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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Missoula, MT

The median cooks, restaurant in Missoula, MT earns $38,080 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,544 a month.

10th percentile
$30,010
25th percentile
$34,920
Median percentile
$38,080
75th percentile
$42,150
90th percentile
$47,890

Based on 1,020 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$30,531 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,080
Federal income tax−$2,390
Social Security + Medicare−$2,913
Montana income tax (approx.)−$2,247
Monthly take-home$2,544
Every two weeks$1,174

Does it go far here?

$39,484Median pay in Missoula, MT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.4 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,184 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Missoula, MT

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$82,160
General and Operations Managers$81,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,370
Accountants and Auditors$72,920
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,500
Construction Laborers$49,930
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,190
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,490

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