Data Scientist Salary in Montana

How much does a Data Scientist make in Montana?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Scientist in Montana is $111,788 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $54.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $129,731
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $102,619 to $121,180
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $94,271

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Data Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$121,180	$10,098	$2,330	$58
Average	$111,788	$9,316	$2,150	$54
25th Percentile	$102,619	$8,552	$1,973	$49

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Key Factors That Influence Data Scientist Salaries

A Data 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 Data Scientist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data 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): $70,996
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,877
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,097
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $126,610
Expert (over 8 years): $169,729

Levels	Salary
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$70,996
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$86,877
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$111,097
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$126,610
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$169,729

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

District of Columbia: $131,100.
California: $130,603.
Massachusetts: $128,862.

District of Columbia $131,100 California $130,603 Massachusetts $128,862 Washington $128,389 New Jersey $128,341 Alaska $128,176 Connecticut $126,542 New York $125,878

Hawaii $123,759 Rhode Island $122,764 Maryland $122,089 Minnesota $121,166 Colorado $120,811 Illinois $120,692 Oregon $120,242 Delaware $119,911

New Hampshire $119,702 Virginia $119,236 Pennsylvania $117,874 Nevada $117,187 North Dakota $116,962 Michigan $116,607 Wisconsin $116,477 Vermont $116,216

Texas $115,494 Maine $115,447 Arizona $115,376 Ohio $115,293 Georgia $114,204 Indiana $113,659 Wyoming $113,552 Utah $113,387

Iowa $113,315 Kansas $112,747 Louisiana $112,581 North Carolina $112,522 Missouri $112,498 Florida $112,037 Montana $111,788 Nebraska $111,551

Kentucky $111,421 South Carolina $110,947 Tennessee $110,651 Idaho $110,533 New Mexico $109,669 Oklahoma $109,479 Alabama $108,781 South Dakota $107,608

Arkansas $106,969 West Virginia $106,626 Mississippi $105,595

Top Paying Cities for Data 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: $112,842
Acton: $113,789
Ashland: $112,842

Absarokee, MT $112,842 Acton, MT $113,789 Ashland, MT $112,842 Ballantine, MT $113,315 Bearcreek, MT $112,842 Belfry, MT $112,842 Bighorn, MT $112,842 Big Timber, MT $112,842

Birney, MT $112,842 Boyd, MT $112,842 Bridger, MT $112,842 Broadview, MT $112,842 Busby, MT $112,842 Clyde Park, MT $101,179 Columbus, MT $112,842 Cooke City, MT $112,842

Crow Agency, MT $112,842 Custer, MT $112,842 Decker, MT $112,842 Edgar, MT $112,842 Emigrant, MT $101,179 Fishtail, MT $112,842 Fromberg, MT $112,842 Gardiner, MT $119,792

Garryowen, MT $112,842 Grass Range, MT $112,842 Greycliff, MT $112,842 Hardin, MT $112,842 Fort Smith, MT $112,842 Harlowton, MT $112,842 Huntley, MT $114,263 Hysham, MT $112,842

Ingomar, MT $112,842 Joliet, MT $112,842 Lame Deer, MT $112,842 Laurel, MT $114,026 Lavina, MT $112,842 Livingston, MT $107,004 Lodge Grass, MT $112,842 Mc Leod, MT $112,842

Martinsdale, MT $101,179 Melstone, MT $112,842 Melville, MT $112,842 Molt, MT $113,079 Mosby, MT $112,842 Musselshell, MT $112,842 Nye, MT $112,842 Otter, MT $112,842

Park City, MT $112,842 Pompeys Pillar, MT $112,842 Pray, MT $107,004 Pryor, MT $112,842 Rapelje, MT $112,842 Red Lodge, MT $112,842 Reed Point, MT $112,842 Roberts, MT $112,842

Roscoe, MT $112,842 Roundup, MT $112,842 Ryegate, MT $112,842 Saint Xavier, MT $112,842 Sanders, MT $112,842 Sand Springs, MT $112,842 Shawmut, MT $112,842 Shepherd, MT $113,434

Silver Gate, MT $112,842 Springdale, MT $112,842 Sumatra, MT $112,842 Teigen, MT $112,842 Two Dot, MT $105,962 Wilsall, MT $101,179 Winnett, MT $112,842 Worden, MT $112,842

Wyola, MT $112,842 Billings, MT $114,618 Baker, MT $109,787 Wolf Point, MT $112,842 Antelope, MT $115,980 Bainville, MT $115,980 Brockton, MT $115,980 Brockway, MT $112,842

