Clinical Lab Scientist I Salary in Montana

How much does a Clinical Lab Scientist I make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Lab Scientist I in Montana is $95,575 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $119,394
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,387 to $108,043
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,201

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Clinical Lab Scientist I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,043	$9,004	$2,078	$52
Average	$95,575	$7,965	$1,838	$46
25th Percentile	$84,387	$7,032	$1,623	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Clinical Lab Scientist I Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Clinical Lab Scientist I Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clinical Lab Scientist I's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $57,604
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,660
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,658
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $102,268
Expert (over 8 years): $152,260

Levels	Salary
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$57,604
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$66,660
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$94,658
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$102,268
Clinical ... Level Clinical Lab Scientist I	$152,260

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How Do Clinical Lab Scientist 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 Clinical Lab Scientist Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $112,086.
California: $111,661.
Massachusetts: $110,173.

District of Columbia $112,086 California $111,661 Massachusetts $110,173 Washington $109,768 New Jersey $109,728 Alaska $109,586 Connecticut $108,189 New York $107,622

Hawaii $105,810 Rhode Island $104,959 Maryland $104,382 Minnesota $103,593 Colorado $103,289 Illinois $103,188 Oregon $102,803 Delaware $102,520

New Hampshire $102,341 Virginia $101,943 Pennsylvania $100,778 Nevada $100,191 North Dakota $99,999 Michigan $99,695 Wisconsin $99,584 Vermont $99,361

Texas $98,744 Maine $98,703 Arizona $98,642 Ohio $98,572 Georgia $97,640 Indiana $97,175 Wyoming $97,083 Utah $96,942

Iowa $96,881 Kansas $96,395 Louisiana $96,253 North Carolina $96,203 Missouri $96,182 Florida $95,788 Montana $95,575 Nebraska $95,373

Kentucky $95,261 South Carolina $94,856 Tennessee $94,603 Idaho $94,502 New Mexico $93,763 Oklahoma $93,601 Alabama $93,004 South Dakota $92,001

Arkansas $91,455 West Virginia $91,161 Mississippi $90,280

Top Paying Cities for Clinical Lab Scientist 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: $94,993
Acton: $97,293
Ashland: $94,920

Absarokee, MT $94,993 Acton, MT $97,293 Ashland, MT $94,920 Ballantine, MT $97,144 Bearcreek, MT $94,980 Belfry, MT $95,076 Bighorn, MT $94,764 Big Timber, MT $94,914

Birney, MT $94,853 Boyd, MT $95,848 Bridger, MT $95,477 Broadview, MT $96,754 Busby, MT $94,961 Clyde Park, MT $94,931 Columbus, MT $95,712 Cooke City, MT $94,746

Crow Agency, MT $95,042 Custer, MT $95,067 Decker, MT $94,943 Edgar, MT $96,932 Emigrant, MT $94,923 Fishtail, MT $94,842 Fromberg, MT $96,549 Gardiner, MT $94,926

Garryowen, MT $95,004 Grass Range, MT $94,828 Greycliff, MT $94,920 Hardin, MT $95,831 Fort Smith, MT $95,534 Harlowton, MT $94,881 Huntley, MT $97,623 Hysham, MT $94,813

Ingomar, MT $94,633 Joliet, MT $96,560 Lame Deer, MT $95,016 Laurel, MT $97,595 Lavina, MT $95,146 Livingston, MT $95,036 Lodge Grass, MT $95,058 Mc Leod, MT $94,716

Martinsdale, MT $94,777 Melstone, MT $94,813 Melville, MT $94,741 Molt, MT $97,020 Mosby, MT $94,682 Musselshell, MT $94,780 Nye, MT $94,831 Otter, MT $94,922

Park City, MT $96,924 Pompeys Pillar, MT $96,541 Pray, MT $94,874 Pryor, MT $96,595 Rapelje, MT $95,479 Red Lodge, MT $95,000 Reed Point, MT $94,882 Roberts, MT $95,401

Roscoe, MT $94,812 Roundup, MT $94,992 Ryegate, MT $94,796 Saint Xavier, MT $95,447 Sanders, MT $94,928 Sand Springs, MT $94,692 Shawmut, MT $94,765 Shepherd, MT $97,196

Silver Gate, MT $95,001 Springdale, MT $94,860 Sumatra, MT $94,692 Teigen, MT $94,830 Two Dot, MT $94,755 Wilsall, MT $94,839 Winnett, MT $94,762 Worden, MT $96,421

Wyola, MT $95,099 Billings, MT $97,708 Baker, MT $95,250 Wolf Point, MT $94,924 Antelope, MT $95,039 Bainville, MT $95,366 Brockton, MT $94,877 Brockway, MT $94,745

