How much do Machinists make in Bozeman, MT?

Percentile spread

For Machinists, the published 10th percentile is $41,740 and the 90th percentile is $76,560. The difference is $34,820, which is 52.4% 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 $58,430 to the 75th at $74,720, covers $16,290.

The mean annual wage is $65,540, which sits below the median of $66,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bozeman, MT median is 13.2% higher than the national median of $58,750 for Machinists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,872, which is 10.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.2% higher than the Montana median of $60,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bozeman, MT is 102.510, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machinists at $64,872 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 Machinists. Bozeman, MT ranks 1st 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).).

• Billings, MT is 113 miles away, with a median of $64,420 and employment of 140. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,879, against $64,872 here.
• Great Falls, MT is 125 miles away, with a median of $59,340 and employment of 40. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,273, against $64,872 here.
• Idaho Falls, ID is 145 miles away, with a median of $53,500 and employment of 80. That median is 19.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,667, against $64,872 here.

Employment share

Machinists accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Bozeman, MT (40 of 72,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (287,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.30 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.