Circle, MT $112,842 Crane, MT $115,980 Culbertson, MT $115,980 Dagmar, MT $115,980 Fairview, MT $115,980 Flaxville, MT $114,405 Fort Peck, MT $112,842 Frazer, MT $112,842

Froid, MT $115,980 Glasgow, MT $112,842 Saint Marie, MT $112,842 Glentana, MT $108,342 Hinsdale, MT $108,342 Homestead, MT $115,980 Lambert, MT $115,980 Larslan, MT $108,342

Medicine Lake, MT $115,980 Nashua, MT $112,842 Opheim, MT $108,342 Outlook, MT $115,980 Peerless, MT $112,842 Plentywood, MT $115,980 Poplar, MT $114,405 Raymond, MT $115,980

Redstone, MT $115,980 Reserve, MT $115,980 Richey, MT $114,405 Richland, MT $108,342 Saco, MT $108,342 Savage, MT $115,980 Scobey, MT $114,405 Sidney, MT $115,980

Vandalia, MT $108,342 Vida, MT $112,842 Westby, MT $115,980 Whitetail, MT $114,405 Miles City, MT $112,842 Alzada, MT $103,594 Angela, MT $112,842 Alberton, MT $101,179

Arlee, MT $101,179 Bonner, MT $101,179 Charlo, MT $101,179 Clinton, MT $101,179 Condon, MT $101,179 Conner, MT $101,179 Corvallis, MT $101,179 Darby, MT $101,179

De Borgia, MT $119,781 Dixon, MT $101,179 Drummond, MT $101,179 Florence, MT $101,179 Frenchtown, MT $101,179 Grantsdale, MT $101,179 Hall, MT $101,179 Hamilton, MT $101,179

Pinesdale, MT $101,179 Haugan, MT $119,781 Helmville, MT $101,179 Heron, MT $119,781 Hot Springs, MT $110,474 Huson, MT $101,179 Lolo, MT $101,179 Lonepine, MT $119,781

Milltown, MT $101,179 Noxon, MT $119,781 Ovando, MT $101,179 Pablo, MT $101,179 Paradise, MT $119,781 Philipsburg, MT $101,179 Plains, MT $119,781 Polson, MT $102,517

Ravalli, MT $101,179 Ronan, MT $101,179 Saint Ignatius, MT $101,179 Saint Regis, MT $119,781 Saltese, MT $119,781 Seeley Lake, MT $101,179 Stevensville, MT $101,179 Sula, MT $101,179

Superior, MT $119,781 Thompson Falls, MT $119,781 Trout Creek, MT $119,781 Victor, MT $101,179 Kalispell, MT $108,271 Big Arm, MT $108,271 Bigfork, MT $102,517 Columbia Falls, MT $111,812

Coram, MT $102,517 Dayton, MT $108,271 Elmo, MT $108,271 Essex, MT $103,855 Eureka, MT $119,781 Fortine, MT $119,781 Hungry Horse, MT $102,517 Kila, MT $119,781

Lake Mc Donald, MT $103,855 Lakeside, MT $108,271 Libby, MT $119,781 Marion, MT $119,781 Martin City, MT $103,855 Olney, MT $119,781 Polebridge, MT $111,812 Proctor, MT $108,271

Rexford, MT $119,781 Rollins, MT $102,517 Somers, MT $102,517 Stryker, MT $119,781 Trego, MT $119,781 Troy, MT $119,781 West Glacier, MT $103,855 Whitefish, MT $119,781

Bloomfield, MT $114,405 Boyes, MT $103,594 Broadus, MT $108,212 Brusett, MT $112,842 Capitol, MT $103,594 Cohagen, MT $112,842 Colstrip, MT $112,842 Ekalaka, MT $103,594

Fallon, MT $110,805 Forsyth, MT $112,842 Glendive, MT $114,405 Hammond, MT $103,594 Hathaway, MT $112,842 Ismay, MT $108,212 Jordan, MT $112,842 Kinsey, MT $112,842

Lindsay, MT $112,842 Mildred, MT $110,805 Olive, MT $108,212 Plevna, MT $109,787 Powderville, MT $108,212 Rosebud, MT $112,842 Terry, MT $112,842 Volborg, MT $112,842

Wibaux, MT $115,980 Willard, MT $103,594 Great Falls, MT $105,631 Malmstrom A F B, MT $105,631 Augusta, MT $103,855 Babb, MT $103,855 Belt, MT $103,855 Black Eagle, MT $105,631

