How much do Registered Nurses make in Helena, MT?

Percentile spread

For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $78,620 and the 90th percentile is $126,400. The difference is $47,780, which is 48.4% 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 $79,870 to the 75th at $106,450, covers $26,580.

The mean annual wage is $99,570, which sits above the median of $98,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Helena, MT median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,151, which is 5.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.7% higher than the Montana median of $85,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Helena, MT is 95.675, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Registered Nurses at $103,151 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 Registered Nurses. Helena, MT ranks 2nd 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).).

• Great Falls, MT is 56 miles away, with a median of $78,290 and employment of 880. That median is 20.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,841, against $103,151 here.
• Bozeman, MT is 95 miles away, with a median of $99,310 and employment of 1,070. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,878, against $103,151 here.
• Missoula, MT is 103 miles away, with a median of $82,160 and employment of 1,570. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,188, against $103,151 here.

Employment share

Registered Nurses accounts for 2.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Helena, MT (990 of 44,420). Nationally the occupation is 2.2% of employment (3,379,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.03 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.