Set Designer Salary in Montana

How much does a Set Designer make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Set Designer in Montana is $55,296 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,477
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,333 to $66,907
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,262

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Set Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,907	$5,576	$1,287	$32
Average	$55,296	$4,608	$1,063	$27
25th Percentile	$45,333	$3,778	$872	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Set Designer Salaries

A Set Designer'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 Set Designer 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 Set Designers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,849.
California: $64,603.
Massachusetts: $63,742.

District of Columbia $64,849 California $64,603 Massachusetts $63,742 Washington $63,508 New Jersey $63,484 Alaska $63,402 Connecticut $62,594 New York $62,266

Hawaii $61,218 Rhode Island $60,726 Maryland $60,392 Minnesota $59,935 Colorado $59,759 Illinois $59,701 Oregon $59,478 Delaware $59,314

New Hampshire $59,211 Virginia $58,980 Pennsylvania $58,307 Nevada $57,967 North Dakota $57,856 Michigan $57,680 Wisconsin $57,616 Vermont $57,487

Texas $57,130 Maine $57,106 Arizona $57,071 Ohio $57,030 Georgia $56,491 Indiana $56,222 Wyoming $56,169 Utah $56,087

Iowa $56,052 Kansas $55,771 Louisiana $55,689 North Carolina $55,659 Missouri $55,648 Florida $55,419 Montana $55,296 Nebraska $55,179

Kentucky $55,115 South Carolina $54,880 Tennessee $54,734 Idaho $54,675 New Mexico $54,248 Oklahoma $54,154 Alabama $53,809 South Dakota $53,229

Arkansas $52,912 West Virginia $52,743 Mississippi $52,233

Top Paying Cities for Set Designers

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: $54,959
Acton: $56,290
Ashland: $54,917

Absarokee, MT $54,959 Acton, MT $56,290 Ashland, MT $54,917 Ballantine, MT $56,204 Bearcreek, MT $54,952 Belfry, MT $55,008 Bighorn, MT $54,827 Big Timber, MT $54,914

Birney, MT $54,879 Boyd, MT $55,454 Bridger, MT $55,239 Broadview, MT $55,979 Busby, MT $54,941 Clyde Park, MT $54,924 Columbus, MT $55,375 Cooke City, MT $54,817

Crow Agency, MT $54,988 Custer, MT $55,002 Decker, MT $54,931 Edgar, MT $56,081 Emigrant, MT $54,919 Fishtail, MT $54,872 Fromberg, MT $55,860 Gardiner, MT $54,921

Garryowen, MT $54,966 Grass Range, MT $54,864 Greycliff, MT $54,917 Hardin, MT $55,444 Fort Smith, MT $55,272 Harlowton, MT $54,894 Huntley, MT $56,481 Hysham, MT $54,855

Ingomar, MT $54,751 Joliet, MT $55,866 Lame Deer, MT $54,973 Laurel, MT $56,465 Lavina, MT $55,048 Livingston, MT $54,985 Lodge Grass, MT $54,997 Mc Leod, MT $54,799

Martinsdale, MT $54,835 Melstone, MT $54,855 Melville, MT $54,814 Molt, MT $56,132 Mosby, MT $54,780 Musselshell, MT $54,836 Nye, MT $54,866 Otter, MT $54,918

Park City, MT $56,077 Pompeys Pillar, MT $55,855 Pray, MT $54,891 Pryor, MT $55,887 Rapelje, MT $55,241 Red Lodge, MT $54,964 Reed Point, MT $54,895 Roberts, MT $55,196

Roscoe, MT $54,855 Roundup, MT $54,959 Ryegate, MT $54,845 Saint Xavier, MT $55,222 Sanders, MT $54,922 Sand Springs, MT $54,786 Shawmut, MT $54,828 Shepherd, MT $56,234

Silver Gate, MT $54,964 Springdale, MT $54,883 Sumatra, MT $54,786 Teigen, MT $54,865 Two Dot, MT $54,822 Wilsall, MT $54,870 Winnett, MT $54,826 Worden, MT $55,786

Wyola, MT $55,021 Billings, MT $56,530 Baker, MT $55,108 Wolf Point, MT $54,920 Antelope, MT $54,986 Bainville, MT $55,176 Brockton, MT $54,892 Brockway, MT $54,816

Circle, MT $54,858 Crane, MT $55,214 Culbertson, MT $55,013 Dagmar, MT $55,039 Fairview, MT $55,198 Flaxville, MT $54,849 Fort Peck, MT $54,823 Frazer, MT $54,886

