How much do Nursing Assistants make in Missoula, MT?

Percentile spread

For Nursing Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $37,220 and the 90th percentile is $48,780. The difference is $11,560, which is 30.0% 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 $38,110 to the 75th at $47,300, covers $9,190.

The mean annual wage is $42,330, which sits above the median of $38,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Missoula, MT median is 8.8% lower than the national median of $42,260 for Nursing Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,971, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% lower than the Montana median of $40,900.

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 $38,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Assistants at $39,971 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Assistants. Missoula, MT ranks 7th of 7 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 103 miles away, with a median of $42,520 and employment of 290. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,442, against $39,971 here.
• Coeur d'Alene, ID is 121 miles away, with a median of $39,820 and employment of 970. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,512, against $39,971 here.
• Great Falls, MT is 138 miles away, with a median of $39,330 and employment of 360. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,611, against $39,971 here.

Employment share

Nursing Assistants accounts for 0.66% of wage-and-salary employment in Missoula, MT (440 of 67,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,448,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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.