Circle, MT $94,817 Crane, MT $95,432 Culbertson, MT $95,085 Dagmar, MT $95,130 Fairview, MT $95,406 Flaxville, MT $94,803 Fort Peck, MT $94,757 Frazer, MT $94,866

Froid, MT $94,957 Glasgow, MT $94,917 Saint Marie, MT $95,320 Glentana, MT $94,758 Hinsdale, MT $94,737 Homestead, MT $94,957 Lambert, MT $94,900 Larslan, MT $94,744

Medicine Lake, MT $94,944 Nashua, MT $94,867 Opheim, MT $94,730 Outlook, MT $94,872 Peerless, MT $94,748 Plentywood, MT $95,022 Poplar, MT $94,941 Raymond, MT $94,951

Redstone, MT $94,751 Reserve, MT $94,844 Richey, MT $94,789 Richland, MT $94,737 Saco, MT $94,791 Savage, MT $95,072 Scobey, MT $94,877 Sidney, MT $95,429

Vandalia, MT $94,781 Vida, MT $94,812 Westby, MT $95,111 Whitetail, MT $94,735 Miles City, MT $94,932 Alzada, MT $94,850 Angela, MT $94,679 Alberton, MT $94,820

Arlee, MT $94,855 Bonner, MT $94,824 Charlo, MT $94,883 Clinton, MT $94,888 Condon, MT $94,718 Conner, MT $94,905 Corvallis, MT $95,030 Darby, MT $94,723

De Borgia, MT $94,526 Dixon, MT $94,799 Drummond, MT $94,850 Florence, MT $95,008 Frenchtown, MT $94,970 Grantsdale, MT $94,980 Hall, MT $94,831 Hamilton, MT $94,982

Pinesdale, MT $95,199 Haugan, MT $94,504 Helmville, MT $94,646 Heron, MT $94,539 Hot Springs, MT $94,711 Huson, MT $94,844 Lolo, MT $94,951 Lonepine, MT $94,746

Milltown, MT $95,191 Noxon, MT $94,501 Ovando, MT $94,636 Pablo, MT $95,222 Paradise, MT $94,853 Philipsburg, MT $94,831 Plains, MT $94,777 Polson, MT $94,926

Ravalli, MT $94,865 Ronan, MT $94,938 Saint Ignatius, MT $94,915 Saint Regis, MT $94,713 Saltese, MT $94,465 Seeley Lake, MT $94,877 Stevensville, MT $95,027 Sula, MT $94,689

Superior, MT $94,781 Thompson Falls, MT $94,647 Trout Creek, MT $94,559 Victor, MT $94,969 Kalispell, MT $95,008 Big Arm, MT $94,883 Bigfork, MT $94,879 Columbia Falls, MT $94,999

Coram, MT $94,877 Dayton, MT $94,896 Elmo, MT $94,784 Essex, MT $94,723 Eureka, MT $94,905 Fortine, MT $94,812 Hungry Horse, MT $95,108 Kila, MT $94,802

Lake Mc Donald, MT $94,888 Lakeside, MT $94,957 Libby, MT $94,762 Marion, MT $94,749 Martin City, MT $94,954 Olney, MT $94,735 Polebridge, MT $94,569 Proctor, MT $94,757

Rexford, MT $94,828 Rollins, MT $94,815 Somers, MT $94,945 Stryker, MT $94,718 Trego, MT $94,788 Troy, MT $94,501 West Glacier, MT $94,598 Whitefish, MT $94,951

Bloomfield, MT $94,841 Boyes, MT $94,871 Broadus, MT $94,900 Brusett, MT $94,748 Capitol, MT $94,673 Cohagen, MT $94,713 Colstrip, MT $95,098 Ekalaka, MT $94,878

Fallon, MT $94,978 Forsyth, MT $94,852 Glendive, MT $95,166 Hammond, MT $94,812 Hathaway, MT $94,917 Ismay, MT $94,841 Jordan, MT $94,768 Kinsey, MT $94,882

Lindsay, MT $94,762 Mildred, MT $94,977 Olive, MT $94,781 Plevna, MT $95,059 Powderville, MT $94,688 Rosebud, MT $94,735 Terry, MT $94,798 Volborg, MT $94,737

Wibaux, MT $95,129 Willard, MT $95,090 Great Falls, MT $90,837 Malmstrom A F B, MT $90,837 Augusta, MT $94,733 Babb, MT $94,767 Belt, MT $91,952 Black Eagle, MT $90,837

Brady, MT $93,833 Browning, MT $94,895 Buffalo, MT $94,822 Bynum, MT $94,810 Carter, MT $92,414 Cascade, MT $93,692 Choteau, MT $94,812 Coffee Creek, MT $94,819

