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
Not available
WageScope divides the published Writers and Authors 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 27-3043 and BLS area 33540.
Questions, answered
Writers and Authors pay in Missoula, MT: common questions
What is the median wage for Writers and Authors in Missoula, MT?
BLS did not publish a median for Writers and Authors in Missoula, MT in the May 2025 OEWS release. WageScope does not substitute or infer the missing wage.
Is Writers and Authors pay higher in Missoula, MT than nationally?
BLS did not publish the same median metric needed to compare Missoula, MT with the United States.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Missoula, MT?
No wage price proxy is available because BLS did not publish an exact local median. A top-coded bound is not an exact wage input. A BEA price index, when available, describes prices separately and cannot fill that wage gap.
How many Writers and Authors jobs does BLS estimate in Missoula, MT?
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What the Writers and Authors median says in Missoula, MT
BLS did not publish an exact median for Writers and Authors in Missoula, MT in the May 2025 OEWS release. The source display is Not published. WageScope does not borrow the U.S. wage, use a nearby place, or turn this gap into zero. The row stays tied to SOC 27-3043 and BLS area 33540.
BLS lists 30 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate, not a count of open posts. The mean display is Not published. A mean and a median are separate fields; one does not fill a gap in the other.
A local-to-national median gap cannot be computed from this row. The national source belongs to the United States and does not become Missoula, MT's wage. Any published percentile or job-count field below keeps its own scope, period, and source key.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 27-3043 and area 33540. SOC 27-3043 names Writers and Authors. Area 33540 names Missoula, MT. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 27-3043/33540 row reports 30 wage and salary jobs, 0.48 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.55 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 27-3043/33540, the annual median is Not published, while the matching mean is Not published. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
27-3043/33540 10th percentile: Not published.
27-3043/33540 25th percentile: Not published.
27-3043/33540 median: Not published.
27-3043/33540 75th percentile: Not published.
27-3043/33540 90th percentile: Not published.
27-3043/33540 employment RSE: 46.3%. Mean-wage RSE: Not published.
27-3043/33540 suppression marks: annualMean: not available, annualMedian: not available, annualP10: not available, annualP25: not available, annualP75: not available, annualP90: not available, hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available, meanRse: not available.
BLS area 33540 facts behind this Writers and Authors page
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 27-3043 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 Writers and Authors.
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 Writers and Authors.
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 Writers and Authors
The 10th percentile is Not published. The 25th percentile is Not published. The median is Not published. The 75th percentile is Not published. The 90th percentile is Not published.
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 Not published to Not published. The 10th-to-90th span is not available. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Missoula, MT has a annual median of Not published. Montana has Not published. The U.S. row has $76,910 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Missoula, MT cannot be compared with Montana on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. Missoula, MT cannot be compared with the United States on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. 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 has no exact published median that can enter this Writers and Authors pay rank. WageScope leaves the rank open. It does not treat a missing or top-coded value as an exact amount, and it does not place this row at the bottom of a list.
Other metro areas may have exact medians in the same release. Those rows can be read on their own pages. They cannot establish a wage or a nearest wage neighbor for Missoula, MT without the missing local field.
Employment and local share remain separate source fields for SOC 27-3043. Neither field is a substitute for median pay. A job count does not say where a wage would rank, and a share measure does not set a pay floor or ceiling.
Where Writers and Authors medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 27-3043, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Waterbury-Shelton, CT has the highest published median in this set, at $127,350 per year. Missoula, MT sits at Not published.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Writers and Authors 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. Waterbury-Shelton, CT has a Writers and Authors median of $127,350 per year, or not available. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 30 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 1.09.
2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Writers and Authors median of $118,810 per year, or not available. BLS lists 400 jobs there, compared with 30 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 1.13.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Writers and Authors jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has the largest published metro job estimate for Writers and Authors in this same-source set, at 2,120 jobs. Missoula, MT has 30. 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. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 2,120 estimated Writers and Authors jobs, a gap of 2,090 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $75,940 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.52.
2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 2,060 estimated Writers and Authors jobs, a gap of 2,030 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $108,460 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 2.13.
Local-share leaders
Where Writers and Authors takes the largest share of local jobs
Wilmington, NC has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.13. Missoula, MT has 1.55. 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 Writers and Authors 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. Wilmington, NC has a location quotient of 3.13, a gap of 1.58 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 180 Writers and Authors jobs and a median of $47,940 per year, or not available.
2. Ann Arbor, MI has a location quotient of 2.8, a gap of 1.25 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 190 Writers and Authors jobs and a median of $37,330 per year, or not available.
3. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA has a location quotient of 2.25, a gap of 0.70 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 50 Writers and Authors jobs and a median of $65,290 per year, or not available.
Job scale and share
How common Writers and Authors is in Missoula, MT
BLS lists 30 Writers and Authors jobs in Missoula, MT. It also lists 0.48 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 1.55. A value of 1 means Writers and Authors 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.
Writers and Authors beside other roles in Missoula, MT
The all-occupations median in Missoula, MT is $47,830 per year. It covers the full local job mix and does not replace the missing exact Writers and Authors median. WageScope cannot calculate a same-unit wage gap from the role to that broader row.
No nearest-pay role list is shown for this row. Such a list needs an exact local median in the same wage unit. A title, employment count, or national wage cannot supply that missing input.
Other roles in Missoula, MT still have their own source pages. Use those pages for their own official estimates, with each SOC code and period intact. Do not infer common tasks, skills, career paths, or pay for Writers and Authors from another role's number.
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Missoula, MT table, at 2,160 jobs. Writers and Authors has 30 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 Writers and Authors'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 2,130 from Writers and Authors. Its median is $30,510 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.3.
