Helena, MT metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Helena Metro

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

Figures describe the Helena, MT metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Helena 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 241 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Helena, MT metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$375,340	$180.45	40
2	Physicians, All Other	$316,530	$152.18	60
3	Chief Executives	$173,880	$83.60	90
4	Marketing Managers	$154,770	$74.41	40
5	Pharmacists	$146,400	$70.38	100
6	Sales Managers	$142,520	$68.52	60
7	Nurse Practitioners	$136,420	$65.59	110
8	Physician Assistants	$134,030	$64.44	70
9	Financial Managers	$133,360	$64.12	150
10	Industrial Production Managers	$133,010	$63.95	30
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,230	$62.61	140
12	Administrative Services Managers	$129,670	$62.34	110
13	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,900	$61.01	90
14	Natural Sciences Managers	$119,430	$57.42	30
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$115,920	$55.73	210
16	Human Resources Managers	$111,780	$53.74	70
17	Lawyers	$108,410	$52.12	410
18	Computer Network Architects	$107,700	$51.78	50
19	Managers, All Other	$106,500	$51.20	280
20	Electrical Engineers	$105,050	$50.51	50
21	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$103,530	Not published	70
22	Biological Scientists, All Other	$103,380	$49.70	50
23	Financial and Investment Analysts	$103,350	$49.69	60
24	Management Analysts	$103,140	$49.59	200
25	Project Management Specialists	$102,970	$49.51	340

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Helena 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.