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Montana engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Montana, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$93,201

Montana

Top earners

$154,485

Higher end

vs national

-23% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

4

in this state

Engineers in Montana earn a blended median of $93,201 per year, -23% vs national, with top earners near $154,485. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 6,460 published jobs in Montana. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Montana

Published wage data for each discipline in Montana. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Montana

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Top-paying

Billings

$99,747

-17% vs national

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Bozeman

$94,378

-22% vs national

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Helena

$90,075

-25% vs national

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Missoula

$89,353

-26% vs national

View Missoula salaries

Great Falls

$83,555

-31% vs national

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More cities in Montana

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What affects engineering pay in Montana

  • ▹Local market. Montana pay runs -23% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Billings, Bozeman, Helena and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Montana; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Montana — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Montana?
Engineers in Montana earn a blended median of $93,201 per year — 23% below the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 6,460 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Montana?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Montana, at $128,680 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Montana a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Montana runs 23% below the national average, across 6,460 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Montana pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Billings ($99,747), Bozeman ($94,378), and Helena ($90,075), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Montana, weighted by local employment (6,460 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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