Machinists Salary in Billings, MT

Machinists pay range in Billings

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $116,970 or more. The middle half of machinists in Billings earn between $55,390 and $80,350.

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

Machinists salary after taxes in Billings

On the average salary of $71,040, a single filer in Billings takes home about $56,154 a year, or $4,679 a month and $2,160 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

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

Is Billings a good place for machinists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Billings area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $71,040 buys what about $75,957 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Billings ($49,060). A typical home costs $410,666, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Machinists salary in other Montana cities

Billings ranks 1st of 4 Montana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Machinists salaries in Montana

Highest-paying cities for machinists

Honolulu, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($81,140).

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• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,240 a year
• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,040 a year
• Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$98,040 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$84,940 a year
• Plant and System Operators, All Other$77,280 a year
• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$68,280 a year
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$64,600 a year
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$58,490 a year

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