Clinical Scientist Salary in Montana

How much does a Clinical Scientist make in Montana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Scientist in Montana is $93,505 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $116,782
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,552 to $105,689
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,580

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Clinical Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,689	$8,807	$2,032	$51
Average	$93,505	$7,792	$1,798	$45
25th Percentile	$82,552	$6,879	$1,588	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Clinical Scientist Salaries

A Clinical 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 Scientist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clinical 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): $56,361
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,230
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,609
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,073
Expert (over 8 years): $149,003

Levels	Salary
Clinical ... Level Clinical Scientist	$56,361
Clinical ... Level Clinical Scientist	$65,230
Clinical ... Level Clinical Scientist	$92,609
Clinical ... Level Clinical Scientist	$100,073
Clinical ... Level Clinical Scientist	$149,003

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

District of Columbia: $109,658.
California: $109,242.
Massachusetts: $107,786.

District of Columbia $109,658 California $109,242 Massachusetts $107,786 Washington $107,390 New Jersey $107,351 Alaska $107,212 Connecticut $105,845 New York $105,291

Hawaii $103,518 Rhode Island $102,686 Maryland $102,121 Minnesota $101,349 Colorado $101,052 Illinois $100,953 Oregon $100,576 Delaware $100,299

New Hampshire $100,125 Virginia $99,734 Pennsylvania $98,595 Nevada $98,021 North Dakota $97,833 Michigan $97,536 Wisconsin $97,427 Vermont $97,209

Texas $96,605 Maine $96,565 Arizona $96,506 Ohio $96,436 Georgia $95,525 Indiana $95,070 Wyoming $94,980 Utah $94,842

Iowa $94,782 Kansas $94,307 Louisiana $94,168 North Carolina $94,119 Missouri $94,099 Florida $93,713 Montana $93,505 Nebraska $93,307

Kentucky $93,198 South Carolina $92,802 Tennessee $92,554 Idaho $92,455 New Mexico $91,732 Oklahoma $91,573 Alabama $90,989 South Dakota $90,009

Arkansas $89,474 West Virginia $89,187 Mississippi $88,325

Top Paying Cities for Clinical 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: $92,935
Acton: $95,185
Ashland: $92,864

Absarokee, MT $92,935 Acton, MT $95,185 Ashland, MT $92,864 Ballantine, MT $95,040 Bearcreek, MT $92,922 Belfry, MT $93,016 Bighorn, MT $92,711 Big Timber, MT $92,858

Birney, MT $92,799 Boyd, MT $93,772 Bridger, MT $93,409 Broadview, MT $94,659 Busby, MT $92,904 Clyde Park, MT $92,875 Columbus, MT $93,638 Cooke City, MT $92,694

Crow Agency, MT $92,983 Custer, MT $93,008 Decker, MT $92,887 Edgar, MT $94,832 Emigrant, MT $92,867 Fishtail, MT $92,788 Fromberg, MT $94,457 Gardiner, MT $92,870

Garryowen, MT $92,946 Grass Range, MT $92,774 Greycliff, MT $92,864 Hardin, MT $93,755 Fort Smith, MT $93,464 Harlowton, MT $92,825 Huntley, MT $95,508 Hysham, MT $92,759

Ingomar, MT $92,583 Joliet, MT $94,468 Lame Deer, MT $92,958 Laurel, MT $95,481 Lavina, MT $93,085 Livingston, MT $92,978 Lodge Grass, MT $92,999 Mc Leod, MT $92,664

Martinsdale, MT $92,724 Melstone, MT $92,759 Melville, MT $92,689 Molt, MT $94,918 Mosby, MT $92,631 Musselshell, MT $92,727 Nye, MT $92,777 Otter, MT $92,866

Park City, MT $94,825 Pompeys Pillar, MT $94,450 Pray, MT $92,819 Pryor, MT $94,503 Rapelje, MT $93,411 Red Lodge, MT $92,942 Reed Point, MT $92,826 Roberts, MT $93,334

Roscoe, MT $92,758 Roundup, MT $92,934 Ryegate, MT $92,742 Saint Xavier, MT $93,380 Sanders, MT $92,872 Sand Springs, MT $92,641 Shawmut, MT $92,712 Shepherd, MT $95,090

Silver Gate, MT $92,943 Springdale, MT $92,805 Sumatra, MT $92,641 Teigen, MT $92,776 Two Dot, MT $92,702 Wilsall, MT $92,785 Winnett, MT $92,709 Worden, MT $94,333

Wyola, MT $93,039 Billings, MT $95,591 Baker, MT $93,187 Wolf Point, MT $92,868 Antelope, MT $92,981 Bainville, MT $93,301 Brockton, MT $92,821 Brockway, MT $92,693

