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Average Probation Officers And Correctional Treatment Specialists Salary in Montana

Probation Officers And Correctional Treatment Specialists in Montana earn a median annual salary of $49,140, which is -23.8% compared to the national median. There are 370 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Montana (state).

$49,140
Montana median annual wage
$24/hour median
-23.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $64,520
370
Local employment
0.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.28
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$46,440
25th
$48,140
Median
$49,140
75th
$61,320
90th
$74,000

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
$51,920
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 72.3%
Rents: 84.6%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
California$107,050Compare12,950
Connecticut$94,600Compare1,270
Massachusetts$90,700Compare1,250
Oregon$82,970Compare1,290
New York$80,060Compare4,420
Washington$79,800Compare2,120

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

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, All Other Specialists$235,4101.89
Chief Executives$194,4600.90
Dentists, General$159,4801.27
Computer Hardware Engineers$141,6800.21
Pharmacists$137,2301.22
Sales Engineers$134,9000.20
Nurse Practitioners$133,6401.03
Physician Assistants$132,9801.18

Montana has salary data for 617 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, All Other Specialists.

Historical series

Trend for Probation Officers And Correctional Treatment Specialists in Montana

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Probation Officers And Correctional Treatment Specialists are projected to change by +2.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 7,900 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.