Froid, MT $54,939 Glasgow, MT $54,916 Saint Marie, MT $55,149 Glentana, MT $54,824 Hinsdale, MT $54,811 Homestead, MT $54,939 Lambert, MT $54,906 Larslan, MT $54,815

Medicine Lake, MT $54,931 Nashua, MT $54,887 Opheim, MT $54,807 Outlook, MT $54,890 Peerless, MT $54,818 Plentywood, MT $54,976 Poplar, MT $54,930 Raymond, MT $54,935

Redstone, MT $54,820 Reserve, MT $54,873 Richey, MT $54,842 Richland, MT $54,811 Saco, MT $54,843 Savage, MT $55,005 Scobey, MT $54,892 Sidney, MT $55,212

Vandalia, MT $54,837 Vida, MT $54,855 Westby, MT $55,028 Whitetail, MT $54,810 Miles City, MT $54,924 Alzada, MT $54,877 Angela, MT $54,778 Alberton, MT $54,859

Arlee, MT $54,880 Bonner, MT $54,862 Charlo, MT $54,896 Clinton, MT $54,899 Condon, MT $54,800 Conner, MT $54,909 Corvallis, MT $54,981 Darby, MT $54,803

De Borgia, MT $54,689 Dixon, MT $54,847 Drummond, MT $54,877 Florence, MT $54,968 Frenchtown, MT $54,946 Grantsdale, MT $54,952 Hall, MT $54,866 Hamilton, MT $54,953

Pinesdale, MT $55,079 Haugan, MT $54,677 Helmville, MT $54,759 Heron, MT $54,697 Hot Springs, MT $54,797 Huson, MT $54,873 Lolo, MT $54,935 Lonepine, MT $54,817

Milltown, MT $55,074 Noxon, MT $54,675 Ovando, MT $54,753 Pablo, MT $55,092 Paradise, MT $54,879 Philipsburg, MT $54,866 Plains, MT $54,835 Polson, MT $54,921

Ravalli, MT $54,886 Ronan, MT $54,928 Saint Ignatius, MT $54,914 Saint Regis, MT $54,797 Saltese, MT $54,654 Seeley Lake, MT $54,892 Stevensville, MT $54,979 Sula, MT $54,784

Superior, MT $54,837 Thompson Falls, MT $54,759 Trout Creek, MT $54,708 Victor, MT $54,945 Kalispell, MT $54,968 Big Arm, MT $54,896 Bigfork, MT $54,893 Columbia Falls, MT $54,963

Coram, MT $54,892 Dayton, MT $54,903 Elmo, MT $54,839 Essex, MT $54,803 Eureka, MT $54,909 Fortine, MT $54,855 Hungry Horse, MT $55,026 Kila, MT $54,849

Lake Mc Donald, MT $54,899 Lakeside, MT $54,939 Libby, MT $54,826 Marion, MT $54,818 Martin City, MT $54,937 Olney, MT $54,810 Polebridge, MT $54,714 Proctor, MT $54,823

Rexford, MT $54,864 Rollins, MT $54,856 Somers, MT $54,932 Stryker, MT $54,800 Trego, MT $54,841 Troy, MT $54,675 West Glacier, MT $54,731 Whitefish, MT $54,935

Bloomfield, MT $54,872 Boyes, MT $54,889 Broadus, MT $54,906 Brusett, MT $54,818 Capitol, MT $54,774 Cohagen, MT $54,797 Colstrip, MT $55,020 Ekalaka, MT $54,893

Fallon, MT $54,951 Forsyth, MT $54,878 Glendive, MT $55,060 Hammond, MT $54,855 Hathaway, MT $54,916 Ismay, MT $54,872 Jordan, MT $54,829 Kinsey, MT $54,895

Lindsay, MT $54,826 Mildred, MT $54,950 Olive, MT $54,837 Plevna, MT $54,998 Powderville, MT $54,783 Rosebud, MT $54,810 Terry, MT $54,846 Volborg, MT $54,811

Wibaux, MT $55,038 Willard, MT $55,016 Great Falls, MT $52,555 Malmstrom A F B, MT $52,555 Augusta, MT $54,809 Babb, MT $54,829 Belt, MT $53,200 Black Eagle, MT $52,555

Brady, MT $54,288 Browning, MT $54,903 Buffalo, MT $54,861 Bynum, MT $54,853 Carter, MT $53,468 Cascade, MT $54,207 Choteau, MT $54,855 Coffee Creek, MT $54,859

