Field Operator Salary in Montana

How much does a Field Operator make in Montana?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Field Operator in Montana is $59,419 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Field Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,883
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,443 to $65,420
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,913

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Field Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,420	$5,452	$1,258	$31
Average	$59,419	$4,952	$1,143	$29
25th Percentile	$54,443	$4,537	$1,047	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Field Operator Salaries

A Field Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Field Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Field Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,904
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,958
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $81,130
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $89,609
Expert (over 8 years): $105,744

Levels	Salary
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$58,904
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$65,958
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$81,130
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$89,609
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$105,744

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How Do Field Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Field Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,438.
California: $70,170.
Massachusetts: $69,235.

District of Columbia $70,438 California $70,170 Massachusetts $69,235 Washington $68,981 New Jersey $68,955 Alaska $68,866 Connecticut $67,988 New York $67,632

Hawaii $66,493 Rhode Island $65,959 Maryland $65,596 Minnesota $65,100 Colorado $64,909 Illinois $64,846 Oregon $64,604 Delaware $64,426

New Hampshire $64,314 Virginia $64,063 Pennsylvania $63,332 Nevada $62,963 North Dakota $62,842 Michigan $62,651 Wisconsin $62,581 Vermont $62,441

Texas $62,053 Maine $62,027 Arizona $61,989 Ohio $61,945 Georgia $61,359 Indiana $61,067 Wyoming $61,010 Utah $60,920

Iowa $60,882 Kansas $60,577 Louisiana $60,488 North Carolina $60,456 Missouri $60,443 Florida $60,195 Montana $60,062 Nebraska $59,934

Kentucky $59,864 South Carolina $59,610 Tennessee $59,451 Idaho $59,387 New Mexico $58,923 Oklahoma $58,821 Alabama $58,446 South Dakota $57,816

Arkansas $57,472 West Virginia $57,288 Mississippi $56,734

Top Paying Cities for Field Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $60,628
Acton: $61,137
Ashland: $60,628

Absarokee, MT $60,628 Acton, MT $61,137 Ashland, MT $60,628 Ballantine, MT $60,882 Bearcreek, MT $60,628 Belfry, MT $60,628 Bighorn, MT $60,628 Big Timber, MT $60,628

Birney, MT $60,628 Boyd, MT $60,628 Bridger, MT $60,628 Broadview, MT $60,628 Busby, MT $60,628 Clyde Park, MT $54,361 Columbus, MT $60,628 Cooke City, MT $60,628

Crow Agency, MT $60,628 Custer, MT $60,628 Decker, MT $60,628 Edgar, MT $60,628 Emigrant, MT $54,361 Fishtail, MT $60,628 Fromberg, MT $60,628 Gardiner, MT $64,362

Garryowen, MT $60,628 Grass Range, MT $60,628 Greycliff, MT $60,628 Hardin, MT $60,628 Fort Smith, MT $60,628 Harlowton, MT $60,628 Huntley, MT $61,391 Hysham, MT $60,628

Ingomar, MT $60,628 Joliet, MT $60,628 Lame Deer, MT $60,628 Laurel, MT $61,264 Lavina, MT $60,628 Livingston, MT $57,491 Lodge Grass, MT $60,628 Mc Leod, MT $60,628

Martinsdale, MT $54,361 Melstone, MT $60,628 Melville, MT $60,628 Molt, MT $60,755 Mosby, MT $60,628 Musselshell, MT $60,628 Nye, MT $60,628 Otter, MT $60,628

Park City, MT $60,628 Pompeys Pillar, MT $60,628 Pray, MT $57,491 Pryor, MT $60,628 Rapelje, MT $60,628 Red Lodge, MT $60,628 Reed Point, MT $60,628 Roberts, MT $60,628

Roscoe, MT $60,628 Roundup, MT $60,628 Ryegate, MT $60,628 Saint Xavier, MT $60,628 Sanders, MT $60,628 Sand Springs, MT $60,628 Shawmut, MT $60,628 Shepherd, MT $60,946

Silver Gate, MT $60,628 Springdale, MT $60,628 Sumatra, MT $60,628 Teigen, MT $60,628 Two Dot, MT $56,932 Wilsall, MT $54,361 Winnett, MT $60,628 Worden, MT $60,628

Wyola, MT $60,628 Billings, MT $61,582 Baker, MT $58,986 Wolf Point, MT $60,628 Antelope, MT $62,314 Bainville, MT $62,314 Brockton, MT $62,314 Brockway, MT $60,628

