How much do elementary school teachers, except special education make in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area?

What the Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median says in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area at $50,690 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 25-2021 and BLS area 3000006.

BLS lists 1,280 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 $55,680 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area's Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is 20.8% below the U.S. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 25-2021 with area 3000006

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 25-2021 and area 3000006. SOC 25-2021 names Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Area 3000006 names East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 25-2021/3000006 row has 1,280 wage and salary jobs. There are 21.2 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 2.37. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 25-2021/3000006, the annual median is $50,690 per year, while the matching mean is $55,680 per year. The row is annual only. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 25-2021/3000006 10th percentile: $37,260 per year.
• 25-2021/3000006 25th percentile: $46,330 per year.
• 25-2021/3000006 median: $50,690 per year.
• 25-2021/3000006 75th percentile: $64,550 per year.
• 25-2021/3000006 90th percentile: $75,690 per year.
• 25-2021/3000006 employment RSE: 7.3%. Mean-wage RSE: 2%.
• 25-2021/3000006 suppression marks: hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available.

BLS area 3000006 facts behind this Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education page

Area 3000006 reports 60,160 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,330. Its annual median is $47,070. 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 25-2021 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area runs from $28,430 at the 10th percentile to $93,290 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,060. The median is $47,070. The 75th percentile is $65,380. This is a place check, not a pay range for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.

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 3000006. They do not show related skills or a path into Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.

• 1. Cashiers. Area: 3000006. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,920. Yearly median: $29,330. Jobs per 1,000: 31.86. Location quotient: 1.6.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 3000006. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 1,400. Yearly median: $28,800. Jobs per 1,000: 23.32. Location quotient: 0.94.
• 3. Office Clerks, General. Area: 3000006. SOC: 43-9061. Jobs: 1,310. Yearly median: $45,060. Jobs per 1,000: 21.71. Location quotient: 1.37.
• 4. Registered Nurses. Area: 3000006. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 1,260. Yearly median: $83,960. Jobs per 1,000: 20.89. Location quotient: 0.96.
• 5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Area: 3000006. SOC: 37-2011. Jobs: 1,220. Yearly median: $35,930. Jobs per 1,000: 20.36. Location quotient: 1.43.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area: 3000006. SOC: 53-3032. Jobs: 1,130. Yearly median: $58,390. Jobs per 1,000: 18.82. Location quotient: 1.42.

Read the East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

The 10th percentile is $37,260 per year. The 25th percentile is $46,330 per year. The median is $50,690 per year. The 75th percentile is $64,550 per year. The 90th percentile is $75,690 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 $46,330 per year to $64,550 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $38,430. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $50,690 per year. Montana has $57,530 per year. The U.S. row has $63,970 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area is 11.9% below Montana on the same published median. East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area is 20.8% 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 benchmarks, 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.

Where East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area sits for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area ranks 114 of 137 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 114 of 137 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.

• 111. North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $51,410 per year. BLS estimates 1,420 jobs. The location quotient is 1.33.
• 112. East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $51,340 per year. BLS estimates 930 jobs. The location quotient is 1.53.
• 113. South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $51,160 per year. BLS estimates 1,390 jobs. The location quotient is 1.33.
• 115. West Montana nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $50,490 per year. BLS estimates 950 jobs. The location quotient is 1.27.
• 116. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $50,280 per year. BLS estimates 3,210 jobs. The location quotient is 1.42.
• 117. Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $49,980 per year. BLS estimates 3,130 jobs. The location quotient is 1.75.

Where Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 25-2021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $100,920 per year. East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area sits at $50,690 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 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 limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $100,920 per year, or $50,230 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,430 jobs there, compared with 1,280 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.23.
• 2. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $99,490 per year, or $48,800 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 490 jobs there, compared with 1,280 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.33.
• 3. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $91,200 per year, or $40,510 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,830 jobs there, compared with 1,280 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.96.
• 4. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $88,870 per year, or $38,180 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,450 jobs there, compared with 1,280 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.5.
• 5. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $83,300 per year, or $32,610 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 860 jobs there, compared with 1,280 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.52.
• 6. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $79,380 per year, or $28,690 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,820 jobs there, compared with 1,280 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.86.
• 7. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $78,990 per year, or $28,300 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,480 jobs there, compared with 1,280 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.52.
• 8. Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area has a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $78,260 per year, or $27,570 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 900 jobs there, compared with 1,280 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.49.

Where BLS counts the most Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs

Kansas nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in this same-source set, at 4,870 jobs. East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area has 1,280. 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. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 4,870 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 3,590 jobs from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $49,570 per year, or $1,120 below East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.46.
• 2. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 4,280 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 3,000 jobs from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $47,360 per year, or $3,330 below East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.02.
• 3. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 3,690 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 2,410 jobs from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $62,840 per year, or $12,150 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.67.
• 4. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 3,210 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 1,930 jobs from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $50,280 per year, or $410 below East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.42.
• 5. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area has 3,200 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 1,920 jobs from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $47,160 per year, or $3,530 below East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.18.
• 6. Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has 3,130 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 1,850 jobs from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $49,980 per year, or $710 below East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 7. Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area has 3,130 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 1,850 jobs from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $47,440 per year, or $3,250 below East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.88.
• 8. North Florida nonmetropolitan area has 2,990 estimated Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs, a gap of 1,710 jobs from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $63,050 per year, or $12,360 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.97.

