SOC 13-2072 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Loan Officers make in Great Falls, MT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Great Falls, MT is $63,460. The 10th percentile is $47,840 and the 90th percentile is $120,870. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$63,460

10th percentile
$47,840
25th percentile
$50,590
Median
$63,460
75th percentile
$96,890
90th percentile
$120,870
Mean
$76,420

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Loan Officers, the published 10th percentile is $47,840 and the 90th percentile is $120,870. The difference is $73,030, which is 115.1% 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 $50,590 to the 75th at $96,890, covers $46,300.

The mean annual wage is $76,420, which sits above the median of $63,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Great Falls, MT median is 17.3% lower than the national median of $76,690 for Loan Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,527, which is 14.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.3% lower than the Montana median of $71,570.

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 $63,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Loan Officers at $65,527 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 Loan Officers. Great Falls, MT ranks 4th 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 $64,740 and employment of 140. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,667, against $65,527 here.
  • Bozeman, MT is 125 miles away, with a median of $78,270 and employment of 110. That median is 23.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,354, against $65,527 here.
  • Missoula, MT is 138 miles away, with a median of $72,550 and employment of 190. That median is 14.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,224, against $65,527 here.

Employment share

Loan Officers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Great Falls, MT (70 of 36,510). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (274,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 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 · Loan Officers 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 Loan Officers make in Great Falls, MT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Great Falls, MT is $63,460. The 10th percentile is $47,840 and the 90th percentile is $120,870. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Loan Officers?

The local median is 17.3% lower than the national median of $76,690.

What is Loan Officers 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 $63,460 is $65,527. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

Helena, MT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $64,740. Great Falls, MT ranks 4th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.