Conrad, MT $54,904 Cut Bank, MT $54,868 Denton, MT $54,846 Dupuyer, MT $54,803 Dutton, MT $53,667 East Glacier Park, MT $54,780 Ethridge, MT $54,797 Fairfield, MT $54,422

Floweree, MT $52,665 Forest Grove, MT $54,838 Fort Benton, MT $54,460 Fort Shaw, MT $53,274 Galata, MT $54,811 Geraldine, MT $54,835 Geyser, MT $54,440 Heart Butte, MT $54,902

Highwood, MT $53,276 Hilger, MT $54,859 Hobson, MT $54,867 Judith Gap, MT $54,856 Kevin, MT $54,847 Ledger, MT $54,823 Lewistown, MT $54,956 Loma, MT $54,834

Lothair, MT $54,829 Moccasin, MT $54,870 Monarch, MT $54,263 Moore, MT $54,900 Neihart, MT $54,668 Oilmont, MT $54,819 Pendroy, MT $54,803 Power, MT $53,068

Raynesford, MT $54,200 Roy, MT $54,809 Sand Coulee, MT $52,555 Shelby, MT $54,906 Simms, MT $53,689 Stanford, MT $54,864 Stockett, MT $53,096 Sunburst, MT $54,867

Sun River, MT $52,999 Sweet Grass, MT $54,833 Biddle, MT $54,925 Ulm, MT $52,580 Valier, MT $54,859 Vaughn, MT $52,772 Winifred, MT $54,839 Havre, MT $54,943

Big Sandy, MT $54,851 Box Elder, MT $54,959 Chester, MT $54,858 Chinook, MT $54,868 Dodson, MT $54,848 Gildford, MT $54,838 Harlem, MT $54,914 Hays, MT $54,936

Hingham, MT $54,839 Hogeland, MT $54,829 Inverness, MT $54,825 Joplin, MT $54,839 Kremlin, MT $54,837 Lloyd, MT $54,757 Loring, MT $54,808 Malta, MT $54,877

Rudyard, MT $54,851 Turner, MT $54,842 Whitewater, MT $54,818 Whitlash, MT $54,780 Zortman, MT $54,882 Zurich, MT $54,807 Helena, MT $52,403 Basin, MT $53,548

Boulder, MT $54,134 Canyon Creek, MT $52,987 Clancy, MT $52,492 East Helena, MT $52,368 Fort Harrison, MT $52,368 Jefferson City, MT $52,869 Lincoln, MT $54,852 Marysville, MT $52,923

Radersburg, MT $54,221 Ringling, MT $54,791 Toston, MT $54,429 Townsend, MT $53,622 White Sulphur Springs, MT $54,630 Winston, MT $52,977 Wolf Creek, MT $54,095 Butte, MT $54,850

Alder, MT $54,831 Anaconda, MT $54,971 Avon, MT $53,509 Belgrade, MT $55,037 Bozeman, MT $55,072 Big Sky, MT $55,031 Cameron, MT $54,795 Cardwell, MT $54,914

Deer Lodge, MT $54,517 Dell, MT $54,645 Dillon, MT $54,873 Divide, MT $54,858 Elliston, MT $53,064 Ennis, MT $54,947 Gallatin Gateway, MT $54,916 Garrison, MT $54,247

Glen, MT $54,856 Gold Creek, MT $54,609 Harrison, MT $54,929 Jackson, MT $54,715 Lima, MT $54,684 Mc Allister, MT $54,937 Manhattan, MT $55,021 Melrose, MT $54,862

Norris, MT $54,862 Polaris, MT $54,795 Pony, MT $54,941 Ramsay, MT $54,969 Sheridan, MT $54,959 Silver Star, MT $54,958 Three Forks, MT $54,978 Twin Bridges, MT $54,913

Virginia City, MT $54,932 Warm Springs, MT $54,964 West Yellowstone, MT $54,902 Whitehall, MT $54,970 Willow Creek, MT $54,954 Wisdom, MT $54,729 Wise River, MT $54,825 Missoula, MT $55,157

Set Designer Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Set Designer salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $55,296. While startup companies pay approximate $55,296.

Set Designer Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$55,296
Growth Stage	51~500	$55,296
Established	501~5000	$55,296
Enterprise	5000+	$55,296

Set Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Set Designer'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

$45,333

Average $55,296/year

$66,907

$3,778

Average $4,608/month

$5,576

$872

Average $1,063/week

$1,287

$22

Average $27/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,907	$5,576	$1,287	$32
Average	$55,296	$4,608	$1,063	$27
25th Percentile	$45,333	$3,778	$872	$22

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