BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Missoula, MT was 96.4, or 3.6% below the national price level. Its housing index was 94.9.
National-price-dollar proxy
$70,818
WageScope divides the published Editors median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 27-3041 and BLS area 33540.
Questions, answered
Editors pay in Missoula, MT: common questions
What is the median wage for Editors in Missoula, MT?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $68,300 per year for Editors in Missoula, MT. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Editors pay higher in Missoula, MT than nationally?
Missoula, MT's published median was 12.3% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Missoula, MT?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 96.4 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Editors jobs does BLS estimate in Missoula, MT?
BLS published an employment estimate of 40 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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Missoula, MT was 12.3% below the U.S. median for Editors. It ranked 73 of 182 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Editors median in Missoula, MT at $68,300 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 27-3041 and BLS area 33540.
BLS lists 40 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $70,240 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Missoula, MT's Editors median is 12.3% below the U.S. Editors median of $77,920 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 27-3041 and area 33540. SOC 27-3041 names Editors. Area 33540 names Missoula, MT. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 27-3041/33540 row reports 40 wage and salary jobs, 0.53 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.9 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 27-3041/33540, the annual median is $68,300 per year, while the matching mean is $70,240 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 33540 reports 67,070 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $59,900. Its annual median is $47,830. The employment RSE is 0.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 27-3041 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Missoula, MT runs from $29,630 at the 10th percentile to $99,580 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,920. The median is $47,830. The 75th percentile is $70,750. This is a place check, not a pay range for Editors.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 33540. They do not show related skills or a path into Editors.
1. Area 33540, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 2,160 jobs, $30,510 annual median, 32.19 jobs per 1,000, and 1.3 location quotient.
2. Area 33540, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 1,990 jobs, $35,430 annual median, 29.64 jobs per 1,000, and 1.18 location quotient.
3. Area 33540, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 1,950 jobs, $38,050 annual median, 29.06 jobs per 1,000, and 1.05 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Missoula, MT wage ladder for Editors
The 10th percentile is $40,570 per year. The 25th percentile is $47,570 per year. The median is $68,300 per year. The 75th percentile is $99,070 per year. The 90th percentile is $122,940 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $47,570 per year to $99,070 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $82,370. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Missoula, MT has a annual median of $68,300 per year. Montana has $61,750 per year. The U.S. row has $77,920 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Missoula, MT is 10.6% above Montana on the same published median. Missoula, MT is 12.3% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Missoula, MT ranks 73 of 182 among metro areas with a published annual median for Editors. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 73 of 182 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
70. Syracuse, NY has a Editors median of $69,190 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.4.
71. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA has a Editors median of $68,830 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.93.
72. Gainesville, FL has a Editors median of $68,730 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.81.
74. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL has a Editors median of $68,260 per year, 450 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.55.
75. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA has a Editors median of $67,810 per year, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.57.
Pay leaders
Where Editors medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 27-3041, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $117,580 per year. Missoula, MT sits at $68,300 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Editors is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Editors median of $117,580 per year, or $49,280 above Missoula, MT. BLS lists 560 jobs there, compared with 40 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 0.83.
2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Editors median of $102,940 per year, or $34,640 above Missoula, MT. BLS lists 2,040 jobs there, compared with 40 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 1.46.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Editors jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Editors in this same-source set, at 16,600 jobs. Missoula, MT has 40. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 16,600 estimated Editors jobs, a gap of 16,560 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $102,120 per year, or $33,820 above Missoula, MT. Its location quotient is 2.97.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 8,830 estimated Editors jobs, a gap of 8,790 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $100,050 per year, or $31,750 above Missoula, MT. Its location quotient is 2.39.
Local-share leaders
Where Editors takes the largest share of local jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.97. Missoula, MT has 0.9. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Editors is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a location quotient of 2.97, a gap of 2.07 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 16,600 Editors jobs and a median of $102,120 per year, or $33,820 above Missoula, MT.
2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has a location quotient of 2.96, a gap of 2.06 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 5,470 Editors jobs and a median of $84,800 per year, or $16,500 above Missoula, MT.
3. Waterbury-Shelton, CT has a location quotient of 2.47, a gap of 1.57 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 230 Editors jobs and a median of $87,150 per year, or $18,850 above Missoula, MT.
