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Biochemist I Salary in Montana

How much does a Biochemist I make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Biochemist I in Montana is $57,473 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Biochemist I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,018
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,798 to $67,180
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,720

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Biochemist I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,180	$5,598	$1,292	$32
Average	$57,473	$4,789	$1,105	$28
25th Percentile	$50,798	$4,233	$977	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Biochemist I Salaries

A Biochemist I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Biochemist I Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Biochemist Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,402.
California: $67,146.
Massachusetts: $66,251.

District of Columbia $67,402 California $67,146 Massachusetts $66,251 Washington $66,008 New Jersey $65,983 Alaska $65,898 Connecticut $65,058 New York $64,717

Hawaii $63,628 Rhode Island $63,116 Maryland $62,769 Minnesota $62,294 Colorado $62,112 Illinois $62,051 Oregon $61,820 Delaware $61,649

New Hampshire $61,542 Virginia $61,302 Pennsylvania $60,602 Nevada $60,249 North Dakota $60,133 Michigan $59,951 Wisconsin $59,884 Vermont $59,750

Texas $59,378 Maine $59,354 Arizona $59,318 Ohio $59,275 Georgia $58,715 Indiana $58,435 Wyoming $58,380 Utah $58,295

Iowa $58,258 Kansas $57,966 Louisiana $57,881 North Carolina $57,850 Missouri $57,838 Florida $57,601 Montana $57,473 Nebraska $57,351

Kentucky $57,284 South Carolina $57,041 Tennessee $56,889 Idaho $56,828 New Mexico $56,383 Oklahoma $56,286 Alabama $55,927 South Dakota $55,324

Arkansas $54,995 West Virginia $54,819 Mississippi $54,289

Top Paying Cities for Biochemist Is

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $57,123
Acton: $58,506
Ashland: $57,079

Absarokee, MT $57,123 Acton, MT $58,506 Ashland, MT $57,079 Ballantine, MT $58,417 Bearcreek, MT $57,115 Belfry, MT $57,173 Bighorn, MT $56,985 Big Timber, MT $57,076

Birney, MT $57,039 Boyd, MT $57,637 Bridger, MT $57,414 Broadview, MT $58,182 Busby, MT $57,104 Clyde Park, MT $57,086 Columbus, MT $57,555 Cooke City, MT $56,974

Crow Agency, MT $57,152 Custer, MT $57,167 Decker, MT $57,093 Edgar, MT $58,289 Emigrant, MT $57,081 Fishtail, MT $57,032 Fromberg, MT $58,059 Gardiner, MT $57,083

Garryowen, MT $57,130 Grass Range, MT $57,024 Greycliff, MT $57,079 Hardin, MT $57,627 Fort Smith, MT $57,448 Harlowton, MT $57,055 Huntley, MT $58,705 Hysham, MT $57,015

Ingomar, MT $56,906 Joliet, MT $58,065 Lame Deer, MT $57,137 Laurel, MT $58,688 Lavina, MT $57,215 Livingston, MT $57,149 Lodge Grass, MT $57,162 Mc Leod, MT $56,956

Martinsdale, MT $56,993 Melstone, MT $57,015 Melville, MT $56,971 Molt, MT $58,342 Mosby, MT $56,936 Musselshell, MT $56,995 Nye, MT $57,026 Otter, MT $57,080

Park City, MT $58,285 Pompeys Pillar, MT $58,054 Pray, MT $57,052 Pryor, MT $58,087 Rapelje, MT $57,415 Red Lodge, MT $57,127 Reed Point, MT $57,056 Roberts, MT $57,368

Roscoe, MT $57,014 Roundup, MT $57,122 Ryegate, MT $57,004 Saint Xavier, MT $57,396 Sanders, MT $57,084 Sand Springs, MT $56,942 Shawmut, MT $56,986 Shepherd, MT $58,448

Silver Gate, MT $57,128 Springdale, MT $57,043 Sumatra, MT $56,942 Teigen, MT $57,025 Two Dot, MT $56,980 Wilsall, MT $57,030 Winnett, MT $56,984 Worden, MT $57,982

Wyola, MT $57,187 Billings, MT $58,756 Baker, MT $57,278 Wolf Point, MT $57,082 Antelope, MT $57,151 Bainville, MT $57,348 Brockton, MT $57,053 Brockway, MT $56,974

Circle, MT $57,017 Crane, MT $57,387 Culbertson, MT $57,178 Dagmar, MT $57,205 Fairview, MT $57,371 Flaxville, MT $57,009 Fort Peck, MT $56,981 Frazer, MT $57,047