Circle, MT $60,628 Crane, MT $62,314 Culbertson, MT $62,314 Dagmar, MT $62,314 Fairview, MT $62,314 Flaxville, MT $61,468 Fort Peck, MT $60,628 Frazer, MT $60,628

Froid, MT $62,314 Glasgow, MT $60,628 Saint Marie, MT $60,628 Glentana, MT $58,210 Hinsdale, MT $58,210 Homestead, MT $62,314 Lambert, MT $62,314 Larslan, MT $58,210

Medicine Lake, MT $62,314 Nashua, MT $60,628 Opheim, MT $58,210 Outlook, MT $62,314 Peerless, MT $60,628 Plentywood, MT $62,314 Poplar, MT $61,468 Raymond, MT $62,314

Redstone, MT $62,314 Reserve, MT $62,314 Richey, MT $61,468 Richland, MT $58,210 Saco, MT $58,210 Savage, MT $62,314 Scobey, MT $61,468 Sidney, MT $62,314

Vandalia, MT $58,210 Vida, MT $60,628 Westby, MT $62,314 Whitetail, MT $61,468 Miles City, MT $60,628 Alzada, MT $55,659 Angela, MT $60,628 Alberton, MT $54,361

Arlee, MT $54,361 Bonner, MT $54,361 Charlo, MT $54,361 Clinton, MT $54,361 Condon, MT $54,361 Conner, MT $54,361 Corvallis, MT $54,361 Darby, MT $54,361

De Borgia, MT $64,356 Dixon, MT $54,361 Drummond, MT $54,361 Florence, MT $54,361 Frenchtown, MT $54,361 Grantsdale, MT $54,361 Hall, MT $54,361 Hamilton, MT $54,361

Pinesdale, MT $54,361 Haugan, MT $64,356 Helmville, MT $54,361 Heron, MT $64,356 Hot Springs, MT $59,355 Huson, MT $54,361 Lolo, MT $54,361 Lonepine, MT $64,356

Milltown, MT $54,361 Noxon, MT $64,356 Ovando, MT $54,361 Pablo, MT $54,361 Paradise, MT $64,356 Philipsburg, MT $54,361 Plains, MT $64,356 Polson, MT $55,080

Ravalli, MT $54,361 Ronan, MT $54,361 Saint Ignatius, MT $54,361 Saint Regis, MT $64,356 Saltese, MT $64,356 Seeley Lake, MT $54,361 Stevensville, MT $54,361 Sula, MT $54,361

Superior, MT $64,356 Thompson Falls, MT $64,356 Trout Creek, MT $64,356 Victor, MT $54,361 Kalispell, MT $58,172 Big Arm, MT $58,172 Bigfork, MT $55,080 Columbia Falls, MT $60,074

Coram, MT $55,080 Dayton, MT $58,172 Elmo, MT $58,172 Essex, MT $55,799 Eureka, MT $64,356 Fortine, MT $64,356 Hungry Horse, MT $55,080 Kila, MT $64,356

Lake Mc Donald, MT $55,799 Lakeside, MT $58,172 Libby, MT $64,356 Marion, MT $64,356 Martin City, MT $55,799 Olney, MT $64,356 Polebridge, MT $60,074 Proctor, MT $58,172

Rexford, MT $64,356 Rollins, MT $55,080 Somers, MT $55,080 Stryker, MT $64,356 Trego, MT $64,356 Troy, MT $64,356 West Glacier, MT $55,799 Whitefish, MT $64,356

Bloomfield, MT $61,468 Boyes, MT $55,659 Broadus, MT $58,140 Brusett, MT $60,628 Capitol, MT $55,659 Cohagen, MT $60,628 Colstrip, MT $60,628 Ekalaka, MT $55,659

Fallon, MT $59,534 Forsyth, MT $60,628 Glendive, MT $61,468 Hammond, MT $55,659 Hathaway, MT $60,628 Ismay, MT $58,140 Jordan, MT $60,628 Kinsey, MT $60,628

Lindsay, MT $60,628 Mildred, MT $59,534 Olive, MT $58,140 Plevna, MT $58,986 Powderville, MT $58,140 Rosebud, MT $60,628 Terry, MT $60,628 Volborg, MT $60,628

Wibaux, MT $62,314 Willard, MT $55,659 Great Falls, MT $56,753 Malmstrom A F B, MT $56,753 Augusta, MT $55,799 Babb, MT $55,799 Belt, MT $55,799 Black Eagle, MT $56,753

