How much do Commercial Pilots make in Missoula, MT?

Percentile spread

For Commercial Pilots, the published 10th percentile is $85,540 and the 90th percentile is $174,110. The difference is $88,570, which is 85.0% 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 $100,220 to the 75th at $130,590, covers $30,370.

The mean annual wage is $124,230, which sits above the median of $104,260. 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 Missoula, MT median is 15.4% lower than the national median of $123,220 for Commercial Pilots. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,103, which is 12.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% higher than the Montana median of $103,690.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Missoula, MT is 96.445, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $104,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Commercial Pilots at $108,103 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Commercial Pilots. Missoula, MT ranks 3rd of 4 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 103 miles away, with a median of $100,940 and employment of 50. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,503, against $108,103 here.
• Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 174 miles away, with a median of $111,170 and employment of 60. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,787, against $108,103 here.
• Bozeman, MT is 183 miles away, with a median of $137,430 and employment of 40. That median is 31.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,065, against $108,103 here.

Employment share

Commercial Pilots accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Missoula, MT (40 of 67,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.95 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.