Circle, MT $92,763 Crane, MT $93,365 Culbertson, MT $93,025 Dagmar, MT $93,069 Fairview, MT $93,339 Flaxville, MT $92,749 Fort Peck, MT $92,704 Frazer, MT $92,811

Froid, MT $92,901 Glasgow, MT $92,861 Saint Marie, MT $93,255 Glentana, MT $92,705 Hinsdale, MT $92,685 Homestead, MT $92,901 Lambert, MT $92,844 Larslan, MT $92,692

Medicine Lake, MT $92,888 Nashua, MT $92,812 Opheim, MT $92,678 Outlook, MT $92,817 Peerless, MT $92,696 Plentywood, MT $92,964 Poplar, MT $92,885 Raymond, MT $92,895

Redstone, MT $92,699 Reserve, MT $92,790 Richey, MT $92,736 Richland, MT $92,685 Saco, MT $92,738 Savage, MT $93,012 Scobey, MT $92,821 Sidney, MT $93,362

Vandalia, MT $92,728 Vida, MT $92,758 Westby, MT $93,051 Whitetail, MT $92,683 Miles City, MT $92,876 Alzada, MT $92,796 Angela, MT $92,628 Alberton, MT $92,766

Arlee, MT $92,801 Bonner, MT $92,770 Charlo, MT $92,827 Clinton, MT $92,832 Condon, MT $92,666 Conner, MT $92,849 Corvallis, MT $92,972 Darby, MT $92,671

De Borgia, MT $92,479 Dixon, MT $92,745 Drummond, MT $92,796 Florence, MT $92,950 Frenchtown, MT $92,912 Grantsdale, MT $92,922 Hall, MT $92,777 Hamilton, MT $92,924

Pinesdale, MT $93,137 Haugan, MT $92,457 Helmville, MT $92,596 Heron, MT $92,492 Hot Springs, MT $92,660 Huson, MT $92,790 Lolo, MT $92,895 Lonepine, MT $92,694

Milltown, MT $93,129 Noxon, MT $92,454 Ovando, MT $92,586 Pablo, MT $93,159 Paradise, MT $92,799 Philipsburg, MT $92,777 Plains, MT $92,724 Polson, MT $92,870

Ravalli, MT $92,810 Ronan, MT $92,882 Saint Ignatius, MT $92,859 Saint Regis, MT $92,661 Saltese, MT $92,419 Seeley Lake, MT $92,821 Stevensville, MT $92,969 Sula, MT $92,638

Superior, MT $92,728 Thompson Falls, MT $92,596 Trout Creek, MT $92,510 Victor, MT $92,911 Kalispell, MT $92,950 Big Arm, MT $92,827 Bigfork, MT $92,823 Columbia Falls, MT $92,941

Coram, MT $92,821 Dayton, MT $92,840 Elmo, MT $92,731 Essex, MT $92,671 Eureka, MT $92,849 Fortine, MT $92,758 Hungry Horse, MT $93,048 Kila, MT $92,748

Lake Mc Donald, MT $92,832 Lakeside, MT $92,901 Libby, MT $92,709 Marion, MT $92,697 Martin City, MT $92,898 Olney, MT $92,683 Polebridge, MT $92,520 Proctor, MT $92,704

Rexford, MT $92,774 Rollins, MT $92,761 Somers, MT $92,889 Stryker, MT $92,666 Trego, MT $92,735 Troy, MT $92,454 West Glacier, MT $92,549 Whitefish, MT $92,895

Bloomfield, MT $92,787 Boyes, MT $92,816 Broadus, MT $92,844 Brusett, MT $92,696 Capitol, MT $92,622 Cohagen, MT $92,661 Colstrip, MT $93,038 Ekalaka, MT $92,822

Fallon, MT $92,920 Forsyth, MT $92,798 Glendive, MT $93,105 Hammond, MT $92,758 Hathaway, MT $92,861 Ismay, MT $92,787 Jordan, MT $92,715 Kinsey, MT $92,826

Lindsay, MT $92,709 Mildred, MT $92,919 Olive, MT $92,728 Plevna, MT $93,000 Powderville, MT $92,637 Rosebud, MT $92,683 Terry, MT $92,744 Volborg, MT $92,685

Wibaux, MT $93,068 Willard, MT $93,030 Great Falls, MT $88,870 Malmstrom A F B, MT $88,870 Augusta, MT $92,681 Babb, MT $92,714 Belt, MT $89,960 Black Eagle, MT $88,870

