Public Safety

Salario de Oficial de Policía en Montana (2026)

Salario promedio de Oficial de Policía en Montana

$69,540/año

≈ $33/hora antes de impuestos

La mitad central gana $59,860–$77,500

Promedio de EE. UU.: $79,200

Fuente: BLS, May 2025

Después de impuestos (soltero)

$55,183/año

$4,599/mes · tasa efectiva 20.65%

  • Federal $6,469
  • Estatal $2,568
  • FICA $5,320
  • Neto

Salario por puesto en Montana

  • Senior Officer / Sergeant (Billings PD)$62,000–$92,000+ OT
  • Senior Trooper (Montana Highway Patrol)$62,000–$92,000+ OT
  • Senior Detective / Investigator$65,000–$95,000+ OT
  • Senior K-9 / Tactical Officer$68,000–$98,000+ OT
  • Senior Federal Agent (FBI / DEA / ATF Billings)$110,000–$185,000+
  • Senior BIA Officer (Crow / Flathead / Blackfeet)$72,000–$118,000+ OT
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CategoríaCantidad
Sueldo Neto Anual
$55,183
Sueldo Neto Mensual
$4,599
Sueldo Neto Quincenal
$2,122
Sueldo Neto por Hora

basado en 2,080 hrs/año

$27/hr
Impuesto Federal
$6,469
Impuesto Estatal
$2,568
Impuestos FICA
$5,320
Tasa Efectiva de Impuesto

impuestos totales ÷ salario bruto

20.65%
Estimaciones solamente — no es asesoría fiscal. · Aviso legal completo →

No todas las Oficial de Policías ganan lo mismo — ni de cerca

Montana's police officer market is anchored by Billings Police Department (~150 sworn officers + the largest MT municipal police + the substantial Billings post-2020 reform + BPD Major Crimes + the substantial post-2020 Billings recruitment + retention challenges + the substantial Billings Yellowstone County market), Montana Highway Patrol MHP (~225 sworn troopers + the substantial MT statewide police agency + MHP Major Crime + MHP Special Response Team + MHP K-9 + the substantial MHP I-90 + I-94 + I-15 interstate patrol + the substantial MHP covering vast MT rural territory + tribal jurisdiction coordination + the substantial MHP Glacier + Yellowstone + Bakken oil region patrol), Missoula Police Department (~110 sworn + UM + the substantial Missoula post-2020 reform + the substantial Bitterroot Valley), Great Falls Police Department (~95 sworn + the substantial Malmstrom AFB + Cascade County), Bozeman Police Department (~80 sworn + MSU + the substantial post-2020 Bozeman fastest-growing MT metro + the substantial Bozeman Big Sky + Yellowstone Club calls-for-service growth), Helena Police Department (~55 sworn + state capital), Kalispell PD + Butte-Silver Bow PD (Butte consolidated city-county) + the substantial MT smaller municipal departments + Yellowstone County Sheriff Billings + Missoula County Sheriff + Cascade County Sheriff Great Falls + Gallatin County Sheriff Bozeman + Flathead County Sheriff Kalispell + the substantial MT rural sheriff offices, plus substantial federal law enforcement at FBI Salt Lake (covering MT) + DEA Billings + ATF + USMS + BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs (Crow + Northern Cheyenne + Flathead + Blackfeet + Fort Belknap + Fort Peck + Rocky Boy + Little Shell tribal jurisdiction) + the substantial Malmstrom AFB OSI + the substantial Glacier + Yellowstone NPS rangers.

