Data Science Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Data Science Engineer make in Montana?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Science Engineer in Montana is $139,910 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $67.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $161,922
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $130,126 to $151,432
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $121,219

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Data Science Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$151,432	$12,619	$2,912	$73
Average	$139,910	$11,659	$2,691	$67
25th Percentile	$130,126	$10,844	$2,502	$63

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Key Factors That Influence Data Science Engineer Salaries

A Data Science 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 Data Science Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Science 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): $170,678
Early Career (1-2 years): $110,229
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $139,063
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $181,529
Expert (over 8 years): $221,422

Levels	Salary
Data Scie... Level Data Science Engineer	$170,678
Data Scie... Level Data Science Engineer	$110,229
Data Scie... Level Data Science Engineer	$139,063
Data Scie... Level Data Science Engineer	$181,529
Data Scie... Level Data Science Engineer	$221,422

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How Do Data Science 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 Data Science Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $164,080.
California: $163,458.
Massachusetts: $161,280.

District of Columbia $164,080 California $163,458 Massachusetts $161,280 Washington $160,687 New Jersey $160,627 Alaska $160,420 Connecticut $158,375 New York $157,545

Hawaii $154,892 Rhode Island $153,648 Maryland $152,803 Minnesota $151,647 Colorado $151,202 Illinois $151,054 Oregon $150,491 Delaware $150,076

New Hampshire $149,815 Virginia $149,231 Pennsylvania $147,527 Nevada $146,668 North Dakota $146,386 Michigan $145,941 Wisconsin $145,778 Vermont $145,452

Texas $144,548 Maine $144,489 Arizona $144,400 Ohio $144,296 Georgia $142,933 Indiana $142,251 Wyoming $142,118 Utah $141,911

Iowa $141,822 Kansas $141,110 Louisiana $140,903 North Carolina $140,829 Missouri $140,799 Florida $140,221 Montana $139,910 Nebraska $139,614

Kentucky $139,451 South Carolina $138,858 Tennessee $138,487 Idaho $138,339 New Mexico $137,257 Oklahoma $137,020 Alabama $136,146 South Dakota $134,679

Arkansas $133,878 West Virginia $133,449 Mississippi $132,159

Top Paying Cities for Data Science 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: $141,229
Acton: $142,414
Ashland: $141,229

Absarokee, MT $141,229 Acton, MT $142,414 Ashland, MT $141,229 Ballantine, MT $141,822 Bearcreek, MT $141,229 Belfry, MT $141,229 Bighorn, MT $141,229 Big Timber, MT $141,229

Birney, MT $141,229 Boyd, MT $141,229 Bridger, MT $141,229 Broadview, MT $141,229 Busby, MT $141,229 Clyde Park, MT $126,632 Columbus, MT $141,229 Cooke City, MT $141,229

Crow Agency, MT $141,229 Custer, MT $141,229 Decker, MT $141,229 Edgar, MT $141,229 Emigrant, MT $126,632 Fishtail, MT $141,229 Fromberg, MT $141,229 Gardiner, MT $149,928

Garryowen, MT $141,229 Grass Range, MT $141,229 Greycliff, MT $141,229 Hardin, MT $141,229 Fort Smith, MT $141,229 Harlowton, MT $141,229 Huntley, MT $143,007 Hysham, MT $141,229

Ingomar, MT $141,229 Joliet, MT $141,229 Lame Deer, MT $141,229 Laurel, MT $142,711 Lavina, MT $141,229 Livingston, MT $133,923 Lodge Grass, MT $141,229 Mc Leod, MT $141,229

Martinsdale, MT $126,632 Melstone, MT $141,229 Melville, MT $141,229 Molt, MT $141,525 Mosby, MT $141,229 Musselshell, MT $141,229 Nye, MT $141,229 Otter, MT $141,229

Park City, MT $141,229 Pompeys Pillar, MT $141,229 Pray, MT $133,923 Pryor, MT $141,229 Rapelje, MT $141,229 Red Lodge, MT $141,229 Reed Point, MT $141,229 Roberts, MT $141,229

Roscoe, MT $141,229 Roundup, MT $141,229 Ryegate, MT $141,229 Saint Xavier, MT $141,229 Sanders, MT $141,229 Sand Springs, MT $141,229 Shawmut, MT $141,229 Shepherd, MT $141,970

Silver Gate, MT $141,229 Springdale, MT $141,229 Sumatra, MT $141,229 Teigen, MT $141,229 Two Dot, MT $132,619 Wilsall, MT $126,632 Winnett, MT $141,229 Worden, MT $141,229

