Biophysicist Salary in Montana

How much does a Biophysicist make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Biophysicist in Montana is $72,858 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,905
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,345 to $84,398
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,415

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Biophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,398	$7,033	$1,623	$41
Average	$72,858	$6,072	$1,401	$35
25th Percentile	$66,345	$5,529	$1,276	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Biophysicist Salaries

A Biophysicist'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 Biophysicist 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 Biophysicists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $85,445.
California: $85,121.
Massachusetts: $83,986.

District of Columbia $85,445 California $85,121 Massachusetts $83,986 Washington $83,678 New Jersey $83,647 Alaska $83,539 Connecticut $82,474 New York $82,042

Hawaii $80,660 Rhode Island $80,012 Maryland $79,572 Minnesota $78,970 Colorado $78,739 Illinois $78,661 Oregon $78,368 Delaware $78,152

New Hampshire $78,016 Virginia $77,712 Pennsylvania $76,825 Nevada $76,377 North Dakota $76,231 Michigan $75,999 Wisconsin $75,914 Vermont $75,744

Texas $75,274 Maine $75,243 Arizona $75,196 Ohio $75,142 Georgia $74,432 Indiana $74,077 Wyoming $74,008 Utah $73,900

Iowa $73,854 Kansas $73,483 Louisiana $73,375 North Carolina $73,337 Missouri $73,321 Florida $73,020 Montana $72,858 Nebraska $72,704

Kentucky $72,619 South Carolina $72,310 Tennessee $72,117 Idaho $72,040 New Mexico $71,477 Oklahoma $71,353 Alabama $70,898 South Dakota $70,134

Arkansas $69,717 West Virginia $69,493 Mississippi $68,822

Top Paying Cities for Biophysicists

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: $72,414
Acton: $74,168
Ashland: $72,359

Absarokee, MT $72,414 Acton, MT $74,168 Ashland, MT $72,359 Ballantine, MT $74,054 Bearcreek, MT $72,404 Belfry, MT $72,478 Bighorn, MT $72,240 Big Timber, MT $72,354

Birney, MT $72,308 Boyd, MT $73,066 Bridger, MT $72,783 Broadview, MT $73,757 Busby, MT $72,390 Clyde Park, MT $72,367 Columbus, MT $72,962 Cooke City, MT $72,226

Crow Agency, MT $72,451 Custer, MT $72,471 Decker, MT $72,377 Edgar, MT $73,892 Emigrant, MT $72,361 Fishtail, MT $72,299 Fromberg, MT $73,600 Gardiner, MT $72,363

Garryowen, MT $72,423 Grass Range, MT $72,289 Greycliff, MT $72,359 Hardin, MT $73,053 Fort Smith, MT $72,826 Harlowton, MT $72,329 Huntley, MT $74,419 Hysham, MT $72,277

Ingomar, MT $72,140 Joliet, MT $73,609 Lame Deer, MT $72,432 Laurel, MT $74,398 Lavina, MT $72,531 Livingston, MT $72,448 Lodge Grass, MT $72,464 Mc Leod, MT $72,203

Martinsdale, MT $72,250 Melstone, MT $72,277 Melville, MT $72,222 Molt, MT $73,959 Mosby, MT $72,177 Musselshell, MT $72,252 Nye, MT $72,291 Otter, MT $72,360

Park City, MT $73,887 Pompeys Pillar, MT $73,594 Pray, MT $72,324 Pryor, MT $73,636 Rapelje, MT $72,785 Red Lodge, MT $72,420 Reed Point, MT $72,329 Roberts, MT $72,725

Roscoe, MT $72,276 Roundup, MT $72,414 Ryegate, MT $72,264 Saint Xavier, MT $72,761 Sanders, MT $72,365 Sand Springs, MT $72,185 Shawmut, MT $72,241 Shepherd, MT $74,094

Silver Gate, MT $72,421 Springdale, MT $72,313 Sumatra, MT $72,185 Teigen, MT $72,290 Two Dot, MT $72,233 Wilsall, MT $72,297 Winnett, MT $72,238 Worden, MT $73,503

Wyola, MT $72,495 Billings, MT $74,484 Baker, MT $72,610 Wolf Point, MT $72,362 Antelope, MT $72,450 Bainville, MT $72,699 Brockton, MT $72,326 Brockway, MT $72,225

Circle, MT $72,280 Crane, MT $72,749 Culbertson, MT $72,485 Dagmar, MT $72,519 Fairview, MT $72,729 Flaxville, MT $72,269 Fort Peck, MT $72,235 Frazer, MT $72,318

Froid, MT $72,387 Glasgow, MT $72,356 Saint Marie, MT $72,664 Glentana, MT $72,235 Hinsdale, MT $72,219 Homestead, MT $72,387 Lambert, MT $72,343 Larslan, MT $72,225

