Clinical Laboratory Scientist Salary in Montana

How much does a Clinical Laboratory Scientist make in Montana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Laboratory Scientist in Montana is $93,197 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $116,399
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,280 to $105,342
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,341

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Clinical Laboratory Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,342	$8,778	$2,026	$51
Average	$93,197	$7,766	$1,792	$45
25th Percentile	$82,280	$6,857	$1,582	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Clinical Laboratory Scientist Salaries

A Clinical Laboratory Scientist'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 Laboratory Scientist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist'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): $56,176
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,016
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,304
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,744
Expert (over 8 years): $148,513

Levels	Salary
Clinical ... Level Clinical Laboratory Scientist	$56,176
Clinical ... Level Clinical Laboratory Scientist	$65,016
Clinical ... Level Clinical Laboratory Scientist	$92,304
Clinical ... Level Clinical Laboratory Scientist	$99,744
Clinical ... Level Clinical Laboratory Scientist	$148,513

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

District of Columbia: $109,298.
California: $108,883.
Massachusetts: $107,432.

District of Columbia $109,298 California $108,883 Massachusetts $107,432 Washington $107,037 New Jersey $106,998 Alaska $106,859 Connecticut $105,497 New York $104,944

Hawaii $103,177 Rhode Island $102,348 Maryland $101,785 Minnesota $101,015 Colorado $100,719 Illinois $100,621 Oregon $100,245 Delaware $99,969

New Hampshire $99,795 Virginia $99,406 Pennsylvania $98,271 Nevada $97,699 North Dakota $97,511 Michigan $97,215 Wisconsin $97,106 Vermont $96,889

Texas $96,287 Maine $96,248 Arizona $96,188 Ohio $96,119 Georgia $95,211 Indiana $94,757 Wyoming $94,668 Utah $94,530

Iowa $94,471 Kansas $93,997 Louisiana $93,859 North Carolina $93,809 Missouri $93,790 Florida $93,405 Montana $93,197 Nebraska $93,000

Kentucky $92,891 South Carolina $92,496 Tennessee $92,250 Idaho $92,151 New Mexico $91,430 Oklahoma $91,272 Alabama $90,690 South Dakota $89,713

Arkansas $89,179 West Virginia $88,893 Mississippi $88,034

Top Paying Cities for Clinical Laboratory Scientists

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: $92,630
Acton: $94,872
Ashland: $92,559

Absarokee, MT $92,630 Acton, MT $94,872 Ashland, MT $92,559 Ballantine, MT $94,727 Bearcreek, MT $92,617 Belfry, MT $92,711 Bighorn, MT $92,406 Big Timber, MT $92,553

Birney, MT $92,493 Boyd, MT $93,464 Bridger, MT $93,101 Broadview, MT $94,347 Busby, MT $92,598 Clyde Park, MT $92,569 Columbus, MT $93,330 Cooke City, MT $92,389

Crow Agency, MT $92,677 Custer, MT $92,702 Decker, MT $92,581 Edgar, MT $94,520 Emigrant, MT $92,561 Fishtail, MT $92,483 Fromberg, MT $94,147 Gardiner, MT $92,564

Garryowen, MT $92,640 Grass Range, MT $92,469 Greycliff, MT $92,559 Hardin, MT $93,447 Fort Smith, MT $93,157 Harlowton, MT $92,520 Huntley, MT $95,194 Hysham, MT $92,454

Ingomar, MT $92,278 Joliet, MT $94,158 Lame Deer, MT $92,652 Laurel, MT $95,167 Lavina, MT $92,779 Livingston, MT $92,672 Lodge Grass, MT $92,693 Mc Leod, MT $92,359

Martinsdale, MT $92,419 Melstone, MT $92,454 Melville, MT $92,384 Molt, MT $94,606 Mosby, MT $92,327 Musselshell, MT $92,422 Nye, MT $92,472 Otter, MT $92,560

Park City, MT $94,513 Pompeys Pillar, MT $94,139 Pray, MT $92,514 Pryor, MT $94,192 Rapelje, MT $93,103 Red Lodge, MT $92,637 Reed Point, MT $92,521 Roberts, MT $93,027

Roscoe, MT $92,453 Roundup, MT $92,629 Ryegate, MT $92,437 Saint Xavier, MT $93,073 Sanders, MT $92,566 Sand Springs, MT $92,336 Shawmut, MT $92,407 Shepherd, MT $94,778

Silver Gate, MT $92,637 Springdale, MT $92,500 Sumatra, MT $92,336 Teigen, MT $92,471 Two Dot, MT $92,398 Wilsall, MT $92,480 Winnett, MT $92,405 Worden, MT $94,022

