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Rank 37 of 51 by shops · BLS QCEW 2024

How many sign shops are in Montana, and what do they pay?

44 sign shops
employing 232 people in 2024, about 5.3 per shop, at an average of $53,029 a year. Montana holds 0.6% of the country's sign shops. Pay is 10% below the median state.
Employees232rank 42 of 51 · +9.4% since 2023
Average pay$53,029rank 40 by pay · +7.5% since 2023
Total payroll$12.3M2024 wages paid by sign shops
Shops vs 20230%0 more shops than 2023

Montana against the states around it

#StateSign shopsEmployeesAvg pay
35Idaho
55
535$53,742
36Arkansas
50
450$50,829
37Montana
44
232$53,029
38Nebraska
44
471$55,816
39New Mexico
37
306$55,412

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the home page. The most shops: Texas with 713. U.S. total: 7,581 shops, 76,480 employees, $63,399 average pay.

Putting up a sign in Montana

Every city these shops sell into permits signs under its own code, and the permit is usually the longest step in a sign job. PrinterFlo's sign-code summaries by city set out, for the cities covered so far, what needs a permit, the size limits and what the city checks before a sign goes up.

Questions

How many sign shops are in Montana?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 44 sign manufacturing establishments in Montana in 2024 (annual average, private employers), ranking Montana 37 of 51 states. Together they employed 232 people, about 5.3 per shop.

How much do sign makers make in Montana?

Average annual pay across Montana's sign shops was $53,029 in 2024, 16% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. That is total payroll divided by employment, so it blends fabricators, designers, installers and owners on payroll.

What counts as a sign shop in these figures?

An establishment with payroll classified under NAICS 339950, Sign Manufacturing: businesses whose main activity is making signs, including electric and non-electric signs, channel letters, printed banners and vehicle graphics. Print shops, engravers and installation contractors classified under other codes are not included, and neither are owner-only shops with no employees.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, Montana, 2024 and 2023 annual averages, read September 22, 2026. Average pay = total annual wages ÷ annual average employment. Ranks computed from the 51 states with a published establishment count.