How much do Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists make in Missoula, MT?

Percentile spread

For Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, the published 10th percentile is $52,940 and the 90th percentile is $104,660. The difference is $51,720, which is 78.1% 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 $63,820 to the 75th at $95,570, covers $31,750.

The mean annual wage is $79,210, which sits above the median of $66,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Missoula, MT median is 36% lower than the national median of $103,410 for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,630, which is 33.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.1% lower than the Montana median of $101,950.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Missoula, MT is 96.445, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists at $68,630 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists. Missoula, MT ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 174 miles away, with a median of $92,010 and employment of 170. That median is 39% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,693, against $68,630 here.

Employment share

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Missoula, MT (80 of 67,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (172,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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.