Wyola, MT $92,733 Billings, MT $95,277 Baker, MT $92,880 Wolf Point, MT $92,562 Antelope, MT $92,675 Bainville, MT $92,994 Brockton, MT $92,516 Brockway, MT $92,388

Circle, MT $92,458 Crane, MT $93,058 Culbertson, MT $92,719 Dagmar, MT $92,763 Fairview, MT $93,032 Flaxville, MT $92,444 Fort Peck, MT $92,400 Frazer, MT $92,506

Froid, MT $92,595 Glasgow, MT $92,556 Saint Marie, MT $92,948 Glentana, MT $92,401 Hinsdale, MT $92,380 Homestead, MT $92,595 Lambert, MT $92,539 Larslan, MT $92,387

Medicine Lake, MT $92,582 Nashua, MT $92,507 Opheim, MT $92,373 Outlook, MT $92,512 Peerless, MT $92,391 Plentywood, MT $92,658 Poplar, MT $92,579 Raymond, MT $92,589

Redstone, MT $92,394 Reserve, MT $92,484 Richey, MT $92,431 Richland, MT $92,380 Saco, MT $92,433 Savage, MT $92,707 Scobey, MT $92,516 Sidney, MT $93,055

Vandalia, MT $92,423 Vida, MT $92,453 Westby, MT $92,745 Whitetail, MT $92,378 Miles City, MT $92,570 Alzada, MT $92,490 Angela, MT $92,324 Alberton, MT $92,461

Arlee, MT $92,495 Bonner, MT $92,465 Charlo, MT $92,522 Clinton, MT $92,527 Condon, MT $92,361 Conner, MT $92,544 Corvallis, MT $92,666 Darby, MT $92,366

De Borgia, MT $92,175 Dixon, MT $92,440 Drummond, MT $92,490 Florence, MT $92,644 Frenchtown, MT $92,607 Grantsdale, MT $92,617 Hall, MT $92,472 Hamilton, MT $92,619

Pinesdale, MT $92,831 Haugan, MT $92,153 Helmville, MT $92,291 Heron, MT $92,187 Hot Springs, MT $92,355 Huson, MT $92,484 Lolo, MT $92,589 Lonepine, MT $92,389

Milltown, MT $92,823 Noxon, MT $92,150 Ovando, MT $92,281 Pablo, MT $92,853 Paradise, MT $92,493 Philipsburg, MT $92,472 Plains, MT $92,419 Polson, MT $92,564

Ravalli, MT $92,505 Ronan, MT $92,576 Saint Ignatius, MT $92,554 Saint Regis, MT $92,356 Saltese, MT $92,115 Seeley Lake, MT $92,516 Stevensville, MT $92,663 Sula, MT $92,333

Superior, MT $92,423 Thompson Falls, MT $92,292 Trout Creek, MT $92,206 Victor, MT $92,606 Kalispell, MT $92,644 Big Arm, MT $92,522 Bigfork, MT $92,518 Columbia Falls, MT $92,636

Coram, MT $92,516 Dayton, MT $92,535 Elmo, MT $92,426 Essex, MT $92,366 Eureka, MT $92,544 Fortine, MT $92,453 Hungry Horse, MT $92,742 Kila, MT $92,443

Lake Mc Donald, MT $92,527 Lakeside, MT $92,595 Libby, MT $92,405 Marion, MT $92,392 Martin City, MT $92,592 Olney, MT $92,378 Polebridge, MT $92,216 Proctor, MT $92,400

Rexford, MT $92,469 Rollins, MT $92,456 Somers, MT $92,583 Stryker, MT $92,361 Trego, MT $92,430 Troy, MT $92,150 West Glacier, MT $92,245 Whitefish, MT $92,589

Bloomfield, MT $92,482 Boyes, MT $92,511 Broadus, MT $92,539 Brusett, MT $92,391 Capitol, MT $92,318 Cohagen, MT $92,356 Colstrip, MT $92,732 Ekalaka, MT $92,517

Fallon, MT $92,615 Forsyth, MT $92,492 Glendive, MT $92,798 Hammond, MT $92,453 Hathaway, MT $92,556 Ismay, MT $92,482 Jordan, MT $92,410 Kinsey, MT $92,521

Lindsay, MT $92,405 Mildred, MT $92,614 Olive, MT $92,423 Plevna, MT $92,694 Powderville, MT $92,332 Rosebud, MT $92,378 Terry, MT $92,439 Volborg, MT $92,380

Wibaux, MT $92,762 Willard, MT $92,724 Great Falls, MT $88,577 Malmstrom A F B, MT $88,577 Augusta, MT $92,376 Babb, MT $92,409 Belt, MT $89,664 Black Eagle, MT $88,577

