Fish and Game Wardens · SOC 33-3031
Fish and Game Wardens Salary in the Montana
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Montana
Figures describe the state of Montana as a whole.
Fish and Game Wardens in the Montana earned a median of $59,490 per year ($28.60 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $56,030 at the 10th percentile to $73,550 at the 90th. BLS estimates 70 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Fish and Game Wardens in the Montana earn more than $59,490 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $57,300 and $61,470.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $56,030 | $57,300 | $59,490 | $61,470 | $73,550 |
| Hourly | $26.94 | $27.55 | $28.60 | $29.55 | $35.36 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Montana$59,490 median for Montana; middle half earns $57,300 to $61,470
- United Statesnational$74,060 median for United States; middle half earns $61,430 to $89,110
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −20% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.