Dental Salary Data · BLS OEWS May 2025

Dental Front Office Salary in Montana

The median dental front office earns $43,740 a year in Montana, with most between $38,580 and $47,350.

25th percentile

$38,580

Entry / lower range

Median

$43,740

The typical pay

75th percentile

$47,350

Experienced / upper range

That's roughly $43,740 per year or $21.03/hr at the median. Montana runs about 5% below the national median.

Top-paying metros in Montana

Metro area
Median
Typical range
Bozeman
$47,500
$43,260–$49,730
Great Falls
$44,880
$38,460–$47,120
Missoula
$44,310
$39,100–$46,950
Billings
$43,710
$39,230–$48,180
Helena
$43,590
$38,110–$45,880

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Figures are gross wages, not adjusted for cost of living.

What drives dental front office pay in Montana

Pay for a dental front officedepends on experience, setting, and metro. Group practices and dental support organizations (DSOs) often sit toward the upper end of the range, since they compete for talent across multiple locations and can offer benefits and advancement a single practice can't.

Across dentistry, hiring is hard and getting harder: staffing is consistently ranked among dentists' top challenges, and open roles routinely take well over two months to fill. For candidates, that means leverage; for employers, it means speed and fit matter more than ever.

For dental pros

Know your worth, then go get it

Build a free, ATS-ready resume and get matched to practices that fit how you want to work, in Montana and beyond.

Build a free resumeBrowse dental jobs

Dental Front Office salary in Montana: FAQ

What is the average dental front office salary in Montana?

The median dental front office salary in Montana is about $43,740 per year ($21.03/hr), based on BLS OEWS data (May 2025). Most earn between $38,580 and $47,350.

How does Montana compare to the national average?

At a $43,740 median, dental front office pay in Montana runs about 5% below the national median. Local cost of living and demand drive most of the difference.

Which Montana cities pay dental front offices the most?

Among Montana metros, Bozeman is at the top, with a median around $47,500.

Hiring in Montana?

Fill dental front office roles across every location.

See how it works

Other roles in Montana

Dental Front Office salary by state