Senior Officer / Sergeant (Billings PD)

$62,000–$92,000+ OT

Senior officer + sergeant at BPD · MPORS Municipal Police Officers Retirement · MEA-MFT collective bargaining · OT + detail

Senior Trooper (Montana Highway Patrol)

$62,000–$92,000+ OT

Senior trooper at MHP · Major Crime + SRT + K-9 + I-90 + I-94 + I-15 interstate + Bakken patrol

Senior Detective / Investigator

$65,000–$95,000+ OT

Senior detective at BPD + MHP + Missoula PD + Bozeman PD · investigations + casework + MPORS

Senior K-9 / Tactical Officer

$68,000–$98,000+ OT

K-9 handler + MHP SRT + BPD tactical · MT tactical specialty + hazard premium

Senior Federal Agent (FBI / DEA / ATF Billings)

$110,000–$185,000+

Senior federal agent · DEA Billings + ATF + USMS · LEAP availability pay

Senior BIA Officer (Crow / Flathead / Blackfeet)

$72,000–$118,000+ OT

BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs officer at MT tribal jurisdictions · federal law enforcement + tribal coordination

Senior NPS Ranger (Glacier / Yellowstone)

$58,000–$95,000+ OT

National Park Service ranger · Glacier NP + Yellowstone NP + Big Hole + Little Bighorn Battlefield

Senior Sheriff Deputy (Yellowstone / Gallatin)

$55,000–$82,000+ OT

Senior deputy at MT sheriff offices · patrol + corrections + court services + civil process

Mid-Career Officer (3-7 yrs)

$45,000–$62,000+ OT

Mid-career officer · MPORS membership · MT POST Public Safety Officer Standards & Training certified

New Officer (Post-Academy)

$42,000–$55,000+ OT

New officer · post-academy + field training · MT POST certified · MPORS at hire

Vale la pena saber: Montana Public Employees Retirement Administration MPERA + Municipal Police Officers Retirement System MPORS + MT NOT a Right-to-Work state + Crow + Flathead + Blackfeet BIA federal jurisdiction is the structural foundation of MT career police compensation and a distinctive MT police officer feature most national surveys understate. MPERA + MPORS (the MT statewide public pension covering ~50K active + retired MPERA members + the substantial MPORS Municipal Police Officers Retirement System + Sheriffs Retirement System SRS + Highway Patrol Officers HPO Retirement System + Firefighters Unified FURS + the substantial MPORS defined-benefit + the substantial MPORS post-2013 reform Tier 2 for new hires + the substantial MT funded ratio ~75-80%) provides defined-benefit protective service pension at MT public-safety formula appreciably more generous than MPERA General — supporting career police retirement after 20 years for MPORS (early retirement at age 50). MT recognizes public-sector collective bargaining (MT Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act + Montana Federation of Public Employees MFPE + MEA-MFT Montana Education Association-Montana Federation of Teachers + the substantial MT Public Safety Officers + Fraternal Order of Police FOP Montana + the substantial MT collective bargaining for public safety). MT is NOT a Right-to-Work state — meaning public-sector employees can have full collective bargaining rights including union security clauses. Crow + Northern Cheyenne + Flathead + Blackfeet + Fort Belknap + Fort Peck + Rocky Boy + Little Shell tribal lands (BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs federal law enforcement jurisdiction + the substantial BIA officer cluster + the substantial post-2020 BIA recruitment + the substantial BIA Pine Ridge-style officer compensation + the substantial federal officer pay grades) supports unique MT BIA federal officer specialty — senior BIA officers clear $72-118K + OT with GS-9 + GS-11 federal LEAP pay. National Park Service rangers (the substantial Glacier NP + Yellowstone NP MT portion + Bighorn Canyon NRA + Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument + Nez Perce NHP + the substantial NPS commissioned ranger LE) supports unique MT federal LE specialty. Post-2020 Billings + Bozeman + Missoula recruitment + retention challenges drove substantial signing bonus + retention bonus + lateral transfer incentives — Bozeman PD post-2022 offered $10K-$15K lateral signing bonuses driven by the substantial Bozeman housing supply tight + the substantial post-2020 Bozeman fastest-growing MT metro. The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028 — MT OBBBA OT applies to officer overtime + detail . MT progressive 4.7%/5.9% + MT 0% sales tax + MT NO estate tax + MT NOT a RTW state + MPORS + MEA-MFT collective bargaining + BIA federal jurisdiction + NPS rangers anchor the MT police officer proposition.

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