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Project Manager Salary in Montana (2026)

The average Project Manager in Montana earns around $115,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $83,813/year ($6,984/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$83,813
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$6,984
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$3,224
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$40/hr
Federal Tax
$16,470
State Tax
$5,920
FICA Taxes
$8,798
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

27.12%
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Project Manager Salary Ranges in Montana

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$78,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$115,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$175,000

/year

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Not all Project Managers earn the same — not even close

Montana's project management market is anchored by Malmstrom Air Force Base Great Falls (~3.5K + 341st Missile Wing + post-2024 LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM modernization program management), Billings Clinic Billings (post-2024 Billings Clinic-Logan Health merger creating substantial MT system consolidation PM), Logan Health Kalispell (post-2024 merger + the substantial Logan Health Kalispell Regional rebrand), Bozeman Health + St Vincent Intermountain MT + Benefis Great Falls + St Patrick Missoula health system PM, NorthWestern Energy MT (post-2024 substantial MT wind buildout + grid upgrade PM), Stillwater Mining Nye (post-2017 Sibanye-Stillwater PGM mining PM + post-2024 Stillwater capacity adjustments), the substantial Montana Department of Transportation MDT (post-2024 I-90 + I-15 + Highway 200 + Hi-Line Highway 2 corridor), MT Air National Guard 120th Airlift Wing C-130H, plus MSU + UM + MT Tech PM pipelines.

Senior Program Manager (Cleared / Malmstrom Sentinel)

$118,000–$185,000+ TC

Malmstrom 341st MW + post-2024 Sentinel · TS/SCI premium + ICBM modernization program

Senior PM (Billings Clinic-Logan Health Merger Integration)

$95,000–$148,000+ bonus

Billings Clinic + Logan Health · post-2024 merger integration PM + system consolidation

Senior PM (NorthWestern Energy Wind Buildout)

$92,000–$142,000+ bonus

NorthWestern Energy · post-2024 MT wind buildout + grid upgrade PM

Senior PM (Stillwater Mining PGM)

$95,000–$148,000+ bonus

Stillwater Mining Nye + Big Timber · Sibanye-Stillwater PGM + smelter program

Senior PM (Bozeman Tech / SaaS)

$98,000–$148,000+ TC

Workiva Bozeman + Snowflake + Bozeman post-2020 tech · product + program management

Senior PM (MDT Infrastructure)

$82,000–$128,000+ benefits

MDT post-2024 I-90 + I-15 + Highway 200 + Hi-Line Highway 2 corridor program

Senior PM (Bozeman Yellowstone Airport / Big Sky)

$92,000–$142,000+ TC

Bozeman Yellowstone International + Big Sky Resort + post-2020 expansion program

PMO Lead / Director

$118,000–$185,000+ TC

PMO Director at MT major employers

Mid-Level PM (3-6 yrs)

$58,000–$88,000

Functional PM at MT major employers · transitioning to senior band

Junior PM (0-3 yrs)

$45,000–$62,000

MSU + UM + MT Tech + Carroll PM pipeline · entry band

Worth knowing: Malmstrom AFB Sentinel ICBM modernization + post-2024 Billings Clinic-Logan Health merger dual-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state strategic ICBM + healthcare merger PM anchor and a feature most national PM surveys understate for MT. Malmstrom Air Force Base Great Falls (~3.5K + 341st Missile Wing Minuteman III ICBM + the substantial post-2024 LGM-35A Sentinel Ground Based Strategic Deterrent modernization program ramp + the substantial Malmstrom one of 3 US ICBM main operating bases alongside F.E. Warren WY + Minot ND + the substantial Malmstrom Launch Control Center modernization + Missile Procedures Trainer + the substantial Malmstrom post-2024 Nunn-McCurdy breach scrutiny driving Sentinel program redesign + the substantial Malmstrom 12th Missile Squadron + 490th + 564th + 819th RED HORSE) supports substantial MT cleared aerospace program management. Senior cleared Malmstrom Sentinel PMs clear $118-185K+ TC. The substantial post-2024 Billings Clinic-Logan Health merger (the substantial post-2024 Billings Clinic-Logan Health Kalispell merger creating substantial MT health system consolidation + the substantial post-2024 Logan Health rebrand from Kalispell Regional Medical Center + the substantial post-2024 Intermountain Health-St Vincent MT acquisition + the substantial MT post-2024 health system consolidation program management) supports substantial MT health system PM. NorthWestern Energy MT wind + Stillwater Mining PGM + Bozeman tech + MDT infrastructure. MT flat 5.9% + MT 0% sales tax anchor the MT PM proposition.

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