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Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other pay in Montana and Washington
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other is $38,550 per year in Montana. It is $61,750 per year in Washington. Montana is 37.6% below Washington on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 47-3019 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 130 wage and salary jobs in Montana and 60 in Washington. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings