Childcare Workers Salary in Missoula, MT

Childcare Workers pay range in Missoula

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,680 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Missoula earn between $30,400 and $36,180.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Missoula

On the average salary of $33,680, a single filer in Missoula takes home about $28,416 a year, or $2,368 a month and $1,093 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Missoula a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Missoula area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.4), so the average $33,680 buys what about $34,921 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Missoula ($47,830). A typical home costs $580,429, or 17.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Montana cities

Missoula ranks 2nd of 5 Montana metro areas for this job; Bozeman pays the most ($36,150).

All Childcare Workers salaries in Montana

Highest-paying cities for childcare workers

Sarasota, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,680).

Childcare Workers salary by city

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