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Diver & Tender prevailing wage, Yellowstone County group, Montana (56 counties)

DLI sets the same commercial diver rates, row for row, in 56 counties: Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fallon, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, Hill, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Lincoln, Madison, McCone, Meagher, Mineral, Missoula, Musselshell, Park, Petroleum, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Prairie, Ravalli, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Silver Bow, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Wibaux and Yellowstone. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$71.52an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · DIVER TENDERS

$54.24 base wage + $17.28 fringe benefits · Highway Construction · Statewide

On Montana public works in each of these 56 counties, a commercial diver working as diver tenders must be paid at least $71.52 an hour: a $54.24 base wage plus $17.28 in benefits. DLI prints no total, so $71.52 is our sum of the two.

DLI 2026 rates, revised April 25, 2026; this rate, effective April 25, 2026. "The wage rates applicable to a particular public works project are those in effect at the time the bid specifications are advertised" (ARM 24.17.127). Checked against erd.dli.mt.gov on October 25, 2026.

DLI lists 6 commercial diver rates for each of these counties, from $71.52 to $127.76 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $54.24 + $17.28

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DLI prints the benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$54.24
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$17.28
Base + benefits (our sum; DLI prints no total)$71.52

When does this rate change?

Every commercial diver rate in the Yellowstone County group

As DLI lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. DIVERS - Diving, DivingHeavy Construction · Statewide$127.76
  2. DIVERS - Diving, DivingHighway Construction · Statewide$127.76
  3. DIVERS - Stand-By, Stand-ByHeavy Construction · Statewide$72.52
  4. DIVERS - Stand-By, Stand-ByHighway Construction · Statewide$72.52
  5. DIVER TENDERSHeavy Construction · Statewide$71.52
  6. DIVER TENDERSHighway Construction · Statewide$71.52
Hourly rate of each commercial diver classification in the Yellowstone County group, highest first, split into wage and benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
DIVERS - Stand-By, Stand-ByHeavy ConstructionStatewide$55.24 $17.28 $72.52 Apr 25, 2026
DIVERS - Diving, DivingHeavy ConstructionStatewide$110.48 $17.28 $127.76 Apr 25, 2026
DIVER TENDERSHeavy ConstructionStatewide$54.24 $17.28 $71.52 Apr 25, 2026
DIVERS - Stand-By, Stand-ByHighway ConstructionStatewide$55.24 $17.28 $72.52 Apr 25, 2026
DIVERS - Diving, DivingHighway ConstructionStatewide$110.48 $17.28 $127.76 Apr 25, 2026
DIVER TENDERSHighway ConstructionStatewide$54.24 $17.28 $71.52 Apr 25, 2026

How the Yellowstone County group compares

The main commercial diver rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Montana

Wage and benefits, nearby

  1. Yellowstone County groupbase $54.24$71.52
  2. Musselshell Countybase $54.24$71.52
  3. Big Horn Countybase $54.24$71.52
  4. Treasure Countybase $54.24$71.52

Which county is in which commercial diver group

Every Montana county with a commercial diver rate. Counties DLI treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Yellowstone County group, 56 localities: Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fallon, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, Hill, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Lincoln, Madison, McCone, Meagher, Mineral, Missoula, Musselshell, Park, Petroleum, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Prairie, Ravalli, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Silver Bow, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Wibaux, YellowstoneDIVER TENDERS$54.24 $71.52 

1 group of counties with identical DLI rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Montana commercial diver prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DLI on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Beaverhead · Big Horn · Blaine · Broadwater · Carbon · Carter · Cascade · Chouteau · Custer · Daniels · Dawson · Deer Lodge · Fallon · Fergus · Flathead · Gallatin · Garfield · Glacier · Golden Valley · Granite · Hill · Jefferson · Judith Basin · Lake · Lewis and Clark · Liberty · Lincoln · Madison · McCone · Meagher · Mineral · Missoula · Musselshell · Park · Petroleum · Phillips · Pondera · Powder River · Powell · Prairie · Ravalli · Richland · Roosevelt · Rosebud · Sanders · Sheridan · Silver Bow · Stillwater · Sweet Grass · Teton · Toole · Treasure · Valley · Wheatland · Wibaux · Yellowstone

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you (or in cash), and compare it with the total. Contractors post the wages and benefits on site from day one and keep payroll records 3 years (MCA 18-2-422). DLI: (406) 444-6543.

Source

Department of Labor & Industry (DLI), DLI 2026 rates, revised April 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

We read every row of DLI's 2026 Building, Heavy and Highway PDFs and check every number with a second, separate reader. DLI prints no total; ours is base plus benefit. How we check · Download every Montana rate as CSV · Report an error