Distribution Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Distribution Engineer make in Montana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Distribution Engineer in Montana is $43,363 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,302
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,749 to $49,089
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,547

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Distribution Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,089	$4,091	$944	$24
Average	$43,363	$3,614	$834	$21
25th Percentile	$38,749	$3,229	$745	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Distribution Engineer Salaries

A Distribution 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 Distribution Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Distribution 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): $38,361
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,942
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,632
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,549
Expert (over 8 years): $171,720

Levels	Salary
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$38,361
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$42,942
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$83,632
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$121,549
Distribut... Level Distribution Engineer	$171,720

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

District of Columbia: $50,855.
California: $50,662.
Massachusetts: $49,987.

District of Columbia $50,855 California $50,662 Massachusetts $49,987 Washington $49,803 New Jersey $49,785 Alaska $49,720 Connecticut $49,086 New York $48,829

Hawaii $48,007 Rhode Island $47,621 Maryland $47,359 Minnesota $47,001 Colorado $46,863 Illinois $46,817 Oregon $46,643 Delaware $46,514

New Hampshire $46,433 Virginia $46,252 Pennsylvania $45,724 Nevada $45,458 North Dakota $45,371 Michigan $45,233 Wisconsin $45,182 Vermont $45,081

Texas $44,801 Maine $44,783 Arizona $44,755 Ohio $44,723 Georgia $44,300 Indiana $44,089 Wyoming $44,048 Utah $43,983

Iowa $43,956 Kansas $43,735 Louisiana $43,671 North Carolina $43,648 Missouri $43,639 Florida $43,460 Montana $43,363 Nebraska $43,272

Kentucky $43,221 South Carolina $43,037 Tennessee $42,922 Idaho $42,876 New Mexico $42,541 Oklahoma $42,468 Alabama $42,197 South Dakota $41,742

Arkansas $41,494 West Virginia $41,361 Mississippi $40,961

Top Paying Cities for Distribution 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: $43,099
Acton: $44,143
Ashland: $43,066

Absarokee, MT $43,099 Acton, MT $44,143 Ashland, MT $43,066 Ballantine, MT $44,075 Bearcreek, MT $43,093 Belfry, MT $43,137 Bighorn, MT $42,995 Big Timber, MT $43,063

Birney, MT $43,036 Boyd, MT $43,487 Bridger, MT $43,319 Broadview, MT $43,898 Busby, MT $43,085 Clyde Park, MT $43,071 Columbus, MT $43,425 Cooke City, MT $42,987

Crow Agency, MT $43,121 Custer, MT $43,133 Decker, MT $43,077 Edgar, MT $43,979 Emigrant, MT $43,068 Fishtail, MT $43,031 Fromberg, MT $43,805 Gardiner, MT $43,069

Garryowen, MT $43,104 Grass Range, MT $43,024 Greycliff, MT $43,066 Hardin, MT $43,480 Fort Smith, MT $43,345 Harlowton, MT $43,048 Huntley, MT $44,293 Hysham, MT $43,018

Ingomar, MT $42,936 Joliet, MT $43,810 Lame Deer, MT $43,110 Laurel, MT $44,280 Lavina, MT $43,169 Livingston, MT $43,119 Lodge Grass, MT $43,129 Mc Leod, MT $42,973

Martinsdale, MT $43,001 Melstone, MT $43,018 Melville, MT $42,985 Molt, MT $44,019 Mosby, MT $42,958 Musselshell, MT $43,003 Nye, MT $43,026 Otter, MT $43,067

Park City, MT $43,976 Pompeys Pillar, MT $43,802 Pray, MT $43,046 Pryor, MT $43,826 Rapelje, MT $43,320 Red Lodge, MT $43,102 Reed Point, MT $43,049 Roberts, MT $43,284

Roscoe, MT $43,017 Roundup, MT $43,099 Ryegate, MT $43,010 Saint Xavier, MT $43,305 Sanders, MT $43,070 Sand Springs, MT $42,963 Shawmut, MT $42,996 Shepherd, MT $44,099

Silver Gate, MT $43,103 Springdale, MT $43,039 Sumatra, MT $42,963 Teigen, MT $43,025 Two Dot, MT $42,991 Wilsall, MT $43,029 Winnett, MT $42,995 Worden, MT $43,747

Wyola, MT $43,147 Billings, MT $44,331 Baker, MT $43,216 Wolf Point, MT $43,068 Antelope, MT $43,120 Bainville, MT $43,269 Brockton, MT $43,046 Brockway, MT $42,987

