Skilled Wages

Electrician salary in Montana

Median $36.90 an hour for 2,750 electricians, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$36.90/hrMedian hourly wageMontana, May data
$76,760/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.62 – $43.0310th to 90th percentilehourly range
2,750Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Electrician pay in Montana: the full range

Wage percentiles, MontanaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrMontana: 10th $23.62 · 25th $29.04 · median $36.90 · 75th $39.14 · 90th $43.03Montana$36.90$23.62$43.03United States: 10th $20.50 · 25th $23.76 · median $30.38 · 75th $40.36 · 90th $52.17United States$30.38
Hourly wage percentiles for electricians: Montana vs United States, May 2025.

Montana ranks 12th of 51 states for median electrician pay, and 8th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $39.01). 2,750 electricians work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.8× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$23.62 – $29.04$49,130 – $60,400roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$29.04 – $39.14$60,400 – $81,420the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$39.14 – $43.03$81,420 – $89,510the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Electrician pay by metro in Montana

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrBillings: $38.93Billings$38.93Missoula: $38.10Missoula$38.10Helena: $37.87Helena$37.87Bozeman: $37.61Bozeman$37.61Great Falls: $37.00Great Falls$37.00
Median hourly wage for electricians by metro area in Montana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Billings$24.01$38.93$41.64$44.275106% above
Missoula$23.67$38.10$39.52$39.012803% above
Helena$23.83$37.87$39.57$39.592403% above
Bozeman$24.89$37.61$36.69$44.314402% above
Great Falls$23.46$37.00$38.22$45.51170about the same as

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Electrician wages in Montana over time

Montana, 1999-2025MontanaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$36.90Montana$30.38United States
Median hourly wage for electricians, Montana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMontana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$18.91$36.54$19.131,170
2000$20.74$38.78$19.291,290
2001$21.17$38.48$19.601,520
2002$20.97$37.53$19.901,710
2003$21.42$37.48$20.041,580
2004$21.23$36.18$20.331,780
2005$21.51$35.46$20.571,840
2006$22.45$35.85$20.971,970
2007$22.41$34.80$21.532,170
2008$23.44$35.05$22.322,120
2009$23.77$35.67$22.682,150
2010$25.07$37.01$23.201,950
2011$25.52$36.53$23.711,860
2012$26.02$36.49$23.961,990
2013$27.63$38.18$24.282,140
2014$28.46$38.70$24.572,380
2015$28.84$39.17$24.942,170
2016$28.47$38.19$25.352,090
2017$28.82$37.85$26.012,170
2018$28.02$35.92$26.532,390
2019$28.63$36.05$27.012,510
2020$29.11$36.21$27.362,320
2021$29.41$34.94$28.872,140
2022$30.10$33.11$28.962,750
2023$31.05$32.81$29.612,890
2024$33.16$34.03$29.982,830
2025$36.90$36.90$30.382,750

In today's dollars, the median electrician wage in Montana changed by -5.8% over the last ten years of data and by +2.3% since 2019.

Are there more electrician jobs in Montana?

5.4Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.1× the US share, 25th of 51 states

BLS counted 2,750 electricians in Montana in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 4%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for electricians in Montana

+18.6%Projected growth in Montana2024–2034, state agency
350Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
3,160Jobs in 20243,740 projected for 2034
+9.2%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Montana's labor market agency projects the number of electricians in the state to change by +18.6% between 2024 and 2034, from 3,160 to 3,740, with about 350 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.2% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 2,750 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Montana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for electricians in Montana