2. Retail Salespersons has 1,990 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,960 from Writers and Authors. Its median is $35,430 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.18.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 1,950 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,920 from Writers and Authors. Its median is $38,050 per year, or not available. 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. Writers and Authors has Not published. 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 not available. BLS lists 490 jobs, compared with 30 for Writers and Authors. Its location quotient is 1.51.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,160 per year in Missoula, MT, or not available. BLS lists 1,570 jobs, compared with 30 for Writers and Authors. Its location quotient is 1.07.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $81,120 per year in Missoula, MT, or not available. BLS lists 1,690 jobs, compared with 30 for Writers and Authors. 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. Writers and Authors has 1.55. 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 Writers and Authors 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 0.38 from Writers and Authors. BLS lists 630 jobs and a median of $25,990 per year, or not available.
2. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.74 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.19 from Writers and Authors. BLS lists 650 jobs and a median of $36,060 per year, or not available.
3. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.68 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.13 from Writers and Authors. BLS lists 1,020 jobs and a median of $38,080 per year, or not available.
Price-level view
Why a wage price proxy is unavailable in Missoula, MT
No national-price-dollar wage proxy is available for Writers and Authors in Missoula, MT because BLS did not publish the exact median needed for that math. A missing or top-coded median is not zero and is not an exact wage input.
BEA separately published a 2024 all-items price index of 96.4 for Missoula, MT. The U.S. level is 100. This source can describe broad local prices, but it cannot supply the missing BLS wage for SOC 27-3043.
A price-level wage calculation needs a published wage in the correct unit and an exact reviewed price-area match. Until both inputs exist, WageScope leaves that answer open. Published employment, source dates, and wage-status fields remain useful on their own without an inferred spending-power claim.
The employment RSE for this Writers and Authors row is 46.3%. The mean-wage RSE is Not published. 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 30 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the Not published 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 Writers and Authors. 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. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the Not published 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 Writers and Authors 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 30 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.55 is not a growth score. The unranked row 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 27-3043 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.
BLS published an employment estimate of 30 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has a Writers and Authors median of $108,460 per year, or not available. BLS lists 2,060 jobs there, compared with 30 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 2.13.
4. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Writers and Authors median of $107,700 per year, or not available. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 30 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 0.74.
5. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has a Writers and Authors median of $103,060 per year, or not available. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 30 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 1.19.
6. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO has a Writers and Authors median of $102,570 per year, or not available. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 30 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is Not published.
7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Writers and Authors median of $98,730 per year, or not available. BLS lists 520 jobs there, compared with 30 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 0.8.
8. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT has a Writers and Authors median of $97,160 per year, or not available. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 30 in Missoula, MT. The location quotient is 0.76.
3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 1,270 estimated Writers and Authors jobs, a gap of 1,240 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $66,470 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.46.
4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 1,130 estimated Writers and Authors jobs, a gap of 1,100 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $85,260 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.35.
5. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has 860 estimated Writers and Authors jobs, a gap of 830 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $69,100 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.72.
6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 850 estimated Writers and Authors jobs, a gap of 820 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $64,520 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.68.
7. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA has 600 estimated Writers and Authors jobs, a gap of 570 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $87,560 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.6.
8. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has 570 estimated Writers and Authors jobs, a gap of 540 jobs from Missoula, MT. Its median is $76,470 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.95.
4. Boulder, CO has a location quotient of 2.13, a gap of 0.58 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 130 Writers and Authors jobs and a median of $83,540 per year, or not available.
5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has a location quotient of 2.13, a gap of 0.58 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 2,060 Writers and Authors jobs and a median of $108,460 per year, or not available.
6. Glens Falls, NY has a location quotient of 2.12, a gap of 0.57 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 30 Writers and Authors jobs and a median of $69,320 per year, or not available.
7. Charlottesville, VA has a location quotient of 1.85, a gap of 0.30 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 70 Writers and Authors jobs and a median of $76,990 per year, or not available.
8. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has a location quotient of 1.72, a gap of 0.17 from Missoula, MT. BLS lists 860 Writers and Authors jobs and a median of $69,100 per year, or not available.
4. General and Operations Managers has 1,690 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,660 from Writers and Authors. Its median is $81,120 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.12.
5. Cashiers has 1,630 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,600 from Writers and Authors. Its median is $35,610 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.23.
6. Registered Nurses has 1,570 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,540 from Writers and Authors. Its median is $82,160 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.07.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,320 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,290 from Writers and Authors. Its median is $36,960 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.08.
8. Office Clerks, General has 1,240 jobs in Missoula, MT, a gap of 1,210 from Writers and Authors. Its median is $45,600 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.17.
4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $78,370 per year in Missoula, MT, or not available. BLS lists 600 jobs, compared with 30 for Writers and Authors. 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 not available. BLS lists 490 jobs, compared with 30 for Writers and Authors. Its location quotient is 1.39.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $72,920 per year in Missoula, MT, or not available. BLS lists 600 jobs, compared with 30 for Writers and Authors. 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 not available. BLS lists 490 jobs, compared with 30 for Writers and Authors. 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 not available. BLS lists 920 jobs, compared with 30 for Writers and Authors. 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 0.13 from Writers and Authors. BLS lists 810 jobs and a median of $49,190 per year, or not available.
5. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.57 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.02 from Writers and Authors. BLS lists 650 jobs and a median of $44,310 per year, or not available.
6. Lawyers has a location quotient of 1.51 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.04 from Writers and Authors. BLS lists 490 jobs and a median of $100,490 per year, or not available.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.39 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.16 from Writers and Authors. BLS lists 490 jobs and a median of $74,620 per year, or not available.
8. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.3 in Missoula, MT, a gap of 0.25 from Writers and Authors. BLS lists 2,160 jobs and a median of $30,510 per year, or not available.
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