Circle, MT $43,019 Crane, MT $43,299 Culbertson, MT $43,141 Dagmar, MT $43,161 Fairview, MT $43,287 Flaxville, MT $43,013 Fort Peck, MT $42,992 Frazer, MT $43,042

Froid, MT $43,083 Glasgow, MT $43,065 Saint Marie, MT $43,248 Glentana, MT $42,993 Hinsdale, MT $42,983 Homestead, MT $43,083 Lambert, MT $43,057 Larslan, MT $42,986

Medicine Lake, MT $43,077 Nashua, MT $43,042 Opheim, MT $42,980 Outlook, MT $43,045 Peerless, MT $42,988 Plentywood, MT $43,113 Poplar, MT $43,076 Raymond, MT $43,080

Redstone, MT $42,989 Reserve, MT $43,032 Richey, MT $43,007 Richland, MT $42,983 Saco, MT $43,008 Savage, MT $43,135 Scobey, MT $43,046 Sidney, MT $43,297

Vandalia, MT $43,003 Vida, MT $43,017 Westby, MT $43,153 Whitetail, MT $42,982 Miles City, MT $43,072 Alzada, MT $43,034 Angela, MT $42,957 Alberton, MT $43,021

Arlee, MT $43,037 Bonner, MT $43,023 Charlo, MT $43,049 Clinton, MT $43,051 Condon, MT $42,974 Conner, MT $43,059 Corvallis, MT $43,116 Darby, MT $42,977

De Borgia, MT $42,888 Dixon, MT $43,011 Drummond, MT $43,034 Florence, MT $43,106 Frenchtown, MT $43,089 Grantsdale, MT $43,093 Hall, MT $43,026 Hamilton, MT $43,094

Pinesdale, MT $43,193 Haugan, MT $42,877 Helmville, MT $42,942 Heron, MT $42,893 Hot Springs, MT $42,972 Huson, MT $43,032 Lolo, MT $43,080 Lonepine, MT $42,987

Milltown, MT $43,189 Noxon, MT $42,876 Ovando, MT $42,937 Pablo, MT $43,203 Paradise, MT $43,036 Philipsburg, MT $43,026 Plains, MT $43,001 Polson, MT $43,069

Ravalli, MT $43,041 Ronan, MT $43,074 Saint Ignatius, MT $43,064 Saint Regis, MT $42,972 Saltese, MT $42,860 Seeley Lake, MT $43,046 Stevensville, MT $43,115 Sula, MT $42,961

Superior, MT $43,003 Thompson Falls, MT $42,942 Trout Creek, MT $42,902 Victor, MT $43,088 Kalispell, MT $43,106 Big Arm, MT $43,049 Bigfork, MT $43,047 Columbia Falls, MT $43,102

Coram, MT $43,046 Dayton, MT $43,055 Elmo, MT $43,005 Essex, MT $42,977 Eureka, MT $43,059 Fortine, MT $43,017 Hungry Horse, MT $43,152 Kila, MT $43,012

Lake Mc Donald, MT $43,051 Lakeside, MT $43,083 Libby, MT $42,995 Marion, MT $42,989 Martin City, MT $43,082 Olney, MT $42,982 Polebridge, MT $42,907 Proctor, MT $42,992

Rexford, MT $43,024 Rollins, MT $43,018 Somers, MT $43,078 Stryker, MT $42,974 Trego, MT $43,006 Troy, MT $42,876 West Glacier, MT $42,920 Whitefish, MT $43,080

Bloomfield, MT $43,030 Boyes, MT $43,044 Broadus, MT $43,057 Brusett, MT $42,988 Capitol, MT $42,954 Cohagen, MT $42,972 Colstrip, MT $43,147 Ekalaka, MT $43,047

Fallon, MT $43,092 Forsyth, MT $43,035 Glendive, MT $43,178 Hammond, MT $43,017 Hathaway, MT $43,065 Ismay, MT $43,030 Jordan, MT $42,997 Kinsey, MT $43,049

Lindsay, MT $42,995 Mildred, MT $43,092 Olive, MT $43,003 Plevna, MT $43,129 Powderville, MT $42,961 Rosebud, MT $42,982 Terry, MT $43,011 Volborg, MT $42,983

Wibaux, MT $43,161 Willard, MT $43,143 Great Falls, MT $41,214 Malmstrom A F B, MT $41,214 Augusta, MT $42,981 Babb, MT $42,997 Belt, MT $41,719 Black Eagle, MT $41,214

