Montana · Audit Manager Salary
Audit Manager Salary in Montana
What audit managers earn in Montana — an estimated median and range built on the verified BLS OEWS May 2025 wage for accountants and auditors in the state.
Estimate · verified BLS Montana wage ($75,810) → audit manager role multiplier · updated June 2026
How much does a Audit Manager make in Montana?
Verified: the BLS OEWS May 2025 Montana wage for Accountants & Auditors (SOC 13-2011). The audit manager figure is a modeled Estimate layered on it — BLS publishes no role-specific wage.
Audit Manager · estimated median
$117,500
Modeled median for a audit manager in Montana, scaled from the verified BLS state wage.
Model your payMontana · verified BLS median
$75,810
The measured OEWS May 2025 median for accountants & auditors in Montana — the base every estimate here is built on.
All Montana payState rank (verified)
#41 of 51
Where Montana ranks on the BLS-measured median for accountants & auditors.
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The BLS measurement behind this page
BLS OEWS May 2025 reports wages for the broad occupation "Accountants and Auditors" (SOC 13-2011) in Montana — not for audit managers, and not for CPAs. These percentiles are direct measurements.
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $49,250 | $23.68/hr | Entry-level / lower pay |
| 25th percentile | $61,690 | $29.66/hr | Below median |
| Median (50th) | $75,810 | $36.45/hr | Typical pay |
| 75th percentile | $97,320 | $46.79/hr | Experienced / senior |
| 90th percentile | $125,290 | $60.24/hr | Top earners |
The Montana figures above, straight from the OEWS May 2025 release: a $75,810 median across 4,730 accountants and auditors employed in Montana.
Every audit manager figure on this page — $117,500 median included. It is the verified state median scaled by this role’s multiplier (1.55×), because BLS publishes no audit manager-specific wage.
Comparison
Audit Manager pay in Montana vs. national
Montana's measured accountant median runs -9.4% versus the U.S. figure. The role rows are estimates built on those two verified benchmarks.
Audit Manager — Montana
estimated median
$117,500
+55.0%Audit Manager — national
estimated median
$129,700
+71.1%All accountants — Montana
BLS OEWS May 2025 · verified
$75,810
baseAll accountants — national
BLS OEWS May 2025 · verified
$83,680
+10.4%
The audit manager estimate sits +55.0% above the verified Montana accountant median and -9.4% versus the national audit manager estimate. Verified rows are BLS measurements; role rows are modeled.
Montana market
What shapes audit manager pay in Montana
Montana’s smaller economy rests on energy, agriculture, healthcare, and a growing tourism sector, with professional roles spread across Billings, Missoula, and Bozeman. Pay generally sits below the national median, with a cost of living that has risen in its fast-growing mountain towns.
The audit manager owns engagements end to end — scoping, risk assessment, budget, review of fieldwork, and the relationship with client management. The CPA license is effectively required at this level.
Local pay depends on the firm mix in the market and on which industries are audited there: financial services, insurance, and technology groups tend to pay above general practice. Audit manager is also a strong exit point into industry controller and technical accounting roles.
Role ladder
Audit Manager vs. other roles in Montana
Each level's multiplier applied to Montana's verified BLS median. Estimates — the comparison is consistent because every row shares one measured base.
Estimated pay by role · Montana
On Montana's verified pay base, estimated pay spans $62,900 (Audit Associate) to $272,900 (Partner). Audit Manager sits at $117,500.
| Role / level | Low | Est. median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner | $272,900 | ||
| Senior Manager | $155,400 | ||
| Audit Manager | $117,500 | ||
| Audit Senior | $83,400 | ||
| Audit Associate | $62,900 |
Role multipliers applied to the BLS national median for Accountants & Auditors. The low–high band is a modeled typical range, not a guaranteed offer.