Conrad, MT $94,898 Cut Bank, MT $94,834 Denton, MT $94,797 Dupuyer, MT $94,723 Dutton, MT $92,759 East Glacier Park, MT $94,682 Ethridge, MT $94,711 Fairfield, MT $94,064

Floweree, MT $91,028 Forest Grove, MT $94,782 Fort Benton, MT $94,129 Fort Shaw, MT $92,080 Galata, MT $94,737 Geraldine, MT $94,777 Geyser, MT $94,095 Heart Butte, MT $94,893

Highwood, MT $92,083 Hilger, MT $94,820 Hobson, MT $94,833 Judith Gap, MT $94,815 Kevin, MT $94,799 Ledger, MT $94,757 Lewistown, MT $94,987 Loma, MT $94,776

Lothair, MT $94,768 Moccasin, MT $94,839 Monarch, MT $93,789 Moore, MT $94,891 Neihart, MT $94,489 Oilmont, MT $94,750 Pendroy, MT $94,723 Power, MT $91,724

Raynesford, MT $93,680 Roy, MT $94,733 Sand Coulee, MT $90,837 Shelby, MT $94,900 Simms, MT $92,797 Stanford, MT $94,828 Stockett, MT $91,773 Sunburst, MT $94,833

Sun River, MT $91,604 Sweet Grass, MT $94,774 Biddle, MT $94,933 Ulm, MT $90,881 Valier, MT $94,819 Vaughn, MT $91,213 Winifred, MT $94,785 Havre, MT $94,965

Big Sandy, MT $94,805 Box Elder, MT $94,993 Chester, MT $94,818 Chinook, MT $94,835 Dodson, MT $94,800 Gildford, MT $94,783 Harlem, MT $94,914 Hays, MT $94,952

Hingham, MT $94,784 Hogeland, MT $94,768 Inverness, MT $94,761 Joplin, MT $94,784 Kremlin, MT $94,781 Lloyd, MT $94,643 Loring, MT $94,732 Malta, MT $94,850

Rudyard, MT $94,806 Turner, MT $94,790 Whitewater, MT $94,749 Whitlash, MT $94,683 Zortman, MT $94,859 Zurich, MT $94,730 Helena, MT $90,574 Basin, MT $92,553

Boulder, MT $93,567 Canyon Creek, MT $91,584 Clancy, MT $90,728 East Helena, MT $90,513 Fort Harrison, MT $90,513 Jefferson City, MT $91,379 Lincoln, MT $94,808 Marysville, MT $91,473

Radersburg, MT $93,716 Ringling, MT $94,701 Toston, MT $94,077 Townsend, MT $92,682 White Sulphur Springs, MT $94,424 Winston, MT $91,567 Wolf Creek, MT $93,499 Butte, MT $94,804

Alder, MT $94,771 Anaconda, MT $95,013 Avon, MT $92,486 Belgrade, MT $95,127 Bozeman, MT $95,187 Big Sky, MT $95,116 Cameron, MT $94,708 Cardwell, MT $94,914

Deer Lodge, MT $94,228 Dell, MT $94,449 Dillon, MT $94,844 Divide, MT $94,818 Elliston, MT $91,716 Ennis, MT $94,972 Gallatin Gateway, MT $94,917 Garrison, MT $93,762

Glen, MT $94,814 Gold Creek, MT $94,388 Harrison, MT $94,940 Jackson, MT $94,571 Lima, MT $94,517 Mc Allister, MT $94,953 Manhattan, MT $95,099 Melrose, MT $94,825

Norris, MT $94,824 Polaris, MT $94,709 Pony, MT $94,961 Ramsay, MT $95,010 Sheridan, MT $94,993 Silver Star, MT $94,991 Three Forks, MT $95,024 Twin Bridges, MT $94,912

Virginia City, MT $94,945 Warm Springs, MT $95,000 West Yellowstone, MT $94,893 Whitehall, MT $95,011 Willow Creek, MT $94,983 Wisdom, MT $94,594 Wise River, MT $94,760 Missoula, MT $95,335

Clinical Lab Scientist I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Clinical Lab Scientist I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Clinical Lab Scientist positions in Pharmaceuticals or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Clinical Lab Scientist I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Clinical Lab Scientist I

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$143,363	$69.0	50%
Biotechnology	$114,690	$55.0	20%

Clinical Lab Scientist I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Clinical Lab Scientist 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

$84,387

Average $95,575/year

$108,043

$7,032

Average $7,965/month

$9,004

$1,623

Average $1,838/week

$2,078

$41

Average $46/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,043	$9,004	$2,078	$52
Average	$95,575	$7,965	$1,838	$46
25th Percentile	$84,387	$7,032	$1,623	$41

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