Brady, MT $91,498 Browning, MT $92,534 Buffalo, MT $92,463 Bynum, MT $92,451 Carter, MT $90,115 Cascade, MT $91,361 Choteau, MT $92,453 Coffee Creek, MT $92,460

Conrad, MT $92,537 Cut Bank, MT $92,475 Denton, MT $92,438 Dupuyer, MT $92,366 Dutton, MT $90,451 East Glacier Park, MT $92,327 Ethridge, MT $92,355 Fairfield, MT $91,723

Floweree, MT $88,763 Forest Grove, MT $92,424 Fort Benton, MT $91,788 Fort Shaw, MT $89,790 Galata, MT $92,380 Geraldine, MT $92,419 Geyser, MT $91,754 Heart Butte, MT $92,532

Highwood, MT $89,793 Hilger, MT $92,461 Hobson, MT $92,474 Judith Gap, MT $92,456 Kevin, MT $92,440 Ledger, MT $92,400 Lewistown, MT $92,624 Loma, MT $92,418

Lothair, MT $92,410 Moccasin, MT $92,480 Monarch, MT $91,456 Moore, MT $92,530 Neihart, MT $92,138 Oilmont, MT $92,393 Pendroy, MT $92,366 Power, MT $89,442

Raynesford, MT $91,349 Roy, MT $92,376 Sand Coulee, MT $88,577 Shelby, MT $92,539 Simms, MT $90,488 Stanford, MT $92,469 Stockett, MT $89,489 Sunburst, MT $92,474

Sun River, MT $89,325 Sweet Grass, MT $92,416 Biddle, MT $92,571 Ulm, MT $88,620 Valier, MT $92,460 Vaughn, MT $88,944 Winifred, MT $92,427 Havre, MT $92,602

Big Sandy, MT $92,446 Box Elder, MT $92,630 Chester, MT $92,459 Chinook, MT $92,476 Dodson, MT $92,441 Gildford, MT $92,425 Harlem, MT $92,553 Hays, MT $92,590

Hingham, MT $92,426 Hogeland, MT $92,410 Inverness, MT $92,404 Joplin, MT $92,426 Kremlin, MT $92,423 Lloyd, MT $92,288 Loring, MT $92,375 Malta, MT $92,490

Rudyard, MT $92,447 Turner, MT $92,432 Whitewater, MT $92,392 Whitlash, MT $92,328 Zortman, MT $92,499 Zurich, MT $92,373 Helena, MT $88,321 Basin, MT $90,251

Boulder, MT $91,239 Canyon Creek, MT $89,306 Clancy, MT $88,471 East Helena, MT $88,261 Fort Harrison, MT $88,261 Jefferson City, MT $89,105 Lincoln, MT $92,449 Marysville, MT $89,197

Radersburg, MT $91,385 Ringling, MT $92,345 Toston, MT $91,736 Townsend, MT $90,376 White Sulphur Springs, MT $92,075 Winston, MT $89,289 Wolf Creek, MT $91,173 Butte, MT $92,445

Alder, MT $92,413 Anaconda, MT $92,649 Avon, MT $90,185 Belgrade, MT $92,760 Bozeman, MT $92,819 Big Sky, MT $92,750 Cameron, MT $92,352 Cardwell, MT $92,553

Deer Lodge, MT $91,883 Dell, MT $92,099 Dillon, MT $92,484 Divide, MT $92,459 Elliston, MT $89,434 Ennis, MT $92,609 Gallatin Gateway, MT $92,556 Garrison, MT $91,429

Glen, MT $92,455 Gold Creek, MT $92,039 Harrison, MT $92,578 Jackson, MT $92,218 Lima, MT $92,166 Mc Allister, MT $92,591 Manhattan, MT $92,733 Melrose, MT $92,466

Norris, MT $92,465 Polaris, MT $92,353 Pony, MT $92,598 Ramsay, MT $92,646 Sheridan, MT $92,630 Silver Star, MT $92,628 Three Forks, MT $92,660 Twin Bridges, MT $92,551

Virginia City, MT $92,583 Warm Springs, MT $92,637 West Yellowstone, MT $92,532 Whitehall, MT $92,647 Willow Creek, MT $92,620 Wisdom, MT $92,241 Wise River, MT $92,403 Missoula, MT $92,963

Clinical Laboratory Scientist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Clinical Laboratory Scientist'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 May 01, 2026

$82,280

Average $93,197/year

$105,342

$6,857

Average $7,766/month

$8,778

$1,582

Average $1,792/week

$2,026

$40

Average $45/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,342	$8,778	$2,026	$51
Average	$93,197	$7,766	$1,792	$45
25th Percentile	$82,280	$6,857	$1,582	$40

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