Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Montana earn a median of $58,870 a year (the same as the U.S. median of $58,640), based on about 7,830 jobs. Pay for the same job differs a lot by employer, experience, industry and city within Montana. These are wages of employees in the occupation, not a forecast for any individual.
Median annual pay
$58,870
the same as the U.S. median of $58,640
Average annual pay
$59,180
Mean wage
Pay range
$46,040–$74,120
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in the state
7,830
Employees, May 2025
Median hourly pay
$28.30
Before taxes
The state's price level is 94.6 (U.S. average = 100), so a median of $58,870 here equals roughly $62,230 after adjusting for the state's price level.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, state estimates (employees only; self-employed workers are not included); price-level adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (where 100 is the U.S. average; MajorPays' calculation). Wages are for an occupation in a state as a whole and vary widely by employer, experience, industry and place within the state. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed this presentation. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.