Montana state government salary

Montana Salaries

Total state expenditures: $10.02 billion (2024 estimate)

This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Montana.

Legislator salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2025
Salary	Per diem
$128.86/legislative day	$206/day

State executive salaries

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

Office and current official	Salary
Governor of Montana Greg Gianforte	$118,397
Lieutenant Governor of Montana Kristen Juras	$90,140
Attorney General of Montana Austin Knudsen	$145,566
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen	$101,718
Montana Director of the Department of Revenue Brendan Beatty	$131,144
Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor James Brown	$100,545
Montana Public Service Commission District 5 Ann Bukacek	$114,653
Montana Public Service Commission District 4 Jennifer Fielder	$114,653
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen	$116,808
Montana Director of Natural Resources and Conservation Amanda Kaster	$131,144
Montana Public Service Commission District 2 Brad Molnar	$114,653
Montana Public Service Commission District 1 Randy Pinocci	$114,653
Montana Director of Agriculture Jillien Streit
Montana Commissioner of Labor and Industry Sarah Swanson	$131,144
Montana Public Service Commission District 3 Jeffrey Welborn	$114,653

Judicial salaries

See also: Montana court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $173,759	Associates: N/A

State profile

Demographic data for Montana
	Montana	U.S.
Total population:	1,032,073	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	145,546	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	89.2%	73.6%
Black/African American:	0.5%	12.6%
Asian:	0.7%	5.1%
Native American:	6.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.5%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	3.3%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	92.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	29.5%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$47,169	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	17%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Montana. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Montana

Montana voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in Montana, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Montana had two Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 1.10 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

More Montana coverage on Ballotpedia

• Elections in Montana
• United States congressional delegations from Montana
• Public policy in Montana
• Endorsers in Montana
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• More...

External links

• 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
• 2025 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
• 2025 salary table from the National Center for State Courts