Brady, MT $103,855 Browning, MT $103,855 Buffalo, MT $108,342 Bynum, MT $103,855 Carter, MT $103,855 Cascade, MT $103,050 Choteau, MT $103,855 Coffee Creek, MT $103,855

Conrad, MT $103,855 Cut Bank, MT $103,855 Denton, MT $103,855 Dupuyer, MT $103,855 Dutton, MT $103,855 East Glacier Park, MT $103,855 Ethridge, MT $103,855 Fairfield, MT $103,855

Floweree, MT $104,920 Forest Grove, MT $112,842 Fort Benton, MT $103,855 Fort Shaw, MT $104,447 Galata, MT $103,855 Geraldine, MT $103,855 Geyser, MT $103,855 Heart Butte, MT $103,855

Highwood, MT $103,973 Hilger, MT $103,855 Hobson, MT $103,855 Judith Gap, MT $112,842 Kevin, MT $103,855 Ledger, MT $103,855 Lewistown, MT $108,342 Loma, MT $103,855

Lothair, MT $103,855 Moccasin, MT $103,855 Monarch, MT $103,855 Moore, MT $108,342 Neihart, MT $103,855 Oilmont, MT $103,855 Pendroy, MT $103,855 Power, MT $104,328

Raynesford, MT $103,855 Roy, MT $108,342 Sand Coulee, MT $105,394 Shelby, MT $103,855 Simms, MT $103,855 Stanford, MT $103,855 Stockett, MT $104,210 Sunburst, MT $103,855

Sun River, MT $103,973 Sweet Grass, MT $103,855 Biddle, MT $103,594 Ulm, MT $104,920 Valier, MT $103,855 Vaughn, MT $104,802 Winifred, MT $103,855 Havre, MT $103,855

Big Sandy, MT $103,855 Box Elder, MT $103,855 Chester, MT $103,855 Chinook, MT $103,855 Dodson, MT $103,855 Gildford, MT $103,855 Harlem, MT $103,855 Hays, MT $103,855

Hingham, MT $103,855 Hogeland, MT $103,855 Inverness, MT $103,855 Joplin, MT $103,855 Kremlin, MT $103,855 Lloyd, MT $103,855 Loring, MT $103,855 Malta, MT $108,342

Rudyard, MT $103,855 Turner, MT $103,855 Whitewater, MT $108,342 Whitlash, MT $103,855 Zortman, MT $108,342 Zurich, MT $103,855 Helena, MT $102,955 Basin, MT $101,179

Boulder, MT $101,179 Canyon Creek, MT $101,534 Clancy, MT $102,481 East Helena, MT $102,600 Fort Harrison, MT $102,955 Jefferson City, MT $101,652 Lincoln, MT $101,179 Marysville, MT $102,244

Radersburg, MT $101,179 Ringling, MT $101,179 Toston, MT $101,179 Townsend, MT $101,179 White Sulphur Springs, MT $101,179 Winston, MT $101,179 Wolf Creek, MT $101,179 Butte, MT $101,179

Alder, MT $103,393 Anaconda, MT $101,179 Avon, MT $101,179 Belgrade, MT $101,179 Bozeman, MT $101,179 Big Sky, MT $101,179 Cameron, MT $108,863 Cardwell, MT $101,179

Deer Lodge, MT $101,179 Dell, MT $105,619 Dillon, MT $103,393 Divide, MT $101,179 Elliston, MT $101,652 Ennis, MT $101,179 Gallatin Gateway, MT $101,179 Garrison, MT $101,179

Glen, MT $101,179 Gold Creek, MT $101,179 Harrison, MT $101,179 Jackson, MT $101,179 Lima, MT $105,619 Mc Allister, MT $101,179 Manhattan, MT $101,179 Melrose, MT $101,179

Norris, MT $101,179 Polaris, MT $101,179 Pony, MT $101,179 Ramsay, MT $101,179 Sheridan, MT $101,179 Silver Star, MT $101,179 Three Forks, MT $101,179 Twin Bridges, MT $101,179

Virginia City, MT $101,179 Warm Springs, MT $101,179 West Yellowstone, MT $112,700 Whitehall, MT $101,179 Willow Creek, MT $101,179 Wisdom, MT $101,179 Wise River, MT $101,179 Missoula, MT $101,179

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

Understanding how a Data 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 April 01, 2026

$102,619

Average $111,788/year

$121,180

$8,552

Average $9,316/month

$10,098

$1,973

Average $2,150/week

$2,330

$49

Average $54/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$121,180	$10,098	$2,330	$58
Average	$111,788	$9,316	$2,150	$54
25th Percentile	$102,619	$8,552	$1,973	$49

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