Cyber Security Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Cyber Security Engineer make in Montana?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cyber Security Engineer in Montana is $129,179 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $62.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $147,481
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $121,648 to $138,759
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $114,792

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Cyber Security Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$138,759	$11,563	$2,668	$67
Average	$129,179	$10,765	$2,484	$62
25th Percentile	$121,648	$10,137	$2,339	$58

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Key Factors That Influence Cyber Security Engineer Salaries

A Cyber Security Engineer'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 Cyber Security Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cyber Security Engineer'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): $103,712
Early Career (1-2 years): $128,475
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $148,325
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $174,820
Expert (over 8 years): $204,332

Levels	Salary
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$103,712
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$128,475
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$148,325
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$174,820
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$204,332

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How Do Cyber Security Engineer 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 Cyber Security Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $151,496.
California: $150,921.
Massachusetts: $148,910.

District of Columbia $151,496 California $150,921 Massachusetts $148,910 Washington $148,363 New Jersey $148,308 Alaska $148,116 Connecticut $146,228 New York $145,462

Hawaii $143,013 Rhode Island $141,863 Maryland $141,083 Minnesota $140,016 Colorado $139,606 Illinois $139,469 Oregon $138,949 Delaware $138,566

New Hampshire $138,325 Virginia $137,786 Pennsylvania $136,212 Nevada $135,419 North Dakota $135,159 Michigan $134,748 Wisconsin $134,598 Vermont $134,297

Texas $133,462 Maine $133,407 Arizona $133,325 Ohio $133,229 Georgia $131,971 Indiana $131,341 Wyoming $131,218 Utah $131,026

Iowa $130,944 Kansas $130,288 Louisiana $130,096 North Carolina $130,028 Missouri $130,000 Florida $129,467 Montana $129,179 Nebraska $128,906

Kentucky $128,755 South Carolina $128,208 Tennessee $127,866 Idaho $127,729 New Mexico $126,730 Oklahoma $126,511 Alabama $125,704 South Dakota $124,349

Arkansas $123,610 West Virginia $123,214 Mississippi $122,023

Top Paying Cities for Cyber Security Engineers

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: $130,397
Acton: $131,492
Ashland: $130,397

Absarokee, MT $130,397 Acton, MT $131,492 Ashland, MT $130,397 Ballantine, MT $130,944 Bearcreek, MT $130,397 Belfry, MT $130,397 Bighorn, MT $130,397 Big Timber, MT $130,397

Birney, MT $130,397 Boyd, MT $130,397 Bridger, MT $130,397 Broadview, MT $130,397 Busby, MT $130,397 Clyde Park, MT $116,920 Columbus, MT $130,397 Cooke City, MT $130,397

Crow Agency, MT $130,397 Custer, MT $130,397 Decker, MT $130,397 Edgar, MT $130,397 Emigrant, MT $116,920 Fishtail, MT $130,397 Fromberg, MT $130,397 Gardiner, MT $138,429

Garryowen, MT $130,397 Grass Range, MT $130,397 Greycliff, MT $130,397 Hardin, MT $130,397 Fort Smith, MT $130,397 Harlowton, MT $130,397 Huntley, MT $132,039 Hysham, MT $130,397

Ingomar, MT $130,397 Joliet, MT $130,397 Lame Deer, MT $130,397 Laurel, MT $131,765 Lavina, MT $130,397 Livingston, MT $123,651 Lodge Grass, MT $130,397 Mc Leod, MT $130,397

Martinsdale, MT $116,920 Melstone, MT $130,397 Melville, MT $130,397 Molt, MT $130,671 Mosby, MT $130,397 Musselshell, MT $130,397 Nye, MT $130,397 Otter, MT $130,397

Park City, MT $130,397 Pompeys Pillar, MT $130,397 Pray, MT $123,651 Pryor, MT $130,397 Rapelje, MT $130,397 Red Lodge, MT $130,397 Reed Point, MT $130,397 Roberts, MT $130,397

Roscoe, MT $130,397 Roundup, MT $130,397 Ryegate, MT $130,397 Saint Xavier, MT $130,397 Sanders, MT $130,397 Sand Springs, MT $130,397 Shawmut, MT $130,397 Shepherd, MT $131,081

Silver Gate, MT $130,397 Springdale, MT $130,397 Sumatra, MT $130,397 Teigen, MT $130,397 Two Dot, MT $122,447 Wilsall, MT $116,920 Winnett, MT $130,397 Worden, MT $130,397

Wyola, MT $130,397 Billings, MT $132,450 Baker, MT $126,867 Wolf Point, MT $130,397 Antelope, MT $134,023 Bainville, MT $134,023 Brockton, MT $134,023 Brockway, MT $130,397