Brady, MT $91,800 Browning, MT $92,839 Buffalo, MT $92,768 Bynum, MT $92,756 Carter, MT $90,413 Cascade, MT $91,663 Choteau, MT $92,758 Coffee Creek, MT $92,765

Conrad, MT $92,842 Cut Bank, MT $92,780 Denton, MT $92,743 Dupuyer, MT $92,671 Dutton, MT $90,749 East Glacier Park, MT $92,631 Ethridge, MT $92,660 Fairfield, MT $92,026

Floweree, MT $89,056 Forest Grove, MT $92,729 Fort Benton, MT $92,090 Fort Shaw, MT $90,086 Galata, MT $92,685 Geraldine, MT $92,724 Geyser, MT $92,057 Heart Butte, MT $92,837

Highwood, MT $90,089 Hilger, MT $92,766 Hobson, MT $92,779 Judith Gap, MT $92,761 Kevin, MT $92,745 Ledger, MT $92,704 Lewistown, MT $92,929 Loma, MT $92,723

Lothair, MT $92,715 Moccasin, MT $92,785 Monarch, MT $91,758 Moore, MT $92,835 Neihart, MT $92,442 Oilmont, MT $92,698 Pendroy, MT $92,671 Power, MT $89,737

Raynesford, MT $91,651 Roy, MT $92,681 Sand Coulee, MT $88,870 Shelby, MT $92,844 Simms, MT $90,787 Stanford, MT $92,774 Stockett, MT $89,785 Sunburst, MT $92,779

Sun River, MT $89,619 Sweet Grass, MT $92,721 Biddle, MT $92,877 Ulm, MT $88,912 Valier, MT $92,765 Vaughn, MT $89,237 Winifred, MT $92,732 Havre, MT $92,907

Big Sandy, MT $92,751 Box Elder, MT $92,935 Chester, MT $92,764 Chinook, MT $92,781 Dodson, MT $92,746 Gildford, MT $92,730 Harlem, MT $92,858 Hays, MT $92,896

Hingham, MT $92,731 Hogeland, MT $92,715 Inverness, MT $92,708 Joplin, MT $92,731 Kremlin, MT $92,728 Lloyd, MT $92,593 Loring, MT $92,680 Malta, MT $92,796

Rudyard, MT $92,752 Turner, MT $92,737 Whitewater, MT $92,697 Whitlash, MT $92,632 Zortman, MT $92,804 Zurich, MT $92,678 Helena, MT $88,612 Basin, MT $90,548

Boulder, MT $91,540 Canyon Creek, MT $89,601 Clancy, MT $88,763 East Helena, MT $88,553 Fort Harrison, MT $88,553 Jefferson City, MT $89,399 Lincoln, MT $92,754 Marysville, MT $89,492

Radersburg, MT $91,686 Ringling, MT $92,650 Toston, MT $92,039 Townsend, MT $90,674 White Sulphur Springs, MT $92,379 Winston, MT $89,584 Wolf Creek, MT $91,473 Butte, MT $92,750

Alder, MT $92,718 Anaconda, MT $92,955 Avon, MT $90,483 Belgrade, MT $93,066 Bozeman, MT $93,125 Big Sky, MT $93,056 Cameron, MT $92,657 Cardwell, MT $92,858

Deer Lodge, MT $92,186 Dell, MT $92,403 Dillon, MT $92,790 Divide, MT $92,764 Elliston, MT $89,729 Ennis, MT $92,914 Gallatin Gateway, MT $92,861 Garrison, MT $91,731

Glen, MT $92,760 Gold Creek, MT $92,343 Harrison, MT $92,884 Jackson, MT $92,522 Lima, MT $92,470 Mc Allister, MT $92,897 Manhattan, MT $93,039 Melrose, MT $92,771

Norris, MT $92,770 Polaris, MT $92,658 Pony, MT $92,904 Ramsay, MT $92,952 Sheridan, MT $92,935 Silver Star, MT $92,933 Three Forks, MT $92,966 Twin Bridges, MT $92,856

Virginia City, MT $92,889 Warm Springs, MT $92,942 West Yellowstone, MT $92,837 Whitehall, MT $92,953 Willow Creek, MT $92,925 Wisdom, MT $92,545 Wise River, MT $92,707 Missoula, MT $93,270

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

Understanding how a Clinical 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

$82,552

Average $93,505/year

$105,689

$6,879

Average $7,792/month

$8,807

$1,588

Average $1,798/week

$2,032

$40

Average $45/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,689	$8,807	$2,032	$51
Average	$93,505	$7,792	$1,798	$45
25th Percentile	$82,552	$6,879	$1,588	$40

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