Event rules & real costs, state by state.
40 states · 5 metros · checked & dated
Liquor permits, bartender licensing, liability rules and staffing costs, taken from state agencies and BLS wage data, with the source on every page.
What you can look up
Answers people need before an event.
Calculators
Count the bottles before you buy them.
Montana & Helena
Where this site started.
Event alcohol permits and server-training rules in Montana, what bartenders and servers earn in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena and Missoula, and an independent list of Helena venues.
Every page links to the agency or dataset it uses. We are not a venue, caterer or insurer, and we do not take bookings.
Montana costs
What event staff earn.
Median bartender pay in the five Montana metro areas runs from $11.32 to $13.00 an hour (BLS), below the US median.