On federally funded construction in Montana, contractors must pay electricians at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 51 of the 55 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $58.91 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $36.03). 4 of the 55 counties still use a survey rate dated 2011 or earlier (for example Carbon County at $38.74). The market median for the state is $36.90.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MTBeaverhead: $59.88 (union)Big Horn: $62.09 (union)Blaine: $55.60 (union)Broadwater: $59.88 (union)Carbon: $38.74 (survey)Carter: $58.76 (union)Cascade: n/aChouteau: $58.91 (union)Custer: $58.76 (union)Daniels: $62.09 (union)Dawson: $62.09 (union)Deer Lodge: $59.88 (union)Fallon: $58.76 (union)Fergus: $55.60 (union)Flathead: $33.32 (survey)Gallatin: $27.55 (survey)Garfield: $58.76 (union)Glacier: $55.60 (union)Golden Valley: $62.09 (union)Granite: $59.88 (union)Hill: $55.60 (union)Jefferson: $59.88 (union)Judith Basin: $58.91 (union)Lake: $58.65 (union)Lewis and Clark: $58.47 (union)Liberty: $58.91 (union)Lincoln: $58.65 (union)McCone: $62.09 (union)Madison: $59.88 (union)Meagher: $43.72 (union)Mineral: $58.65 (union)Missoula: $58.65 (union)Musselshell: $58.91 (union)Park: $58.91 (union)Petroleum: $55.60 (union)Phillips: $58.76 (union)Pondera: $55.60 (union)Powder River: $58.76 (union)Powell: $59.88 (union)Prairie: $62.09 (union)Ravalli: $58.65 (union)Richland: $62.09 (union)Roosevelt: $62.09 (union)Rosebud: $58.76 (union)Sanders: $58.65 (union)Sheridan: $62.09 (union)Silver Bow: $59.88 (union)Stillwater: $62.09 (union)Sweet Grass: $58.91 (union)Teton: $58.91 (union)Toole: $58.91 (union)Treasure: $62.09 (union)Valley: $58.76 (union)Wheatland: $58.91 (union)Wibaux: $62.09 (union)Yellowstone: $38.74 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$57.90$58.76$58.91n/asurvey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for electricians by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)Prevailing (survey)$20$40$60$80/hrStillwater (Billings): market median $38.93, prevailing (union) $62.09, gap +$23.16Stillwater (Billings)+$23.16Broadwater (Helena): market median $37.87, prevailing (union) $59.88, gap +$22.01Broadwater (Helena)+$22.01Mineral (Missoula): market median $38.10, prevailing (union) $58.65, gap +$20.55Mineral (Missoula)+$20.55Gallatin (Bozeman): market median $37.61, prevailing (survey) $27.55, gap −$10.06Gallatin (Bozeman)−$10.06
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for electricians, metro counties in Montana.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Big HornUnion ELEC0532-006 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260056
DanielsUnion ELEC0532-006 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260028
DawsonUnion ELEC0532-006 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260029
Golden ValleyUnion ELEC0532-008 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260035
McConeUnion ELEC0532-006 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260043
PrairieUnion ELEC0532-006 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260056
RichlandUnion ELEC0532-006 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260049
RooseveltUnion ELEC0532-006 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260050
SheridanUnion ELEC0532-006 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260051
StillwaterUnion ELEC0532-008 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260053
TreasureUnion ELEC0532-006 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260054
WibauxUnion ELEC0532-006 2025-06-01$43.92$18.17$62.09MT20260055
BeaverheadUnion ELEC0233-014 2025-06-01$40.00$19.88$59.88MT20260025
BroadwaterUnion ELEC0233-014 2025-06-01$40.00$19.88$59.88MT20260027
Deer LodgeUnion ELEC0233-014 2025-06-01$40.00$19.88$59.88MT20260030

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Montana prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Montana?

38.7kConstruction jobsMontana, 2026-09
+0.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k10k20k30k40k50k1990199520002005201020152020202539kSep 2026
Construction employment in Montana (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at electrical contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just electricians), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 36 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 14,094 in 2015 to 21,099 in 2025, +49.7%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Deer Lodge County439$98,647$1,897
Gallatin County101676$85,429$1,643
Richland County944$74,854$1,440
Yellowstone County76541$73,228$1,408
Lewis and Clark County44283$72,149$1,387
Missoula County64458$71,928$1,383
Carbon County825$71,647$1,378
Flathead County104640$71,548$1,376
Broadwater County535$68,564$1,319
Park County17101$66,129$1,272
Fergus County554$61,509$1,183
Sanders County612$60,750$1,168

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Questions this page answers

How much do electricians make in Montana?

The median electrician in Montana earned $36.90 an hour ($76,760 a year) in May 2025, 21% above the national median of $30.38. The middle half earn $29.04–$39.14; the top 10% earn more than $43.03.

Where does Montana rank for electrician pay?

Montana ranks 12th of 51 states for electrician pay, with a median of $36.90 an hour, and 8th after adjusting for Montana's cost of living (BEA price parity 94.6, US = 100).

What is the union electrician rate in Montana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for electricians in 51 counties, with a typical package of $58.91 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many electricians work in Montana?

BLS counted 2,750 electricians in Montana in May 2025, 5.4 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.10; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is electrician work growing in Montana?

Montana's labor market agency projects +18.6% growth for electricians between 2024 and 2034, from 3,160 to 3,740 jobs.

How many electrician openings a year are there in Montana?

Montana projects about 350 openings a year for electricians over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 72,700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Montana and metro areas, SOC 47-2111. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Montana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.