SOC 27-2022 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025
How much do Coaches and Scouts make in Great Falls, MT?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Coaches and Scouts in Great Falls, MT is $50,840. The 10th percentile is $25,420 and the 90th percentile is $80,600. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$50,840
- 10th percentile
- $25,420
- 25th percentile
- $42,700
- Median
- $50,840
- 75th percentile
- $62,410
- 90th percentile
- $80,600
- Mean
- $54,210
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Coaches and Scouts, the published 10th percentile is $25,420 and the 90th percentile is $80,600. The difference is $55,180, which is 108.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $42,700 to the 75th at $62,410, covers $19,710.
The mean annual wage is $54,210, which sits above the median of $50,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.
National and state comparison
The Great Falls, MT median is 7.4% higher than the national median of $47,320 for Coaches and Scouts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,496, which is 10.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.9% higher than the Montana median of $48,020.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Great Falls, MT is 96.845, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Coaches and Scouts at $52,496 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Coaches and Scouts. Great Falls, MT ranks 3rd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Helena, MT is 56 miles away, with a median of $52,510 and employment of 60. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,884, against $52,496 here.
- Bozeman, MT is 125 miles away, with a median of $63,020 and employment of 160. That median is 24% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,477, against $52,496 here.
- Missoula, MT is 138 miles away, with a median of $50,140 and employment of 190. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,988, against $52,496 here.
Employment share
Coaches and Scouts accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Great Falls, MT (40 of 36,510). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (248,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Great Falls, MT · Coaches and Scouts by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Coaches and Scouts make in Great Falls, MT?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Coaches and Scouts in Great Falls, MT is $50,840. The 10th percentile is $25,420 and the 90th percentile is $80,600. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Coaches and Scouts?
The local median is 7.4% higher than the national median of $47,320.
What is Coaches and Scouts pay in Great Falls, MT after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Great Falls, MT is 96.845, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,840 is $52,496. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Great Falls, MT compare with nearby metros for Coaches and Scouts?
Helena, MT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $52,510. Great Falls, MT ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.