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Montana State University Salary by Occupation and Position

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Montana State University has 2,125 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $73,694. MSU's staff salary increased by 6.21% compared to last year' salary. The following list shows the average salary for the popular occupation with a number of employees.
  • The average salary of the Management position is $103,808 over 278 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $88,725 over 192 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $74,997 over 341 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $70,171 over 251 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $71,717 over 167 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Montana State University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Montana State University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20252,125
+103 (5.09%) 		$73,694
+$4,306 (6.21%)
20242,022$69,388
Research2025251
+1 (0.40%) 		$70,171
+$2,325 (3.43%)
2024250$67,846
Public service2025167
+13 (8.44%) 		$71,717
+$2,135 (3.07%)
2024154$69,581
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services202591
-6 (-6.19%) 		$66,371
+$16,003 (31.77%)
202497$50,368
Management2025278
+28 (11.20%) 		$103,808
+$3,348 (3.33%)
2024250$100,460
Business and Financial Operations2025341
+49 (16.78%) 		$74,997
+$2,259 (3.11%)
2024292$72,738
Computer, Engineering, and Science2025192
+12 (6.67%) 		$88,725
+$4,914 (5.86%)
2024180$83,811
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025158
-6 (-3.66%) 		$69,348
+$5,696 (8.95%)
2024164$63,651
Healthcare Practioners and Technical202526
-2 (-7.14%) 		$76,249
-$2,818 (-3.56%)
202428$79,067
Service2025343
+23 (7.19%) 		$57,125
+$3,249 (6.03%)
2024320$53,875
Sales and related20253
-		 $51,032
-$614 (-1.19%)
20243$51,646
Office and Administrative Support2025186
-10 (-5.10%) 		$54,566
+$3,572 (7.00%)
2024196$50,995
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance202579
+3 (3.95%) 		$77,274
+$3,425 (4.64%)
202476$73,849
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving202510
-2 (-16.67%) 		$56,264
+$2,595 (4.83%)
202412$53,669

Staff Salary Comparison

MSU's average staff salary is $73,694. MSU's staff salary is slightly higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is higher than the average salary of four-years colleges in Montana.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Montana State University$73,694
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
Montana Colleges$58,180
Four-years Montana Colleges$56,794

Staff Salary Comparison Between MSU and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near MSU. Compared to those schools such as Academy of Cosmetology Inc and Highlands College of Montana Tech, MSU's staff salary is slightly higher than the average salary ($66,992). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from MSU.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Montana State University$73,6943,550
Montana Technological University Butte, MT$63,437479
Helena College University of Montana Helena, MT$62,872144
Carroll College Helena, MT$55,146244
The University of Montana-Western Dillon, MT$52,211222
Pima Medical Institute-Dillon Dillon, MT$101,2965