Wyola, MT $141,229 Billings, MT $143,452 Baker, MT $137,405 Wolf Point, MT $141,229 Antelope, MT $145,156 Bainville, MT $145,156 Brockton, MT $145,156 Brockway, MT $141,229

Circle, MT $141,229 Crane, MT $145,156 Culbertson, MT $145,156 Dagmar, MT $145,156 Fairview, MT $145,156 Flaxville, MT $143,185 Fort Peck, MT $141,229 Frazer, MT $141,229

Froid, MT $145,156 Glasgow, MT $141,229 Saint Marie, MT $141,229 Glentana, MT $135,598 Hinsdale, MT $135,598 Homestead, MT $145,156 Lambert, MT $145,156 Larslan, MT $135,598

Medicine Lake, MT $145,156 Nashua, MT $141,229 Opheim, MT $135,598 Outlook, MT $145,156 Peerless, MT $141,229 Plentywood, MT $145,156 Poplar, MT $143,185 Raymond, MT $145,156

Redstone, MT $145,156 Reserve, MT $145,156 Richey, MT $143,185 Richland, MT $135,598 Saco, MT $135,598 Savage, MT $145,156 Scobey, MT $143,185 Sidney, MT $145,156

Vandalia, MT $135,598 Vida, MT $141,229 Westby, MT $145,156 Whitetail, MT $143,185 Miles City, MT $141,229 Alzada, MT $129,655 Angela, MT $141,229 Alberton, MT $126,632

Arlee, MT $126,632 Bonner, MT $126,632 Charlo, MT $126,632 Clinton, MT $126,632 Condon, MT $126,632 Conner, MT $126,632 Corvallis, MT $126,632 Darby, MT $126,632

De Borgia, MT $149,913 Dixon, MT $126,632 Drummond, MT $126,632 Florence, MT $126,632 Frenchtown, MT $126,632 Grantsdale, MT $126,632 Hall, MT $126,632 Hamilton, MT $126,632

Pinesdale, MT $126,632 Haugan, MT $149,913 Helmville, MT $126,632 Heron, MT $149,913 Hot Springs, MT $138,265 Huson, MT $126,632 Lolo, MT $126,632 Lonepine, MT $149,913

Milltown, MT $126,632 Noxon, MT $149,913 Ovando, MT $126,632 Pablo, MT $126,632 Paradise, MT $149,913 Philipsburg, MT $126,632 Plains, MT $149,913 Polson, MT $128,306

Ravalli, MT $126,632 Ronan, MT $126,632 Saint Ignatius, MT $126,632 Saint Regis, MT $149,913 Saltese, MT $149,913 Seeley Lake, MT $126,632 Stevensville, MT $126,632 Sula, MT $126,632

Superior, MT $149,913 Thompson Falls, MT $149,913 Trout Creek, MT $149,913 Victor, MT $126,632 Kalispell, MT $135,509 Big Arm, MT $135,509 Bigfork, MT $128,306 Columbia Falls, MT $139,940

Coram, MT $128,306 Dayton, MT $135,509 Elmo, MT $135,509 Essex, MT $129,981 Eureka, MT $149,913 Fortine, MT $149,913 Hungry Horse, MT $128,306 Kila, MT $149,913

Lake Mc Donald, MT $129,981 Lakeside, MT $135,509 Libby, MT $149,913 Marion, MT $149,913 Martin City, MT $129,981 Olney, MT $149,913 Polebridge, MT $139,940 Proctor, MT $135,509

Rexford, MT $149,913 Rollins, MT $128,306 Somers, MT $128,306 Stryker, MT $149,913 Trego, MT $149,913 Troy, MT $149,913 West Glacier, MT $129,981 Whitefish, MT $149,913

Bloomfield, MT $143,185 Boyes, MT $129,655 Broadus, MT $135,434 Brusett, MT $141,229 Capitol, MT $129,655 Cohagen, MT $141,229 Colstrip, MT $141,229 Ekalaka, MT $129,655

Fallon, MT $138,680 Forsyth, MT $141,229 Glendive, MT $143,185 Hammond, MT $129,655 Hathaway, MT $141,229 Ismay, MT $135,434 Jordan, MT $141,229 Kinsey, MT $141,229

Lindsay, MT $141,229 Mildred, MT $138,680 Olive, MT $135,434 Plevna, MT $137,405 Powderville, MT $135,434 Rosebud, MT $141,229 Terry, MT $141,229 Volborg, MT $141,229

Wibaux, MT $145,156 Willard, MT $129,655 Great Falls, MT $132,204 Malmstrom A F B, MT $132,204 Augusta, MT $129,981 Babb, MT $129,981 Belt, MT $129,981 Black Eagle, MT $132,204

