How much do Waiters and Waitresses make in Bozeman, MT?

Percentile spread

For Waiters and Waitresses, the published 10th percentile is $22,910 and the 90th percentile is $51,150. The difference is $28,240, which is 107.1% 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 $23,990 to the 75th at $34,080, covers $10,090.

The mean annual wage is $31,680, which sits above the median of $26,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bozeman, MT median is 25.1% lower than the national median of $35,230 for Waiters and Waitresses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $25,734, which is 27% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.9% higher than the Montana median of $23,370.

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 $26,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Waiters and Waitresses at $25,734 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Waiters and Waitresses. Bozeman, MT ranks 2nd of 6 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 95 miles away, with a median of $23,020 and employment of 520. That median is 12.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,061, against $25,734 here.
• Billings, MT is 113 miles away, with a median of $22,940 and employment of 1,320. That median is 13% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,528, against $25,734 here.
• Great Falls, MT is 125 miles away, with a median of $22,270 and employment of 450. That median is 15.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $22,996, against $25,734 here.

Employment share

Waiters and Waitresses accounts for 1.7% of wage-and-salary employment in Bozeman, MT (1,200 of 72,210). Nationally the occupation is 1.5% of employment (2,270,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.