By experience
Audit Manager pay by experience in Montana
Montana's verified pay base scaled across experience bands at the audit manager level. Estimate.
| Experience | Est. median | CPA-licensed (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 years | $101,100 | $113,200 |
| 2–4 years | $112,800 | $126,300 |
| 5–7 years | $126,900 | $142,100 |
| 8–12 years | $141,000 | $157,900 |
| 13–20 years | $155,100 | $173,700 |
| 20+ years | $166,900 | $186,900 |
Experience multipliers on the area median; CPA column adds a modeled +12% credential premium.
By employer
Audit Manager pay by employer type in Montana
Big 4, national, regional, and local firms vs. industry — at this role's level on the verified state pay base. Estimate.
| Employer type | Est. manager-level pay | vs. industry |
|---|---|---|
| Big 4 firm | $131,600 | +7.7% |
| National firm | $123,400 | +1.0% |
| Regional firm | $115,200 | -5.7% |
| Local firm | $108,100 | -11.5% |
| Industry / corporate | $122,200 | — |
Employer-type multipliers applied at a manager-level base on the BLS national median.
By metro
Audit Manager pay across Montana metros
BLS measures 5 metro areas for accountants and auditors in Montana. The measured median is verified; the audit manager column applies this role's multiplier to it.
| Metro area | Accountants medianBLS verified | Audit Manager medianEstimate |
|---|---|---|
| Bozeman | $77,400 | $120,000 |
| Helena | $76,700 | $118,900 |
| Billings | $75,780 | $117,500 |
| Missoula | $72,920 | $113,000 |
| Great Falls | $72,510 | $112,400 |
Metro medians are direct BLS OEWS May 2025 measurements. The audit manager column is modeled from them.
Peer markets
States that pay like Montana
Ranked immediately around Montana (#41 of 51) on the verified BLS accountant median — the closest comparables for a audit manager weighing a move.
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Audit Manager pay in other states
Where audit managers are estimated to earn the most, built on each state's verified BLS median — Montana ranks #41 of 51.
Audit Manager salary in Montana — FAQ
- How much does a Audit Manager make in Montana?
- A audit manager in Montana earns an estimated $117,500 per year, typically ranging from $95,600 to $150,800+. That is -9.4% versus the national audit manager estimate of $129,700. The figure is a modeled estimate: BLS publishes no audit manager-specific wage, so we scale the BLS OEWS May 2025 verified Montana median for accountants and auditors ($75,810) by this role's multiplier.
- What do BLS figures actually say about Montana?
- BLS measures the broad occupation "Accountants and Auditors" (SOC 13-2011), not CPAs or audit managers specifically. For Montana, the verified OEWS May 2025 median is $75,810, with a 25th–75th percentile band of $61,690–$97,320 and 4,730 accountants and auditors employed in Montana. Everything role-specific on this page is layered on top of that measurement and labeled Estimate.
- Is Montana a good state to work as a Audit Manager?
- Montana ranks #41 of 51 on the verified BLS median for accountants and auditors, running -9.4% versus the national median. Audit managers are estimated to track that same gap. Weigh it against cost of living, the local mix of firms and industry employers, and remote roles that may pay to a national band.
- Does a Audit Manager in Montana earn more than the average accountant?
- Yes — the audit manager estimate of $117,500 runs +55.0% versus the verified Montana median for all accountants and auditors ($75,810). That gap is the modeled role premium, not a measured one: BLS reports one wage for the whole occupation, and senior and specialized roles sit above that broad-occupation midpoint.
- Which Montana metro pays audit managers the most?
- On the verified BLS metro medians for accountants and auditors, Bozeman leads Montana at $77,400 — about +6.7% versus Great Falls ($72,510). Audit Manager pay is estimated to follow the same metro ordering, since the role multiplier applies on top of each metro's measured base.
How to read these numbers
National, state, and metro pay comes straight from the federal wage measurement for accountants & auditors — direct and source-backed, not scaled from anything.
Role, experience, CPA-license, and employer figures are modeled on top of that measurement and labeled Estimate — the federal data does not break those out, so we never present them as measurements.
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