Brady, MT $129,981 Browning, MT $129,981 Buffalo, MT $135,598 Bynum, MT $129,981 Carter, MT $129,981 Cascade, MT $128,973 Choteau, MT $129,981 Coffee Creek, MT $129,981

Conrad, MT $129,981 Cut Bank, MT $129,981 Denton, MT $129,981 Dupuyer, MT $129,981 Dutton, MT $129,981 East Glacier Park, MT $129,981 Ethridge, MT $129,981 Fairfield, MT $129,981

Floweree, MT $131,315 Forest Grove, MT $141,229 Fort Benton, MT $129,981 Fort Shaw, MT $130,722 Galata, MT $129,981 Geraldine, MT $129,981 Geyser, MT $129,981 Heart Butte, MT $129,981

Highwood, MT $130,129 Hilger, MT $129,981 Hobson, MT $129,981 Judith Gap, MT $141,229 Kevin, MT $129,981 Ledger, MT $129,981 Lewistown, MT $135,598 Loma, MT $129,981

Lothair, MT $129,981 Moccasin, MT $129,981 Monarch, MT $129,981 Moore, MT $135,598 Neihart, MT $129,981 Oilmont, MT $129,981 Pendroy, MT $129,981 Power, MT $130,574

Raynesford, MT $129,981 Roy, MT $135,598 Sand Coulee, MT $131,907 Shelby, MT $129,981 Simms, MT $129,981 Stanford, MT $129,981 Stockett, MT $130,426 Sunburst, MT $129,981

Sun River, MT $130,129 Sweet Grass, MT $129,981 Biddle, MT $129,655 Ulm, MT $131,315 Valier, MT $129,981 Vaughn, MT $131,167 Winifred, MT $129,981 Havre, MT $129,981

Big Sandy, MT $129,981 Box Elder, MT $129,981 Chester, MT $129,981 Chinook, MT $129,981 Dodson, MT $129,981 Gildford, MT $129,981 Harlem, MT $129,981 Hays, MT $129,981

Hingham, MT $129,981 Hogeland, MT $129,981 Inverness, MT $129,981 Joplin, MT $129,981 Kremlin, MT $129,981 Lloyd, MT $129,981 Loring, MT $129,981 Malta, MT $135,598

Rudyard, MT $129,981 Turner, MT $129,981 Whitewater, MT $135,598 Whitlash, MT $129,981 Zortman, MT $135,598 Zurich, MT $129,981 Helena, MT $128,855 Basin, MT $126,632

Boulder, MT $126,632 Canyon Creek, MT $127,076 Clancy, MT $128,262 East Helena, MT $128,410 Fort Harrison, MT $128,855 Jefferson City, MT $127,225 Lincoln, MT $126,632 Marysville, MT $127,966

Radersburg, MT $126,632 Ringling, MT $126,632 Toston, MT $126,632 Townsend, MT $126,632 White Sulphur Springs, MT $126,632 Winston, MT $126,632 Wolf Creek, MT $126,632 Butte, MT $126,632

Alder, MT $129,403 Anaconda, MT $126,632 Avon, MT $126,632 Belgrade, MT $126,632 Bozeman, MT $126,632 Big Sky, MT $126,632 Cameron, MT $136,250 Cardwell, MT $126,632

Deer Lodge, MT $126,632 Dell, MT $132,189 Dillon, MT $129,403 Divide, MT $126,632 Elliston, MT $127,225 Ennis, MT $126,632 Gallatin Gateway, MT $126,632 Garrison, MT $126,632

Glen, MT $126,632 Gold Creek, MT $126,632 Harrison, MT $126,632 Jackson, MT $126,632 Lima, MT $132,189 Mc Allister, MT $126,632 Manhattan, MT $126,632 Melrose, MT $126,632

Norris, MT $126,632 Polaris, MT $126,632 Pony, MT $126,632 Ramsay, MT $126,632 Sheridan, MT $126,632 Silver Star, MT $126,632 Three Forks, MT $126,632 Twin Bridges, MT $126,632

Virginia City, MT $126,632 Warm Springs, MT $126,632 West Yellowstone, MT $141,051 Whitehall, MT $126,632 Willow Creek, MT $126,632 Wisdom, MT $126,632 Wise River, MT $126,632 Missoula, MT $126,632

Data Science Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Data Science 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 April 01, 2026

$130,126

Average $139,910/year

$151,432

$10,844

Average $11,659/month

$12,619

$2,502

Average $2,691/week

$2,912

$63

Average $67/hour

$73

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$151,432	$12,619	$2,912	$73
Average	$139,910	$11,659	$2,691	$67
25th Percentile	$130,126	$10,844	$2,502	$63

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