Public Safety Telecommunicators Salary in Billings, MT

Public Safety Telecommunicators pay range in Billings

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,270 or more. The middle half of public safety telecommunicators in Billings earn between $49,860 and $66,230.

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

Public Safety Telecommunicators pay in Billings vs. Montana and the U.S.

Public safety telecommunicators in Billings earn 13% more than the Montana average ($49,700) and about the same as the U.S. average ($56,740). At the median the gap is +6% against the U.S. median of $53,040.

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

Public Safety Telecommunicators salary after taxes in Billings

On the average salary of $56,270, a single filer in Billings takes home about $45,505 a year, or $3,792 a month and $1,750 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 public safety telecommunicators? 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 $56,270 buys what about $60,165 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Billings ($49,060). A typical home costs $410,666, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in other Montana cities

Billings ranks 1st of 2 Montana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for public safety telecommunicators

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($116,260).

Public Safety Telecommunicators salary by city

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