Medicine Lake, MT $72,377 Nashua, MT $72,319 Opheim, MT $72,214 Outlook, MT $72,323 Peerless, MT $72,228 Plentywood, MT $72,437 Poplar, MT $72,375 Raymond, MT $72,383

Redstone, MT $72,230 Reserve, MT $72,301 Richey, MT $72,259 Richland, MT $72,219 Saco, MT $72,261 Savage, MT $72,475 Scobey, MT $72,326 Sidney, MT $72,747

Vandalia, MT $72,253 Vida, MT $72,276 Westby, MT $72,505 Whitetail, MT $72,218 Miles City, MT $72,368 Alzada, MT $72,306 Angela, MT $72,175 Alberton, MT $72,282

Arlee, MT $72,309 Bonner, MT $72,285 Charlo, MT $72,330 Clinton, MT $72,334 Condon, MT $72,204 Conner, MT $72,347 Corvallis, MT $72,443 Darby, MT $72,208

De Borgia, MT $72,059 Dixon, MT $72,266 Drummond, MT $72,306 Florence, MT $72,426 Frenchtown, MT $72,397 Grantsdale, MT $72,404 Hall, MT $72,291 Hamilton, MT $72,406

Pinesdale, MT $72,572 Haugan, MT $72,042 Helmville, MT $72,150 Heron, MT $72,069 Hot Springs, MT $72,200 Huson, MT $72,301 Lolo, MT $72,383 Lonepine, MT $72,226

Milltown, MT $72,566 Noxon, MT $72,039 Ovando, MT $72,142 Pablo, MT $72,589 Paradise, MT $72,308 Philipsburg, MT $72,291 Plains, MT $72,250 Polson, MT $72,363

Ravalli, MT $72,317 Ronan, MT $72,373 Saint Ignatius, MT $72,355 Saint Regis, MT $72,201 Saltese, MT $72,012 Seeley Lake, MT $72,326 Stevensville, MT $72,441 Sula, MT $72,183

Superior, MT $72,253 Thompson Falls, MT $72,150 Trout Creek, MT $72,083 Victor, MT $72,396 Kalispell, MT $72,426 Big Arm, MT $72,330 Bigfork, MT $72,327 Columbia Falls, MT $72,419

Coram, MT $72,326 Dayton, MT $72,340 Elmo, MT $72,255 Essex, MT $72,208 Eureka, MT $72,347 Fortine, MT $72,276 Hungry Horse, MT $72,502 Kila, MT $72,269

Lake Mc Donald, MT $72,334 Lakeside, MT $72,387 Libby, MT $72,238 Marion, MT $72,228 Martin City, MT $72,385 Olney, MT $72,218 Polebridge, MT $72,091 Proctor, MT $72,235

Rexford, MT $72,289 Rollins, MT $72,279 Somers, MT $72,378 Stryker, MT $72,204 Trego, MT $72,258 Troy, MT $72,039 West Glacier, MT $72,113 Whitefish, MT $72,383

Bloomfield, MT $72,299 Boyes, MT $72,322 Broadus, MT $72,343 Brusett, MT $72,228 Capitol, MT $72,170 Cohagen, MT $72,201 Colstrip, MT $72,495 Ekalaka, MT $72,326

Fallon, MT $72,403 Forsyth, MT $72,307 Glendive, MT $72,546 Hammond, MT $72,276 Hathaway, MT $72,356 Ismay, MT $72,299 Jordan, MT $72,243 Kinsey, MT $72,329

Lindsay, MT $72,238 Mildred, MT $72,402 Olive, MT $72,253 Plevna, MT $72,465 Powderville, MT $72,182 Rosebud, MT $72,218 Terry, MT $72,265 Volborg, MT $72,219

Wibaux, MT $72,518 Willard, MT $72,488 Great Falls, MT $69,246 Malmstrom A F B, MT $69,246 Augusta, MT $72,216 Babb, MT $72,242 Belt, MT $70,096 Black Eagle, MT $69,246

Brady, MT $71,530 Browning, MT $72,340 Buffalo, MT $72,284 Bynum, MT $72,275 Carter, MT $70,449 Cascade, MT $71,423 Choteau, MT $72,276 Coffee Creek, MT $72,282

Conrad, MT $72,342 Cut Bank, MT $72,293 Denton, MT $72,265 Dupuyer, MT $72,208 Dutton, MT $70,711 East Glacier Park, MT $72,177 Ethridge, MT $72,200 Fairfield, MT $71,706

Floweree, MT $69,392 Forest Grove, MT $72,254 Fort Benton, MT $71,756 Fort Shaw, MT $70,194 Galata, MT $72,219 Geraldine, MT $72,250 Geyser, MT $71,730 Heart Butte, MT $72,338

