How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in Great Falls, MT?

Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Systems Managers, the published 10th percentile is $83,550 and the 90th percentile is $280,840. The difference is $197,290, which is 147.6% 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 $102,230 to the 75th at $174,770, covers $72,540.

The mean annual wage is $153,980, which sits above the median of $133,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Great Falls, MT median is 23.7% lower than the national median of $175,140 for Computer and Information Systems Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $138,025, which is 21.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Montana median of $132,860.

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 $133,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Systems Managers at $138,025 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 Computer and Information Systems Managers. Great Falls, MT ranks 2nd 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 $130,230 and employment of 140. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,117, against $138,025 here.
• Bozeman, MT is 125 miles away, with a median of $162,680 and employment of 200. That median is 21.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $158,697, against $138,025 here.
• Missoula, MT is 138 miles away, with a median of $133,020 and employment of 160. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,923, against $138,025 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Systems Managers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Great Falls, MT (70 of 36,510). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 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.