Where Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education takes the largest share of local jobs

North Florida nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 2.97. East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area has 2.37. 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 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. North Florida nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.97, a gap of 0.60 from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,990 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $63,050 per year, or $12,360 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.37, a gap of 0.00 from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,280 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $50,690 per year, or $0 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. North Missouri nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.26, a gap of 0.11 from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,140 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $47,330 per year, or $3,360 below East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.2, a gap of 0.17 from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,510 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $60,750 per year, or $10,060 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Virgin Islands (nonmetro area) has a location quotient of 2.19, a gap of 0.18 from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 630 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $60,560 per year, or $9,870 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.18, a gap of 0.19 from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,200 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $47,160 per year, or $3,530 below East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.04, a gap of 0.33 from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,680 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $59,130 per year, or $8,440 above East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.02, a gap of 0.35 from East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,280 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs and a median of $47,360 per year, or $3,330 below East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.

How common Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education is in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 1,280 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education jobs in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 21.2 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 2.37. A value of 1 means Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher 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.

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education beside other roles in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area is $47,070 per year. The Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median is $50,690 per year. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education is 7.7% 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 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. 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. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area median of $51,360 per year. BLS lists 820 jobs and a location quotient of 2.
• 2. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area median of $48,640 per year. BLS lists 500 jobs and a location quotient of 1.18.
• 3. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area median of $46,340 per year. BLS lists 940 jobs and a location quotient of 1.77.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area median of $46,100 per year. BLS lists 680 jobs and a location quotient of 1.58.
• 5. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area median of $45,450 per year. BLS lists 910 jobs and a location quotient of 1.54.
• 6. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area median of $45,060 per year. BLS lists 1,310 jobs and a location quotient of 1.37.
• 7. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, SOC 47-2073, has a East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area median of $58,280 per year. BLS lists 810 jobs and a location quotient of 4.36.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area median of $58,390 per year. BLS lists 1,130 jobs and a location quotient of 1.42.

The largest detailed roles in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area

Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area table, at 1,920 jobs. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has 1,280 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 60,160. 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Cashiers has 1,920 jobs in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 640 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $29,330 per year, or $21,360 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.6.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,400 jobs in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 120 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $28,800 per year, or $21,890 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 3. Office Clerks, General has 1,310 jobs in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 30 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $45,060 per year, or $5,630 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.37.
• 4. Registered Nurses has 1,260 jobs in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 20 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $83,960 per year, or $33,270 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 1,220 jobs in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 60 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $35,930 per year, or $14,760 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.43.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 1,130 jobs in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 150 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $58,390 per year, or $7,700 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.42.
• 7. General and Operations Managers has 1,090 jobs in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 190 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $89,830 per year, or $39,140 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 8. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 960 jobs in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 320 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its median is $36,340 per year, or $14,350 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.58.

Published role medians around East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area role table, at $89,830 per year. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has $50,690 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $47,070 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. General and Operations Managers has a median of $89,830 per year in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, or $39,140 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 1,090 jobs, compared with 1,280 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $83,960 per year in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, or $33,270 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 1,260 jobs, compared with 1,280 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $76,270 per year in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, or $25,580 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 550 jobs, compared with 1,280 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $61,300 per year in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, or $10,610 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 510 jobs, compared with 1,280 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 5. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a median of $60,950 per year in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, or $10,260 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 610 jobs, compared with 1,280 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 2.36.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,390 per year in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, or $7,700 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 1,130 jobs, compared with 1,280 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 1.42.
• 7. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a median of $58,280 per year in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, or $7,590 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 810 jobs, compared with 1,280 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 4.36.
• 8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $51,360 per year in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, or $670 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 820 jobs, compared with 1,280 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Its location quotient is 2.

Roles with the largest local share in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has the highest location quotient in the bounded East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area role table, at 4.36. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has 2.37. 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 4.36 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.99 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 810 jobs and a median of $58,280 per year, or $7,590 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 2. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has a location quotient of 3.05 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.68 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 520 jobs and a median of $36,830 per year, or $13,860 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 3. Bartenders has a location quotient of 2.84 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.47 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 830 jobs and a median of $26,920 per year, or $23,770 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 4. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term has a location quotient of 2.75 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.38 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 560 jobs and a median of $27,340 per year, or $23,350 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 5. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a location quotient of 2.36 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.01 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 610 jobs and a median of $60,950 per year, or $10,260 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 6. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 2 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.37 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 820 jobs and a median of $51,360 per year, or $670 above Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 7. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.83 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.54 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 610 jobs and a median of $30,990 per year, or $19,700 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.
• 8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a location quotient of 1.77 in East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.60 from Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. BLS lists 940 jobs and a median of $46,340 per year, or $4,350 below Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education.

What $50,690 may mean after the East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $50,690 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education row is 7.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 2%. 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 1,280 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $55,680 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.

Use East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. It uses a East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 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 $50,690 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education row for East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 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 1,280 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 2.37 is not a growth score. Rank 114 of 137 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 25-2021 in BLS area 3000006. 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.