Highwood, MT $70,196 Hilger, MT $72,282 Hobson, MT $72,292 Judith Gap, MT $72,279 Kevin, MT $72,266 Ledger, MT $72,235 Lewistown, MT $72,410 Loma, MT $72,249

Lothair, MT $72,243 Moccasin, MT $72,297 Monarch, MT $71,497 Moore, MT $72,336 Neihart, MT $72,030 Oilmont, MT $72,229 Pendroy, MT $72,208 Power, MT $69,922

Raynesford, MT $71,413 Roy, MT $72,216 Sand Coulee, MT $69,246 Shelby, MT $72,343 Simms, MT $70,740 Stanford, MT $72,289 Stockett, MT $69,960 Sunburst, MT $72,292

Sun River, MT $69,831 Sweet Grass, MT $72,248 Biddle, MT $72,369 Ulm, MT $69,280 Valier, MT $72,282 Vaughn, MT $69,533 Winifred, MT $72,256 Havre, MT $72,393

Big Sandy, MT $72,271 Box Elder, MT $72,414 Chester, MT $72,281 Chinook, MT $72,294 Dodson, MT $72,267 Gildford, MT $72,255 Harlem, MT $72,354 Hays, MT $72,383

Hingham, MT $72,255 Hogeland, MT $72,243 Inverness, MT $72,238 Joplin, MT $72,255 Kremlin, MT $72,253 Lloyd, MT $72,147 Loring, MT $72,215 Malta, MT $72,306

Rudyard, MT $72,272 Turner, MT $72,260 Whitewater, MT $72,228 Whitlash, MT $72,178 Zortman, MT $72,312 Zurich, MT $72,214 Helena, MT $69,046 Basin, MT $70,555

Boulder, MT $71,327 Canyon Creek, MT $69,816 Clancy, MT $69,163 East Helena, MT $68,999 Fort Harrison, MT $68,999 Jefferson City, MT $69,659 Lincoln, MT $72,273 Marysville, MT $69,731

Radersburg, MT $71,441 Ringling, MT $72,192 Toston, MT $71,716 Townsend, MT $70,653 White Sulphur Springs, MT $71,981 Winston, MT $69,803 Wolf Creek, MT $71,275 Butte, MT $72,270

Alder, MT $72,245 Anaconda, MT $72,430 Avon, MT $70,504 Belgrade, MT $72,516 Bozeman, MT $72,563 Big Sky, MT $72,509 Cameron, MT $72,198 Cardwell, MT $72,354

Deer Lodge, MT $71,831 Dell, MT $72,000 Dillon, MT $72,301 Divide, MT $72,281 Elliston, MT $69,916 Ennis, MT $72,398 Gallatin Gateway, MT $72,356 Garrison, MT $71,476

Glen, MT $72,278 Gold Creek, MT $71,953 Harrison, MT $72,374 Jackson, MT $72,093 Lima, MT $72,052 Mc Allister, MT $72,384 Manhattan, MT $72,495 Melrose, MT $72,286

Norris, MT $72,285 Polaris, MT $72,198 Pony, MT $72,390 Ramsay, MT $72,427 Sheridan, MT $72,414 Silver Star, MT $72,413 Three Forks, MT $72,438 Twin Bridges, MT $72,353

Virginia City, MT $72,378 Warm Springs, MT $72,420 West Yellowstone, MT $72,338 Whitehall, MT $72,428 Willow Creek, MT $72,407 Wisdom, MT $72,110 Wise River, MT $72,237 Missoula, MT $72,675

Biophysicist Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Biophysicist salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $72,858. While startup companies pay approximate $72,858.

Biophysicist Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$72,858
Growth Stage	51~500	$72,858
Established	501~5000	$72,858
Enterprise	5000+	$72,858

Biophysicist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Biophysicist'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

$66,345

Average $72,858/year

$84,398

$5,529

Average $6,072/month

$7,033

$1,276

Average $1,401/week

$1,623

$32

Average $35/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,398	$7,033	$1,623	$41
Average	$72,858	$6,072	$1,401	$35
25th Percentile	$66,345	$5,529	$1,276	$32

Biophysicist Salary Growth & Career Path

Biophysicist

Pharmacokinetics Scientist IV

Bioinformatics Analyst IV

Biopharma Process Development Scientist IV

Food Scientist IV

VP of Pharmacokinetics

Bioinformatics Analyst V

VP of Biopharma Process Development

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Biophysicist, 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.

Biophysicist Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Pharmacokinetics Scientist IV	$126,272	73%
Bioinformatics Analyst IV	$121,033	66%
Biopharma Process Development Scientist IV	$112,152	54%
Food Scientist IV	$121,595	67%

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