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Flathead County · Montana · United States

What trades pay in Flathead County

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Flathead County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$1,038 Median weekly pay across these 29 trades. $3,244 — $485.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 91 businesses · 217 employees$3,244$168,712 a year+79.8%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 88 businesses · 654 employees$2,115$109,990 a year+9.4%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 84 businesses · 219 employees$1,923$100,002 a year+9.0%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 17 businesses · 208 employees$1,766$91,842 a year+51.5%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 10 businesses · 568 employees$1,626$84,537 a year+5.4%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 14 businesses · 52 employees$1,550$80,578 a year+10.6%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 23 businesses · 162 employees$1,357$70,573 a year+4.7%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 225 businesses · 1,250 employees$1,283$66,740 a year+7.5%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 151 businesses · 562 employees$1,219$63,383 a year+9.3%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 69 businesses · 549 employees$1,178$61,232 a year+2.3%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 146 businesses · 636 employees$1,156$60,130 a year+3.9%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 373 businesses · 904 employees$1,139$59,252 a year+2.9%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 120 businesses · 163 employees$1,124$58,427 a year-3.0%down
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 8 businesses · 379 employees$1,102$57,290 a year+6.1%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 12 businesses · 62 employees$1,038$53,954 a year-2.5%down
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 180 businesses · 584 employees$1,014$52,727 a year+6.8%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 53 businesses · 225 employees$1,010$52,523 a year+4.2%up
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 41 businesses · 212 employees$987$51,304 a year+3.9%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 31 businesses · 74 employees$957$49,771 a year+4.8%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 126 businesses · 481 employees$835$43,402 a year+8.3%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 8 businesses · 64 employees$734$38,157 a year+13.3%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 24 businesses · 56 employees$713$37,050 a year+20.8%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 11 businesses · 44 employees$711$36,984 a year+1.7%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 14 businesses · 406 employees$683$35,540 a year+1.8%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 46 businesses · 246 employees$575$29,905 a year+4.9%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 112 businesses · 2,422 employees$519$26,981 a year+3.8%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 74 businesses · 1,367 employees$501$26,076 a year+5.5%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 16 businesses · 30 employees$497$25,820 a year-3.5%down
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 75 businesses · 304 employees$485$25,206 a year+5.4%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses19,457
Employees156,406
Annual payroll$7 M
Net movement of people+1,930People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Flathead County. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Montana

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Flathead County?
Across the 29 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,038 a week. The highest pays $3,244 and the lowest $485.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Flathead County report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.