How much do Family Medicine Physicians make in Helena, MT?

Percentile spread

For Family Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $210,130 and the 90th percentile is $467,270. The difference is $257,140, which is 68.5% 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 $249,270 to the 75th at $467,270, covers $218,000.

The mean annual wage is $357,260, which sits below the median of $375,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Helena, MT median is 53.7% higher than the national median of $244,180 for Family Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $392,307, which is 60.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.5% higher than the Montana median of $330,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Helena, MT is 95.675, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $375,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Family Medicine Physicians at $392,307 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 Family Medicine Physicians. Helena, 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).).

• Great Falls, MT is 56 miles away, with a median of $449,840 and employment of 30. That median is 19.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $464,495, against $392,307 here.
• Bozeman, MT is 95 miles away, with a median of $366,600 and employment of 50. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $357,624, against $392,307 here.
• Missoula, MT is 103 miles away, with a median of $324,810 and employment of 70. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $336,783, against $392,307 here.

Employment share

Family Medicine Physicians accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Helena, MT (40 of 44,420). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (107,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.30 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.