Froid, MT $57,102 Glasgow, MT $57,077 Saint Marie, MT $57,320 Glentana, MT $56,982 Hinsdale, MT $56,969 Homestead, MT $57,102 Lambert, MT $57,067 Larslan, MT $56,973

Medicine Lake, MT $57,094 Nashua, MT $57,048 Opheim, MT $56,965 Outlook, MT $57,051 Peerless, MT $56,976 Plentywood, MT $57,141 Poplar, MT $57,092 Raymond, MT $57,098

Redstone, MT $56,977 Reserve, MT $57,034 Richey, MT $57,001 Richland, MT $56,969 Saco, MT $57,002 Savage, MT $57,170 Scobey, MT $57,053 Sidney, MT $57,385

Vandalia, MT $56,996 Vida, MT $57,014 Westby, MT $57,194 Whitetail, MT $56,968 Miles City, MT $57,086 Alzada, MT $57,037 Angela, MT $56,934 Alberton, MT $57,019

Arlee, MT $57,040 Bonner, MT $57,021 Charlo, MT $57,057 Clinton, MT $57,060 Condon, MT $56,957 Conner, MT $57,070 Corvallis, MT $57,146 Darby, MT $56,960

De Borgia, MT $56,842 Dixon, MT $57,006 Drummond, MT $57,037 Florence, MT $57,132 Frenchtown, MT $57,109 Grantsdale, MT $57,115 Hall, MT $57,026 Hamilton, MT $57,116

Pinesdale, MT $57,247 Haugan, MT $56,829 Helmville, MT $56,914 Heron, MT $56,850 Hot Springs, MT $56,954 Huson, MT $57,034 Lolo, MT $57,098 Lonepine, MT $56,974

Milltown, MT $57,242 Noxon, MT $56,827 Ovando, MT $56,908 Pablo, MT $57,261 Paradise, MT $57,039 Philipsburg, MT $57,026 Plains, MT $56,993 Polson, MT $57,083

Ravalli, MT $57,046 Ronan, MT $57,090 Saint Ignatius, MT $57,076 Saint Regis, MT $56,954 Saltese, MT $56,806 Seeley Lake, MT $57,053 Stevensville, MT $57,144 Sula, MT $56,940

Superior, MT $56,996 Thompson Falls, MT $56,915 Trout Creek, MT $56,862 Victor, MT $57,108 Kalispell, MT $57,132 Big Arm, MT $57,057 Bigfork, MT $57,054 Columbia Falls, MT $57,127

Coram, MT $57,053 Dayton, MT $57,065 Elmo, MT $56,998 Essex, MT $56,960 Eureka, MT $57,070 Fortine, MT $57,014 Hungry Horse, MT $57,192 Kila, MT $57,008

Lake Mc Donald, MT $57,060 Lakeside, MT $57,102 Libby, MT $56,984 Marion, MT $56,976 Martin City, MT $57,100 Olney, MT $56,968 Polebridge, MT $56,868 Proctor, MT $56,981

Rexford, MT $57,024 Rollins, MT $57,016 Somers, MT $57,094 Stryker, MT $56,957 Trego, MT $57,000 Troy, MT $56,827 West Glacier, MT $56,886 Whitefish, MT $57,098

Bloomfield, MT $57,032 Boyes, MT $57,050 Broadus, MT $57,067 Brusett, MT $56,976 Capitol, MT $56,931 Cohagen, MT $56,954 Colstrip, MT $57,186 Ekalaka, MT $57,054

Fallon, MT $57,114 Forsyth, MT $57,038 Glendive, MT $57,227 Hammond, MT $57,014 Hathaway, MT $57,077 Ismay, MT $57,032 Jordan, MT $56,988 Kinsey, MT $57,056

Lindsay, MT $56,984 Mildred, MT $57,113 Olive, MT $56,996 Plevna, MT $57,163 Powderville, MT $56,940 Rosebud, MT $56,968 Terry, MT $57,006 Volborg, MT $56,969

Wibaux, MT $57,205 Willard, MT $57,181 Great Falls, MT $54,624 Malmstrom A F B, MT $54,624 Augusta, MT $56,967 Babb, MT $56,987 Belt, MT $55,294 Black Eagle, MT $54,624

Brady, MT $56,425 Browning, MT $57,064 Buffalo, MT $57,020 Bynum, MT $57,013 Carter, MT $55,572 Cascade, MT $56,341 Choteau, MT $57,014 Coffee Creek, MT $57,018

Conrad, MT $57,066 Cut Bank, MT $57,027 Denton, MT $57,005 Dupuyer, MT $56,960 Dutton, MT $55,779 East Glacier Park, MT $56,936 Ethridge, MT $56,954 Fairfield, MT $56,564

