Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Bozeman, MT

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Bozeman, MT earns $76,390 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,839 a month.

10th percentile: $52,470
25th percentile: $62,270
Median percentile: $76,390
75th percentile: $76,390
90th percentile: $76,390

Based on 70 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

$58,063 take-home a year

Gross pay	$76,390
Federal income tax	−$7,976
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,844
Montana income tax (approx.)	−$4,507
Monthly take-home	$4,839
Every two weeks	$2,233

Does it go far here?

$74,520Median pay in Bozeman, MT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.5 vs 100).

35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,694 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bozeman, MT

Job	Median pay
Software Developers	$126,110
General and Operations Managers	$103,210
Registered Nurses	$99,310
Project Management Specialists	$99,090
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$79,500
Accountants and Auditors	$77,400
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,620
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$68,160

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