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Average Gas Compressor And Gas Pumping Station Operators Salary in Montana

Gas Compressor And Gas Pumping Station Operators in Montana earn a median annual salary of $83,750, which is +8.3% compared to the national median. There are 100 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Montana (state).

$83,750
Montana median annual wage
$40/hour median
+8.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $77,320
100
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
8.95
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$80,560
25th
$83,730
Median
$83,750
75th
$92,840
90th
$97,450

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Montana, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
94.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$88,489
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 72.3%
Rents: 84.6%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Kansas $107,730 Compare 50
Alaska $106,440 Compare 60
Indiana $100,280 Compare 40
Ohio $85,930 Compare 120
Oklahoma $82,150 Compare 140
Texas $82,120 Compare 1,350

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Montana

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $560,820 N/A
Physicians, All Other $438,850 0.52
Radiologists $360,330 1.22
Family Medicine Physicians $330,760 1.30
Orthodontists $312,840 N/A
Nurse Anesthetists $277,380 N/A
Pediatricians, General $273,260 0.39
Chief Executives $182,340 1.00

Montana has salary data for 614 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Gas Compressor And Gas Pumping Station Operators in Montana

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Gas Compressor And Gas Pumping Station Operators are projected to change by -1.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.