How much do Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers make in Billings, MT?

Percentile spread

For Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, the published 10th percentile is $34,840 and the 90th percentile is $109,760. The difference is $74,920, which is 125.5% 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 $48,870 to the 75th at $104,000, covers $55,130.

The mean annual wage is $68,280, which sits above the median of $59,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Billings, MT median is 22.9% higher than the national median of $48,570 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,811, which is 31.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% higher than the Montana median of $58,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Billings, MT is 93.526, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers at $63,811 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 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Billings, MT ranks 4th 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).).

• Bozeman, MT is 113 miles away, with a median of $62,200 and employment of 70. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,677, against $63,811 here.
• Great Falls, MT is 167 miles away, with a median of $59,900 and employment of 40. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,851, against $63,811 here.
• Helena, MT is 175 miles away, with a median of $60,290 and employment of 50. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,015, against $63,811 here.

Employment share

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Billings, MT (120 of 93,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.38% of employment (597,370 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.33 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.