Billings, MT metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Billings Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Billings, MT metro area

Figures describe the Billings, MT metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Billings city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 336 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Billings, MT metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$294,040	$141.37	40
2	Chief Executives	$227,000	$109.14	100
3	Marketing Managers	$212,760	$102.29	160
4	Dentists, General	$203,330	$97.76	50
5	Administrative Services Managers	$169,820	$81.65	40
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,110	$78.42	130
7	Pharmacists	$142,080	$68.31	240
8	Physician Assistants	$141,470	$68.02	150
9	Industrial Engineers	$139,420	$67.03	110
10	Nurse Practitioners	$139,050	$66.85	160
11	Financial Managers	$137,240	$65.98	210
12	Managers, All Other	$132,300	$63.61	320
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$129,280	$62.16	210
14	Industrial Production Managers	$128,810	$61.93	50
15	Purchasing Managers	$128,160	$61.61	Not published
16	Sales Managers	$117,970	$56.72	240
17	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$117,160	$56.33	30
18	Environmental Engineers	$115,550	$55.55	50
19	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$108,200	$52.02	70
20	Mechanical Engineers	$107,930	$51.89	120
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$107,750	$51.80	300
22	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$107,340	$51.61	50
23	Commercial Pilots	$105,830	Not published	50
24	Facilities Managers	$105,520	$50.73	80
25	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$104,460	$50.22	90

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Billings metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.