Pharmacists · SOC 29-1051
Pharmacist Salary in the West Montana nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Montana nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the West Montana nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Pharmacists in the West Montana nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $135,880 per year ($65.33 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $100,380 at the 10th percentile to $165,340 at the 90th. BLS estimates 180 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Pharmacists in the West Montana nonmetropolitan area earn more than $135,880 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $129,950 and $151,110.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $100,380 | $129,950 | $135,880 | $151,110 | $165,340 |
| Hourly | $48.26 | $62.47 | $65.33 | $72.65 | $79.49 |
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
- West Montana nonmetropolitan area$135,880 median for West Montana nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $129,950 to $151,110
- Montanastate$142,080 median for Montana; middle half earns $130,000 to $158,850
- United Statesnational$140,910 median for United States; middle half earns $129,380 to $161,840
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −4% vs Montana overall and −4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Montana
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for pharmacists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- West Montana nonmetropolitan areathis page$135,880 median for West Montana nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $129,950 to $151,110
- $159,500 median for Bozeman metro area; middle half earns $147,430 to $161,780
- $146,400 median for Helena metro area; middle half earns $134,800 to $161,780
- $142,080 median for Billings metro area; middle half earns $133,280 to $163,650
- $137,220 median for Missoula metro area; middle half earns $114,190 to $149,460
- $136,560 median for Great Falls metro area; middle half earns $131,460 to $156,010
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for pharmacists · Highest-paying occupations in West Montana nonmetropolitan area
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.