SOC 27-1026 · Billings, MT metro

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in Billings, MT

The average salary for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Billings, Montana is $43,510 a year ($20.92 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,940: half of the 170 people in this job in the Billings, MT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

$43,510average per year

$20.92 / hourMedian $39,940Take-home ≈ $35,852

  • $32K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

170people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Montana metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay range in Billings

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,710 or more. The middle half of merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Billings earn between $38,240 and $49,370.

  • $32K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,510$3,626$20.92
Median$39,940$3,328$19.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,240$3,187$18.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,370$4,114$23.74

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay in Billings vs. Montana and the U.S.

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Billings earn 4% less than the Montana average ($45,290) and about the same as the U.S. average ($42,830). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $39,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Billings$43,510$39,940$31,700$55,710170
Montana$45,290$43,700$34,960$62,280580
United States$42,830$39,390$30,760$58,370165,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary after taxes in Billings

On the average salary of $43,510, a single filer in Billings takes home about $35,852 a year, or $2,988 a month and $1,379 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

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Is Billings a good place for merchandise displayers and window trimmers? 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 $43,510 buys what about $46,522 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Billings ($49,060). A typical home costs $410,666, or 9.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in other Montana cities

Billings ranks 4th of 5 Montana metro areas for this job; Bozeman pays the most ($50,630).

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Highest-paying cities for merchandise displayers and window trimmers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,630).

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary by city

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in Billings: questions

How much do merchandise displayers and window trimmers make an hour in Billings?

$20.92 an hour on average, and $19.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level merchandise displayers and window trimmers salary in Billings?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the merchandise displayers and window trimmers take-home pay in Billings?

About $35,852 a year ($2,988 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,510.

Do merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn more in Billings than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1026; area Billings, MT (13740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.72, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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