SOC 23-1011 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Lawyers make in Great Falls, MT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Great Falls, MT is $106,450. The 10th percentile is $54,250 and the 90th percentile is $154,430. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$106,450

10th percentile
$54,250
25th percentile
$80,170
Median
$106,450
75th percentile
$129,950
90th percentile
$154,430
Mean
$109,690

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $54,250 and the 90th percentile is $154,430. The difference is $100,180, which is 94.1% 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 $80,170 to the 75th at $129,950, covers $49,780.

The mean annual wage is $109,690, which sits above the median of $106,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Great Falls, MT median is 33.3% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,918, which is 31.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% higher than the Montana median of $103,720.

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 $106,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $109,918 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 Lawyers. 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 $108,410 and employment of 410. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,311, against $109,918 here.
  • Bozeman, MT is 125 miles away, with a median of $106,760 and employment of 200. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,146, against $109,918 here.
  • Missoula, MT is 138 miles away, with a median of $100,490 and employment of 490. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,194, against $109,918 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Great Falls, MT (140 of 36,510). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.79 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 · Lawyers 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 Lawyers make in Great Falls, MT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Lawyers in Great Falls, MT is $106,450. The 10th percentile is $54,250 and the 90th percentile is $154,430. Employment is 140.

How does that compare with the national median for Lawyers?

The local median is 33.3% lower than the national median of $159,670.

What is Lawyers 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 $106,450 is $109,918. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Great Falls, MT compare with nearby metros for Lawyers?

Helena, MT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $108,410. Great Falls, MT ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.