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Montana, Truck driverMoving from Wyoming to Montana as a CDL holder
What a CDL holder licensed in Wyoming has to do to work in Montana, what the move does to your pay, and who in Montana is hiring from out of state.
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Montana resident you surrender the Wyoming CDL at a Montana driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in Montana. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Montana takes roughly $2,478 a year more than Wyoming does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.
| Salary | Wyoming state tax | Montana state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $0 | $1,652 | -$1,652 |
| $60,000 | $0 | $2,478 | -$2,478 |
| $90,000 | $0 | $3,717 | -$3,717 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Wyoming to Montana
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Wyoming certificate stays on the Wyoming State Board of Nursing, Certified Nursing Assistant program; to work in Montana you apply to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Nurse Aide Registry for reciprocity. It accepts an active certificate in good standing from another state; there is no retest if your record is clean. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
RN and LPN: Wyoming to Montana
Works on day one. Both Wyoming and Montana are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Wyoming is valid in Montana the day you arrive. Once Montana is your primary residence, apply there for a Montana multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
Electrician: Wyoming to Montana
Reciprocity likely. Montana licenses electricians at state level through the Montana State Electrical Board, and reciprocity with the western group of states for journeymen with an equivalent licence. Your Wyoming licence comes from the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
Does Montana pay you to come?
No statewide program in Montana pays people to move in. Towns sometimes list an offer through MakeMyMove, and employers in short-staffed trades pay relocation themselves; ask for it in writing before you accept.
Openings filed in Montana
72 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Montana employers who could not fill them locally.
- Farm WorkerSilverado Farms II · Geraldine · $18.62/hr
- Ag Equipment OperatorIronhorse Ag & Excavation, Inc · Shelby · $13.46/hr
- General Farm RanchAmos Enterprises · Havre · $13.46/hr
- Livestock WorkerHuntsman Ranch Company · Dell · $13.46/hr
- General Farm/RanchValley View Charolais Ranch, Inc · Polson · $13.46/hr
- Farm/Irrigation/Livestock WorkerPancost Cattle Co. · Twin Bridges · $13.46/hr
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From Wyoming to the states next to Montana
North Dakota (progressive, top rate 2.5%) · South Dakota (no state income tax) · Idaho (flat 5.3% state income tax)
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