Circle, MT $130,397 Crane, MT $134,023 Culbertson, MT $134,023 Dagmar, MT $134,023 Fairview, MT $134,023 Flaxville, MT $132,203 Fort Peck, MT $130,397 Frazer, MT $130,397

Froid, MT $134,023 Glasgow, MT $130,397 Saint Marie, MT $130,397 Glentana, MT $125,198 Hinsdale, MT $125,198 Homestead, MT $134,023 Lambert, MT $134,023 Larslan, MT $125,198

Medicine Lake, MT $134,023 Nashua, MT $130,397 Opheim, MT $125,198 Outlook, MT $134,023 Peerless, MT $130,397 Plentywood, MT $134,023 Poplar, MT $132,203 Raymond, MT $134,023

Redstone, MT $134,023 Reserve, MT $134,023 Richey, MT $132,203 Richland, MT $125,198 Saco, MT $125,198 Savage, MT $134,023 Scobey, MT $132,203 Sidney, MT $134,023

Vandalia, MT $125,198 Vida, MT $130,397 Westby, MT $134,023 Whitetail, MT $132,203 Miles City, MT $130,397 Alzada, MT $119,711 Angela, MT $130,397 Alberton, MT $116,920

Arlee, MT $116,920 Bonner, MT $116,920 Charlo, MT $116,920 Clinton, MT $116,920 Condon, MT $116,920 Conner, MT $116,920 Corvallis, MT $116,920 Darby, MT $116,920

De Borgia, MT $138,415 Dixon, MT $116,920 Drummond, MT $116,920 Florence, MT $116,920 Frenchtown, MT $116,920 Grantsdale, MT $116,920 Hall, MT $116,920 Hamilton, MT $116,920

Pinesdale, MT $116,920 Haugan, MT $138,415 Helmville, MT $116,920 Heron, MT $138,415 Hot Springs, MT $127,661 Huson, MT $116,920 Lolo, MT $116,920 Lonepine, MT $138,415

Milltown, MT $116,920 Noxon, MT $138,415 Ovando, MT $116,920 Pablo, MT $116,920 Paradise, MT $138,415 Philipsburg, MT $116,920 Plains, MT $138,415 Polson, MT $118,466

Ravalli, MT $116,920 Ronan, MT $116,920 Saint Ignatius, MT $116,920 Saint Regis, MT $138,415 Saltese, MT $138,415 Seeley Lake, MT $116,920 Stevensville, MT $116,920 Sula, MT $116,920

Superior, MT $138,415 Thompson Falls, MT $138,415 Trout Creek, MT $138,415 Victor, MT $116,920 Kalispell, MT $125,116 Big Arm, MT $125,116 Bigfork, MT $118,466 Columbia Falls, MT $129,207

Coram, MT $118,466 Dayton, MT $125,116 Elmo, MT $125,116 Essex, MT $120,012 Eureka, MT $138,415 Fortine, MT $138,415 Hungry Horse, MT $118,466 Kila, MT $138,415

Lake Mc Donald, MT $120,012 Lakeside, MT $125,116 Libby, MT $138,415 Marion, MT $138,415 Martin City, MT $120,012 Olney, MT $138,415 Polebridge, MT $129,207 Proctor, MT $125,116

Rexford, MT $138,415 Rollins, MT $118,466 Somers, MT $118,466 Stryker, MT $138,415 Trego, MT $138,415 Troy, MT $138,415 West Glacier, MT $120,012 Whitefish, MT $138,415

Bloomfield, MT $132,203 Boyes, MT $119,711 Broadus, MT $125,047 Brusett, MT $130,397 Capitol, MT $119,711 Cohagen, MT $130,397 Colstrip, MT $130,397 Ekalaka, MT $119,711

Fallon, MT $128,044 Forsyth, MT $130,397 Glendive, MT $132,203 Hammond, MT $119,711 Hathaway, MT $130,397 Ismay, MT $125,047 Jordan, MT $130,397 Kinsey, MT $130,397

Lindsay, MT $130,397 Mildred, MT $128,044 Olive, MT $125,047 Plevna, MT $126,867 Powderville, MT $125,047 Rosebud, MT $130,397 Terry, MT $130,397 Volborg, MT $130,397

Wibaux, MT $134,023 Willard, MT $119,711 Great Falls, MT $122,064 Malmstrom A F B, MT $122,064 Augusta, MT $120,012 Babb, MT $120,012 Belt, MT $120,012 Black Eagle, MT $122,064

