Home / Wages / Helena Helena salaries The median worker in the Helena, MT metro area earned $49,300 a year in 2024, about $23.70 an hour. That ranks #100 of the 391 metro areas published here, 0.4% below the national median.
Montana
Median pay $49,300 $23.70 per hour
Vs national -0.4% U.S. $49,500
Workers 43,730 wage and salary
Metro rank #100 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Helena pays 4.1% more than Montana as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Business Operations Specialists, All Other 4.33× 1,380 $65,960 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1.63× 670 $45,350 Cooks, Restaurant 1.5× 620 $36,120 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.49× 930 $37,110 Office Clerks, General 1.37× 980 $43,760 Accountants and Auditors 1.36× 560 $72,550 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.07× 1,150 $29,050 Retail Salespersons 1.03× 1,110 $34,550 Cashiers 0.97× 870 $30,040 Stockers and Order Fillers 0.95× 750 $38,710 Registered Nurses 0.94× 870 $87,630 General and Operations Managers 0.92× 930 $94,520
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Helena Occupation Median Hourly Employed Lawyers $103,060 $49.55 420 Managers, All Other $99,540 $47.86 260 Software Developers $97,470 $46.86 350 General and Operations Managers $94,520 $45.44 930 Management Analysts $92,750 $44.59 200 Registered Nurses $87,630 $42.13 870 Project Management Specialists $86,580 $41.63 300 Civil Engineers $83,740 $40.26 420 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $79,870 $38.40 200 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $75,310 $36.21 270 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $73,790 $35.48 370 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $73,080 n/a 270 Accountants and Auditors $72,550 $34.88 560 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $65,960 $31.71 1,380 Human Resources Specialists $65,500 $31.49 290 Compliance Officers $63,020 $30.30 330 Electricians $62,880 $30.23 240 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $62,680 $30.13 300 Public Relations Specialists $61,640 $29.64 200 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $59,860 $28.78 200 Computer User Support Specialists $57,860 $27.82 220 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $57,640 $27.71 320 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $57,610 n/a 240 Carpenters $57,540 $27.66 290 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $57,040 n/a 290 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $56,320 $27.08 200 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $48,120 $23.13 390 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $46,690 $22.45 480 Construction Laborers $46,190 $22.21 360 Light Truck Drivers $45,880 $22.06 230 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $45,530 $21.89 380 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $45,350 $21.80 670 Customer Service Representatives $43,790 $21.06 540 Office Clerks, General $43,760 $21.04 980 Nursing Assistants $40,640 $19.54 340 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $40,310 $19.38 350 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $40,260 $19.36 330 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $39,580 $19.03 260 Stockers and Order Fillers $38,710 $18.61 750 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,010 $18.28 320 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $37,110 $17.84 930 Cooks, Restaurant $36,120 $17.37 620 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $35,500 n/a 280 Retail Salespersons $34,550 $16.61 1,110 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $32,740 $15.74 300 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $31,450 $15.12 780 Cashiers $30,040 $14.44 870 Fast Food and Counter Workers $29,050 $13.97 1,150 Bartenders $22,610 $10.87 400 Waiters and Waitresses $21,870 $10.52 550
Where most people work Largest occupations in Helena by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1,380 $65,960 $31.71 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,150 $29,050 $13.97 Retail Salespersons 1,110 $34,550 $16.61 Office Clerks, General 980 $43,760 $21.04 General and Operations Managers 930 $94,520 $45.44 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 930 $37,110 $17.84 Registered Nurses 870 $87,630 $42.13 Cashiers 870 $30,040 $14.44 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 780 $31,450 $15.12 Stockers and Order Fillers 750 $38,710 $18.61 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 670 $45,350 $21.80 Cooks, Restaurant 620 $36,120 $17.37 Accountants and Auditors 560 $72,550 $34.88 Waiters and Waitresses 550 $21,870 $10.52 Customer Service Representatives 540 $43,790 $21.06 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 480 $46,690 $22.45 Civil Engineers 420 $83,740 $40.26 Lawyers 420 $103,060 $49.55 Bartenders 400 $22,610 $10.87 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 390 $48,120 $23.13
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Montana metro areas Helena pay: common questions What is the average salary in Helena? The median across all occupations is $49,300 , or $23.70 an hour, covering 43,730 wage and salary workers. The mean is $60,880, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Helena pay more than the rest of Montana? Yes. The metro median of $49,300 is 4.1% above the Montana median of $47,360. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Helena? Lawyers ($103,060), Managers, All Other ($99,540), Software Developers ($97,470). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Helena unusually full of? Business Operations Specialists, All Other, at 4.33× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.