Natural sciences managers in Montana

What natural sciences managers actually earn in Montana

The full published wage distribution (May 2025), not one averaged figure. Pay inside a single occupation varies more by experience, employer and setting than most salary pages admit.

10th percentile

$91,560

25th percentile

$104,110

Median

$119,430

75th percentile

$145,270

90th percentile

$281,640

How Montana compares

• Against the rest of the country. $119,430 in Montana against $167,220 nationally for the same occupation, which puts Montana 37th of the 48 jurisdictions that released an estimate. Neither figure is adjusted for cost of living, so a higher median does not by itself mean more money left over.
• Against other work in Montana. $119,430 against $48,740, the median across every occupation in the state — 145% above it.
• How much of this work is here. The occupation is about as concentrated here as nationally (1.05× the national share of employment), 13th of 48 for concentration. Concentration describes where the work is, not how easy it is to be hired.

Where natural sciences managers are paid most

The highest published medians for this occupation (May 2025). Before reading it as a place to move, note that these are not cost-of-living adjusted and that the states paying most are often the ones where everything costs most.

How people get into this work

What the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports as typical for entry nationally. Typical is a measurement of the people already doing the work, not a rule: some enter with less and some with more.

What people study to get here, and where in Montana

Fields the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk associates with this occupation, ordered by how many credentials U.S. colleges conferred in each — a measure of how many people take a route, never of how good it is. Studying any of these does not lead only here, and this occupation is entered from other fields too.

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2023-24 and 2024-25. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.