Brady, MT $42,573 Browning, MT $43,055 Buffalo, MT $43,022 Bynum, MT $43,016 Carter, MT $41,929 Cascade, MT $42,509 Choteau, MT $43,017 Coffee Creek, MT $43,020

Conrad, MT $43,056 Cut Bank, MT $43,027 Denton, MT $43,010 Dupuyer, MT $42,977 Dutton, MT $42,086 East Glacier Park, MT $42,958 Ethridge, MT $42,972 Fairfield, MT $42,678

Floweree, MT $41,300 Forest Grove, MT $43,004 Fort Benton, MT $42,707 Fort Shaw, MT $41,778 Galata, MT $42,983 Geraldine, MT $43,001 Geyser, MT $42,692 Heart Butte, MT $43,054

Highwood, MT $41,779 Hilger, MT $43,021 Hobson, MT $43,027 Judith Gap, MT $43,018 Kevin, MT $43,011 Ledger, MT $42,992 Lewistown, MT $43,097 Loma, MT $43,001

Lothair, MT $42,997 Moccasin, MT $43,029 Monarch, MT $42,553 Moore, MT $43,053 Neihart, MT $42,871 Oilmont, MT $42,989 Pendroy, MT $42,977 Power, MT $41,616

Raynesford, MT $42,504 Roy, MT $42,981 Sand Coulee, MT $41,214 Shelby, MT $43,057 Simms, MT $42,103 Stanford, MT $43,024 Stockett, MT $41,638 Sunburst, MT $43,027

Sun River, MT $41,561 Sweet Grass, MT $43,000 Biddle, MT $43,072 Ulm, MT $41,234 Valier, MT $43,020 Vaughn, MT $41,384 Winifred, MT $43,005 Havre, MT $43,086

Big Sandy, MT $43,014 Box Elder, MT $43,099 Chester, MT $43,020 Chinook, MT $43,028 Dodson, MT $43,012 Gildford, MT $43,004 Harlem, MT $43,063 Hays, MT $43,081

Hingham, MT $43,005 Hogeland, MT $42,997 Inverness, MT $42,994 Joplin, MT $43,005 Kremlin, MT $43,003 Lloyd, MT $42,940 Loring, MT $42,981 Malta, MT $43,034

Rudyard, MT $43,014 Turner, MT $43,007 Whitewater, MT $42,989 Whitlash, MT $42,959 Zortman, MT $43,039 Zurich, MT $42,980 Helena, MT $41,094 Basin, MT $41,992

Boulder, MT $42,452 Canyon Creek, MT $41,553 Clancy, MT $41,164 East Helena, MT $41,067 Fort Harrison, MT $41,067 Jefferson City, MT $41,460 Lincoln, MT $43,015 Marysville, MT $41,502

Radersburg, MT $42,520 Ringling, MT $42,967 Toston, MT $42,684 Townsend, MT $42,051 White Sulphur Springs, MT $42,841 Winston, MT $41,545 Wolf Creek, MT $42,421 Butte, MT $43,013

Alder, MT $42,999 Anaconda, MT $43,108 Avon, MT $41,962 Belgrade, MT $43,160 Bozeman, MT $43,187 Big Sky, MT $43,155 Cameron, MT $42,970 Cardwell, MT $43,063

Deer Lodge, MT $42,752 Dell, MT $42,853 Dillon, MT $43,032 Divide, MT $43,020 Elliston, MT $41,612 Ennis, MT $43,090 Gallatin Gateway, MT $43,065 Garrison, MT $42,541

Glen, MT $43,018 Gold Creek, MT $42,825 Harrison, MT $43,075 Jackson, MT $42,908 Lima, MT $42,883 Mc Allister, MT $43,081 Manhattan, MT $43,147 Melrose, MT $43,023

Norris, MT $43,023 Polaris, MT $42,971 Pony, MT $43,085 Ramsay, MT $43,107 Sheridan, MT $43,099 Silver Star, MT $43,098 Three Forks, MT $43,113 Twin Bridges, MT $43,063

Virginia City, MT $43,078 Warm Springs, MT $43,102 West Yellowstone, MT $43,054 Whitehall, MT $43,108 Willow Creek, MT $43,095 Wisdom, MT $42,918 Wise River, MT $42,994 Missoula, MT $43,255

Distribution Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Distribution 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 May 01, 2026

$38,749

Average $43,363/year

$49,089

$3,229

Average $3,614/month

$4,091

$745

Average $834/week

$944

$19

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,089	$4,091	$944	$24
Average	$43,363	$3,614	$834	$21
25th Percentile	$38,749	$3,229	$745	$19

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