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Montana telecommunications technician prevailing wage, county by county

A telecommunications technician's prevailing wage on Montana public works runs from $35.76 an hour in Yellowstone County to $51.83 in Flathead County. The median county is $35.76.

Telecommunications Technician rate in each Montana county, A to Z

56 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Beaverhead CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Big Horn CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Blaine CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Broadwater CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Carbon CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Carter CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Cascade CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Chouteau CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Custer CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Daniels CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Dawson CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Deer Lodge CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Fallon CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Fergus CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Flathead CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Missoula County group
$38.89 $12.94 $51.83 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Gallatin CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Garfield CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Glacier CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Golden Valley CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Granite CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Hill CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Jefferson CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Judith Basin CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Lake CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Missoula County group
$38.89 $12.94 $51.83 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Lewis and Clark CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Liberty CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Lincoln CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Missoula County group
$38.89 $12.94 $51.83 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Madison CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
McCone CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Meagher CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Mineral CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Missoula County group
$38.89 $12.94 $51.83 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Missoula CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Missoula County group
$38.89 $12.94 $51.83 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Musselshell CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Park CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Petroleum CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Phillips CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Pondera CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Powder River CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Powell CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Prairie CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Ravalli CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Missoula County group
$38.89 $12.94 $51.83 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Richland CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Roosevelt CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Rosebud CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Sanders CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Missoula County group
$38.89 $12.94 $51.83 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Sheridan CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Silver Bow CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Stillwater CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Sweet Grass CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Teton CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Toole CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Lewis and Clark County group
$25.16 $11.39 $36.55 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Treasure CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Valley CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Wheatland CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Gallatin County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Wibaux CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25
Yellowstone CountyTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS · Yellowstone County group
$23.90 $11.86 $35.76 Apr 25, 2026MTDLI-BLD-2026-04-25

Main telecommunications technician classification in each county (Telecommunications equipment installers), DLI 2026 rates, revised 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 October 25, 2026.

Garfield County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourLiberty County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourGolden Valley County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourBeaverhead County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourWheatland County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourLewis and Clark County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourRavalli County telecommunications technician: $51.83 per hourFlathead County telecommunications technician: $51.83 per hourSanders County telecommunications technician: $51.83 per hourPetroleum County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourBroadwater County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourMusselshell County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourWibaux County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourRichland County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourRoosevelt County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourPhillips County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourYellowstone County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourMeagher County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourCuster County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourPowder River County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourLincoln County telecommunications technician: $51.83 per hourGallatin County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourJefferson County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourJudith Basin County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourTeton County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourMineral County telecommunications technician: $51.83 per hourDeer Lodge County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourSilver Bow County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourMadison County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourFallon County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourCarter County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourHill County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourFergus County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourChouteau County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourMcCone County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourValley County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourTreasure County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourStillwater County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourLake County telecommunications technician: $51.83 per hourMissoula County telecommunications technician: $51.83 per hourPowell County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourGlacier County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourRosebud County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourSweet Grass County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourPondera County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourDaniels County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourPark County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourPrairie County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourBig Horn County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourDawson County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourBlaine County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourToole County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourSheridan County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourGranite County telecommunications technician: $36.55 per hourCarbon County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hourCascade County telecommunications technician: $35.76 per hour
$35$35$35$35$36$51Telecommunications Technician, main rate, base + benefit per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a telecommunications technician make on prevailing wage in Montana?

$35.76 to $51.83 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $35.76. 4 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Missoula County group7 counties · TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS$51.83
  2. Lewis and Clark County group14 counties · TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS$36.55
  3. Yellowstone County group21 counties · TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS$35.76
  4. Gallatin County group14 counties · TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS$35.76
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Missoula County group, 7 localities: Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, SandersTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS$38.89 $51.83 
Lewis and Clark County group, 14 localities: Beaverhead, Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Glacier, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Madison, Pondera, Powell, Silver Bow, Teton, TooleTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS$25.16 $36.55 
Yellowstone County group, 21 localities: Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Musselshell, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Stillwater, Treasure, Valley, Wibaux, YellowstoneTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS$23.90 $35.76 
Gallatin County group, 14 localities: Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Meagher, Park, Petroleum, Phillips, Sweet Grass, WheatlandTELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS$23.90 $35.76 

4 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

DLI publishes journey-level rates only. Registered apprentices are paid the percentage of this rate set in their apprenticeship program, plus the full fringe benefit (18-2-416(2) MCA); unregistered apprentices get the journey-level rate.

Questions about Montana telecommunications technician pay

What is the telecommunications technician prevailing wage in Yellowstone County?

$35.76 an hour: a $23.90 base wage plus $11.86 in benefits, under DLI 2026 rates, revised April 25, 2026. Overtime and every telecommunications technician classification in Yellowstone County.

Does telecommunications technician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Yellowstone County the $35.76 total is a $23.90 base wage plus $11.86 in benefits, about 33% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does telecommunications technician prevailing wage pay overtime in Montana?

Hours over 40 in a week pay at least 1½ times the basic hourly rate. Overtime is calculated on the base rate, not the benefit, and benefits are paid for every hour at the straight-time amount (DLI FAQ). There is no daily overtime.

Do apprentice telecommunications technicians get this rate?

DLI publishes journey-level rates only. Registered apprentices are paid the percentage of this rate set in their apprenticeship program, plus the full fringe benefit (18-2-416(2) MCA); unregistered apprentices get the journey-level rate.

Why do some counties have the same telecommunications technician rate?

DLI often publishes the same telecommunications technician rates for several counties. Across Montana, the 56 counties with a telecommunications technician rate fall into 4 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 21 counties (the Yellowstone County group).