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SOC 13-1111 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Management Analysts — Great Falls

Great Falls, MT · 4 metro areas compared

$95,690 /year
$46.01per hour
60jobs in area
−6.1%vs US median

The median wage for Management Analysts in Great Falls, MT is $95,690 per year, close to the national median of $101,860 for the same occupation.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $101,86010TH$60,35025TH$69,240MEDIAN$95,69075TH$105,37090TH$129,960

How pay has moved

$104,390$52,19020212022202320242025$95,690
$60,890 in 2021 to $95,690 in 2025, +57.2% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow faster than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+8.8%
Openings per year
98,100
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
Less than 5 years

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

13.7% of people in this occupation work for themselves.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Great Falls, MT.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Management Analysts in Great Falls, MT is $95,690 per year, close to the national median of $101,860 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $60,350 at the tenth percentile to more than $129,960 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $69,240 to $105,370.

Employment stands at 60, or 1.6 jobs per thousand held locally. Bozeman leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $115,130. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 18th of 212 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Great Falls, MT · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$60,350−40.8%
25th$69,240−32.0%
Median (50th)$95,690−6.1%
75th$105,370+3.4%
90th$129,960+27.6%
Mean$92,260−9.4%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Montana

Median annual wage for Management Analysts, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Bozeman$115,130300
2Helena$103,140200
3Billings$99,060260
4Missoula$46,350260

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Great Falls run 3.2% below the national average, so the median of $95,690 goes as far as $98,853 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 3.0% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$95,690as reported by BLS

Local price level

96.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$98,853US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $95,690 a year, 6.1% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $60,350 to $129,960 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 60 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Bozeman, at $115,130.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Management Analysts in Great Falls, MT?

The median annual wage is $95,690, or $46.01 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $101,860, so pay in Great Falls, MT is 6.1% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Great Falls, MT earns more than $129,960 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $60,350 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Bozeman, at $115,130 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 60 jobs in this occupation in Great Falls, MT. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.