Brady, MT $120,012 Browning, MT $120,012 Buffalo, MT $125,198 Bynum, MT $120,012 Carter, MT $120,012 Cascade, MT $119,081 Choteau, MT $120,012 Coffee Creek, MT $120,012

Conrad, MT $120,012 Cut Bank, MT $120,012 Denton, MT $120,012 Dupuyer, MT $120,012 Dutton, MT $120,012 East Glacier Park, MT $120,012 Ethridge, MT $120,012 Fairfield, MT $120,012

Floweree, MT $121,243 Forest Grove, MT $130,397 Fort Benton, MT $120,012 Fort Shaw, MT $120,696 Galata, MT $120,012 Geraldine, MT $120,012 Geyser, MT $120,012 Heart Butte, MT $120,012

Highwood, MT $120,149 Hilger, MT $120,012 Hobson, MT $120,012 Judith Gap, MT $130,397 Kevin, MT $120,012 Ledger, MT $120,012 Lewistown, MT $125,198 Loma, MT $120,012

Lothair, MT $120,012 Moccasin, MT $120,012 Monarch, MT $120,012 Moore, MT $125,198 Neihart, MT $120,012 Oilmont, MT $120,012 Pendroy, MT $120,012 Power, MT $120,559

Raynesford, MT $120,012 Roy, MT $125,198 Sand Coulee, MT $121,791 Shelby, MT $120,012 Simms, MT $120,012 Stanford, MT $120,012 Stockett, MT $120,422 Sunburst, MT $120,012

Sun River, MT $120,149 Sweet Grass, MT $120,012 Biddle, MT $119,711 Ulm, MT $121,243 Valier, MT $120,012 Vaughn, MT $121,106 Winifred, MT $120,012 Havre, MT $120,012

Big Sandy, MT $120,012 Box Elder, MT $120,012 Chester, MT $120,012 Chinook, MT $120,012 Dodson, MT $120,012 Gildford, MT $120,012 Harlem, MT $120,012 Hays, MT $120,012

Hingham, MT $120,012 Hogeland, MT $120,012 Inverness, MT $120,012 Joplin, MT $120,012 Kremlin, MT $120,012 Lloyd, MT $120,012 Loring, MT $120,012 Malta, MT $125,198

Rudyard, MT $120,012 Turner, MT $120,012 Whitewater, MT $125,198 Whitlash, MT $120,012 Zortman, MT $125,198 Zurich, MT $120,012 Helena, MT $118,972 Basin, MT $116,920

Boulder, MT $116,920 Canyon Creek, MT $117,330 Clancy, MT $118,425 East Helena, MT $118,561 Fort Harrison, MT $118,972 Jefferson City, MT $117,467 Lincoln, MT $116,920 Marysville, MT $118,151

Radersburg, MT $116,920 Ringling, MT $116,920 Toston, MT $116,920 Townsend, MT $116,920 White Sulphur Springs, MT $116,920 Winston, MT $116,920 Wolf Creek, MT $116,920 Butte, MT $116,920

Alder, MT $119,478 Anaconda, MT $116,920 Avon, MT $116,920 Belgrade, MT $116,920 Bozeman, MT $116,920 Big Sky, MT $116,920 Cameron, MT $125,800 Cardwell, MT $116,920

Deer Lodge, MT $116,920 Dell, MT $122,051 Dillon, MT $119,478 Divide, MT $116,920 Elliston, MT $117,467 Ennis, MT $116,920 Gallatin Gateway, MT $116,920 Garrison, MT $116,920

Glen, MT $116,920 Gold Creek, MT $116,920 Harrison, MT $116,920 Jackson, MT $116,920 Lima, MT $122,051 Mc Allister, MT $116,920 Manhattan, MT $116,920 Melrose, MT $116,920

Norris, MT $116,920 Polaris, MT $116,920 Pony, MT $116,920 Ramsay, MT $116,920 Sheridan, MT $116,920 Silver Star, MT $116,920 Three Forks, MT $116,920 Twin Bridges, MT $116,920

Virginia City, MT $116,920 Warm Springs, MT $116,920 West Yellowstone, MT $130,233 Whitehall, MT $116,920 Willow Creek, MT $116,920 Wisdom, MT $116,920 Wise River, MT $116,920 Missoula, MT $116,920

Cyber Security Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cyber Security Engineer'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 February 01, 2026

$121,648

Average $129,179/year

$138,759

$10,137

Average $10,765/month

$11,563

$2,339

Average $2,484/week

$2,668

$58

Average $62/hour

$67

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$138,759	$11,563	$2,668	$67
Average	$129,179	$10,765	$2,484	$62
25th Percentile	$121,648	$10,137	$2,339	$58

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