks. The median is $49,560, ranking 34 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Procurement clerks ranks 290 among 475 occupations Montana publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $49,560 you keep $40,429 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $44,799 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $49,870, since top earners drag the number up.
- Montana occupies the middle band for procurement clerks: a median of $49,560, ranking 34 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 290 of 475 in Montana places procurement clerks 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.
- Retained pay in Montana is $40,429 after the full tax stack, from $49,560. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $44,799 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $49,870 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Procurement Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,030 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,610 |
| This salary | $49,560 |
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 | $40,429 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,001 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,577 |
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 | $47,603 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,907 |
| 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 $49,560. The published range is $39,030 up to $61,610, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $40,429 take-home in Montana comes from $49,560. 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 290 of 475.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,799 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 290.
- Reported values are medians; for procurement clerks in Montana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $39,030 to $61,610. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $40,429, from $49,560, 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 290 of 475 locally, and the state ranks 34 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,799, worked from $49,560, 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 290 of 475 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $39,030 at the bottom tenth to $61,610 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 $44,799.
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 $40,429.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,030 to $61,610) 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 $44,799 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 $40,429 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.