Job scale and share
How common Editors is in Missoula, MT
BLS lists 40 Editors jobs in Missoula, MT. It also lists 0.53 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.9. A value of 1 means Editors has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Missoula, MT is $47,830 per year. The Editors median is $68,300 per year. Editors is 42.8% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Missoula, MT. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Editors. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Missoula, MT median of $72,920 per year. BLS lists 600 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
2. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Missoula, MT median of $63,090 per year. BLS lists 490 jobs and a location quotient of 0.79.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, SOC 47-1011, has a Missoula, MT median of $74,620 per year. BLS lists 490 jobs and a location quotient of 1.39.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Missoula, MT
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Missoula, MT table, at 2,160 jobs. Editors has 40 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 67,070. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Editors's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,160 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 2,120 from Editors. Its median is $30,510 per year, or $37,790 below Editors. Its location quotient is 1.3.
2. Retail Salespersons has 1,990 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,950 from Editors. Its median is $35,430 per year, or $32,870 below Editors. Its location quotient is 1.18.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 1,950 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,910 from Editors. Its median is $38,050 per year, or $30,250 below Editors. Its location quotient is 1.05.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Missoula, MT
Lawyers has the highest published median in the bounded Missoula, MT role table, at $100,490 per year. Editors has $68,300 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,830 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Lawyers has a median of $100,490 per year in Missoula, MT, or $32,190 above Editors. BLS lists 490 jobs, compared with 40 for Editors. Its location quotient is 1.51.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,160 per year in Missoula, MT, or $13,860 above Editors. BLS lists 1,570 jobs, compared with 40 for Editors. Its location quotient is 1.07.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $81,120 per year in Missoula, MT, or $12,820 above Editors. BLS lists 1,690 jobs, compared with 40 for Editors. Its location quotient is 1.12.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Missoula, MT
Bartenders has the highest location quotient in the bounded Missoula, MT role table, at 1.93. Editors has 0.9. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Editors with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.93 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1.03 from Editors. BLS lists 630 jobs and a median of $25,990 per year, or $42,310 below Editors.
2. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.74 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.84 from Editors. BLS lists 650 jobs and a median of $36,060 per year, or $32,240 below Editors.
3. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.68 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.78 from Editors. BLS lists 1,020 jobs and a median of $38,080 per year, or $30,220 below Editors.
Price-level view
What $68,300 may mean after the Missoula, MT price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Missoula, MT is 96.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.6% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $68,300 Editors median by 96.4 divided by 100. The result is $70,818 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 94.9. Goods are 96.0. Utilities are 72.1. Other services are 98.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Editors row is 8.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 5.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 40 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $70,240 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Editors. It uses a Missoula, MT place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $68,300 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Editors row for Missoula, MT does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 40 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.9 is not a growth score. Rank 73 of 182 is not a place score. The 96.4 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 27-3041 in BLS area 33540. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 33540, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 1,690 jobs, $81,120 annual median, 25.26 jobs per 1,000, and 1.12 location quotient.
5. Area 33540, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 1,630 jobs, $35,610 annual median, 24.37 jobs per 1,000, and 1.23 location quotient.
6. Area 33540, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 1,570 jobs, $82,160 annual median, 23.34 jobs per 1,000, and 1.07 location quotient.
3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a Editors median of $102,120 per year, or $33,820 above Missoula, MT. BLS lists 16,600 jobs there, compared with 40 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 2.97.
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has a Editors median of $100,050 per year, or $31,750 above Missoula, MT. BLS lists 8,830 jobs there, compared with 40 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 2.39.
5. New Haven, CT has a Editors median of $98,550 per year, or $30,250 above Missoula, MT. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 40 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 0.68.
6. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has a Editors median of $88,610 per year, or $20,310 above Missoula, MT. BLS lists 340 jobs there, compared with 40 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 1.44.
7. Waterbury-Shelton, CT has a Editors median of $87,150 per year, or $18,850 above Missoula, MT. BLS lists 230 jobs there, compared with 40 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 2.47.
8. Trenton-Princeton, NJ has a Editors median of $86,870 per year, or $18,570 above Missoula, MT. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 40 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 1.03.
3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 5,470 estimated Editors jobs, a gap of 5,430 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $84,800 per year, or $16,500 above Missoula, MT. Its location quotient is 2.96.