Floweree, MT $54,738 Forest Grove, MT $56,996 Fort Benton, MT $56,604 Fort Shaw, MT $55,372 Galata, MT $56,969 Geraldine, MT $56,993 Geyser, MT $56,583 Heart Butte, MT $57,063

Highwood, MT $55,373 Hilger, MT $57,019 Hobson, MT $57,027 Judith Gap, MT $57,016 Kevin, MT $57,006 Ledger, MT $56,981 Lewistown, MT $57,119 Loma, MT $56,993

Lothair, MT $56,988 Moccasin, MT $57,030 Monarch, MT $56,399 Moore, MT $57,062 Neihart, MT $56,820 Oilmont, MT $56,977 Pendroy, MT $56,960 Power, MT $55,157

Raynesford, MT $56,333 Roy, MT $56,967 Sand Coulee, MT $54,624 Shelby, MT $57,067 Simms, MT $55,803 Stanford, MT $57,024 Stockett, MT $55,187 Sunburst, MT $57,027

Sun River, MT $55,085 Sweet Grass, MT $56,991 Biddle, MT $57,087 Ulm, MT $54,650 Valier, MT $57,018 Vaughn, MT $54,850 Winifred, MT $56,998 Havre, MT $57,106

Big Sandy, MT $57,010 Box Elder, MT $57,123 Chester, MT $57,018 Chinook, MT $57,028 Dodson, MT $57,007 Gildford, MT $56,997 Harlem, MT $57,076 Hays, MT $57,099

Hingham, MT $56,998 Hogeland, MT $56,988 Inverness, MT $56,984 Joplin, MT $56,998 Kremlin, MT $56,996 Lloyd, MT $56,912 Loring, MT $56,966 Malta, MT $57,037

Rudyard, MT $57,010 Turner, MT $57,001 Whitewater, MT $56,976 Whitlash, MT $56,937 Zortman, MT $57,043 Zurich, MT $56,965 Helena, MT $54,466 Basin, MT $55,656

Boulder, MT $56,265 Canyon Creek, MT $55,073 Clancy, MT $54,558 East Helena, MT $54,429 Fort Harrison, MT $54,429 Jefferson City, MT $54,950 Lincoln, MT $57,012 Marysville, MT $55,006

Radersburg, MT $56,355 Ringling, MT $56,948 Toston, MT $56,572 Townsend, MT $55,733 White Sulphur Springs, MT $56,781 Winston, MT $55,063 Wolf Creek, MT $56,224 Butte, MT $57,009

Alder, MT $56,990 Anaconda, MT $57,135 Avon, MT $55,616 Belgrade, MT $57,203 Bozeman, MT $57,240 Big Sky, MT $57,197 Cameron, MT $56,952 Cardwell, MT $57,076

Deer Lodge, MT $56,663 Dell, MT $56,796 Dillon, MT $57,034 Divide, MT $57,018 Elliston, MT $55,152 Ennis, MT $57,110 Gallatin Gateway, MT $57,077 Garrison, MT $56,383

Glen, MT $57,015 Gold Creek, MT $56,759 Harrison, MT $57,091 Jackson, MT $56,869 Lima, MT $56,837 Mc Allister, MT $57,099 Manhattan, MT $57,187 Melrose, MT $57,022

Norris, MT $57,021 Polaris, MT $56,953 Pony, MT $57,104 Ramsay, MT $57,133 Sheridan, MT $57,123 Silver Star, MT $57,122 Three Forks, MT $57,142 Twin Bridges, MT $57,074

Virginia City, MT $57,094 Warm Springs, MT $57,127 West Yellowstone, MT $57,063 Whitehall, MT $57,134 Willow Creek, MT $57,117 Wisdom, MT $56,883 Wise River, MT $56,983 Missoula, MT $57,329

Biochemist I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Biochemist I salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $57,473. While startup companies pay approximate $57,473.

Biochemist I Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$57,473
Growth Stage	51~500	$57,473
Established	501~5000	$57,473
Enterprise	5000+	$57,473

Biochemist I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Biochemist I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$50,798

Average $57,473/year

$67,180

$4,233

Average $4,789/month

$5,598

$977

Average $1,105/week

$1,292

$24

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,180	$5,598	$1,292	$32
Average	$57,473	$4,789	$1,105	$28
25th Percentile	$50,798	$4,233	$977	$24

Biochemist I Salary Growth & Career Path

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Biochemist I, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Biochemist I Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Pharmacokinetics Scientist II	$84,910	48%
Bioinformatics Analyst II	$77,594	35%
Biochemist II	$72,997	27%
Biophysicist	$72,858	27%

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