Brady, MT $55,799 Browning, MT $55,799 Buffalo, MT $58,210 Bynum, MT $55,799 Carter, MT $55,799 Cascade, MT $55,367 Choteau, MT $55,799 Coffee Creek, MT $55,799

Conrad, MT $55,799 Cut Bank, MT $55,799 Denton, MT $55,799 Dupuyer, MT $55,799 Dutton, MT $55,799 East Glacier Park, MT $55,799 Ethridge, MT $55,799 Fairfield, MT $55,799

Floweree, MT $56,372 Forest Grove, MT $60,628 Fort Benton, MT $55,799 Fort Shaw, MT $56,117 Galata, MT $55,799 Geraldine, MT $55,799 Geyser, MT $55,799 Heart Butte, MT $55,799

Highwood, MT $55,863 Hilger, MT $55,799 Hobson, MT $55,799 Judith Gap, MT $60,628 Kevin, MT $55,799 Ledger, MT $55,799 Lewistown, MT $58,210 Loma, MT $55,799

Lothair, MT $55,799 Moccasin, MT $55,799 Monarch, MT $55,799 Moore, MT $58,210 Neihart, MT $55,799 Oilmont, MT $55,799 Pendroy, MT $55,799 Power, MT $56,054

Raynesford, MT $55,799 Roy, MT $58,210 Sand Coulee, MT $56,626 Shelby, MT $55,799 Simms, MT $55,799 Stanford, MT $55,799 Stockett, MT $55,990 Sunburst, MT $55,799

Sun River, MT $55,863 Sweet Grass, MT $55,799 Biddle, MT $55,659 Ulm, MT $56,372 Valier, MT $55,799 Vaughn, MT $56,308 Winifred, MT $55,799 Havre, MT $55,799

Big Sandy, MT $55,799 Box Elder, MT $55,799 Chester, MT $55,799 Chinook, MT $55,799 Dodson, MT $55,799 Gildford, MT $55,799 Harlem, MT $55,799 Hays, MT $55,799

Hingham, MT $55,799 Hogeland, MT $55,799 Inverness, MT $55,799 Joplin, MT $55,799 Kremlin, MT $55,799 Lloyd, MT $55,799 Loring, MT $55,799 Malta, MT $58,210

Rudyard, MT $55,799 Turner, MT $55,799 Whitewater, MT $58,210 Whitlash, MT $55,799 Zortman, MT $58,210 Zurich, MT $55,799 Helena, MT $55,316 Basin, MT $54,361

Boulder, MT $54,361 Canyon Creek, MT $54,552 Clancy, MT $55,061 East Helena, MT $55,125 Fort Harrison, MT $55,316 Jefferson City, MT $54,616 Lincoln, MT $54,361 Marysville, MT $54,934

Radersburg, MT $54,361 Ringling, MT $54,361 Toston, MT $54,361 Townsend, MT $54,361 White Sulphur Springs, MT $54,361 Winston, MT $54,361 Wolf Creek, MT $54,361 Butte, MT $54,361

Alder, MT $55,551 Anaconda, MT $54,361 Avon, MT $54,361 Belgrade, MT $54,361 Bozeman, MT $54,361 Big Sky, MT $54,361 Cameron, MT $58,490 Cardwell, MT $54,361

Deer Lodge, MT $54,361 Dell, MT $56,747 Dillon, MT $55,551 Divide, MT $54,361 Elliston, MT $54,616 Ennis, MT $54,361 Gallatin Gateway, MT $54,361 Garrison, MT $54,361

Glen, MT $54,361 Gold Creek, MT $54,361 Harrison, MT $54,361 Jackson, MT $54,361 Lima, MT $56,747 Mc Allister, MT $54,361 Manhattan, MT $54,361 Melrose, MT $54,361

Norris, MT $54,361 Polaris, MT $54,361 Pony, MT $54,361 Ramsay, MT $54,361 Sheridan, MT $54,361 Silver Star, MT $54,361 Three Forks, MT $54,361 Twin Bridges, MT $54,361

Virginia City, MT $54,361 Warm Springs, MT $54,361 West Yellowstone, MT $60,551 Whitehall, MT $54,361 Willow Creek, MT $54,361 Wisdom, MT $54,361 Wise River, MT $54,361 Missoula, MT $54,361

Field Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Field Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$54,443

Average $59,419/year

$65,420

$4,537

Average $4,952/month

$5,452

$1,047

Average $1,143/week

$1,258

$26

Average $29/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,420	$5,452	$1,258	$31
Average	$59,419	$4,952	$1,143	$29
25th Percentile	$54,443	$4,537	$1,047	$26

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