4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 2,520 estimated Editors jobs, a gap of 2,480 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $80,380 per year, or $12,080 above Missoula, MT. Its location quotient is 0.95.
5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 2,480 estimated Editors jobs, a gap of 2,440 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $86,410 per year, or $18,110 above Missoula, MT. Its location quotient is 1.56.
6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has 2,040 estimated Editors jobs, a gap of 2,000 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $102,940 per year, or $34,640 above Missoula, MT. Its location quotient is 1.46.
7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 1,930 estimated Editors jobs, a gap of 1,890 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $29,040 per year, or $39,260 below Missoula, MT. Its location quotient is 0.99.
8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 1,690 estimated Editors jobs, a gap of 1,650 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $74,530 per year, or $6,230 above Missoula, MT. Its location quotient is 0.99.
4. Charlottesville, VA has a location quotient of 2.43, a gap of 1.53 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 160 Editors jobs and a median of $75,800 per year, or $7,500 above Missoula, MT.
5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has a location quotient of 2.39, a gap of 1.49 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 8,830 Editors jobs and a median of $100,050 per year, or $31,750 above Missoula, MT.
6. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA has a location quotient of 2.16, a gap of 1.26 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 80 Editors jobs and a median of $78,700 per year, or $10,400 above Missoula, MT.
7. Glens Falls, NY has a location quotient of 2.11, a gap of 1.21 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 60 Editors jobs and a median of $78,990 per year, or $10,690 above Missoula, MT.
8. Boulder, CO has a location quotient of 1.92, a gap of 1.02 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 220 Editors jobs and a median of $81,090 per year, or $12,790 above Missoula, MT.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Missoula, MT median of $58,500 per year. BLS lists 920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Missoula, MT median of $58,240 per year. BLS lists 490 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Missoula, MT median of $78,370 per year. BLS lists 600 jobs and a location quotient of 1.28.
7. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Missoula, MT median of $81,120 per year. BLS lists 1,690 jobs and a location quotient of 1.12.
8. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Missoula, MT median of $82,160 per year. BLS lists 1,570 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
4. General and Operations Managers has 1,690 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,650 from Editors. Its median is $81,120 per year, or $12,820 above Editors. Its location quotient is 1.12.
5. Cashiers has 1,630 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,590 from Editors. Its median is $35,610 per year, or $32,690 below Editors. Its location quotient is 1.23.
6. Registered Nurses has 1,570 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,530 from Editors. Its median is $82,160 per year, or $13,860 above Editors. Its location quotient is 1.07.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,320 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,280 from Editors. Its median is $36,960 per year, or $31,340 below Editors. Its location quotient is 1.08.
8. Office Clerks, General has 1,240 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,200 from Editors. Its median is $45,600 per year, or $22,700 below Editors. Its location quotient is 1.17.
4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $78,370 per year in Missoula, MT, or $10,070 above Editors. BLS lists 600 jobs, compared with 40 for Editors. Its location quotient is 1.28.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $74,620 per year in Missoula, MT, or $6,320 above Editors. BLS lists 490 jobs, compared with 40 for Editors. Its location quotient is 1.39.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $72,920 per year in Missoula, MT, or $4,620 above Editors. BLS lists 600 jobs, compared with 40 for Editors. Its location quotient is 0.95.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $63,090 per year in Missoula, MT, or $5,210 below Editors. BLS lists 490 jobs, compared with 40 for Editors. Its location quotient is 0.79.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,500 per year in Missoula, MT, or $9,800 below Editors. BLS lists 920 jobs, compared with 40 for Editors. Its location quotient is 1.03.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.68 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.78 from Editors. BLS lists 810 jobs and a median of $49,190 per year, or $19,110 below Editors.
5. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.57 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.67 from Editors. BLS lists 650 jobs and a median of $44,310 per year, or $23,990 below Editors.
6. Lawyers has a location quotient of 1.51 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.61 from Editors. BLS lists 490 jobs and a median of $100,490 per year, or $32,190 above Editors.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.39 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.49 from Editors. BLS lists 490 jobs and a median of $74,620 per year, or $6,320 above Editors.
8. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.3 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.40 from Editors. BLS lists 2,160 jobs and a median of $30,510 per year, or $37,790 below Editors.
