Environmental Scientist Salary in Montana

How much does an Environmental Scientist make in Montana?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for an Environmental Scientist in Montana is $83,082 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,335
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,526 to $89,496
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,647

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Environmental Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,496	$7,458	$1,721	$43
Average	$83,082	$6,924	$1,598	$40
25th Percentile	$75,526	$6,294	$1,452	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Environmental Scientist Salaries

An Environmental 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 Environmental Scientist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Environmental 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): $70,699
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,611
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,453
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $119,179
Expert (over 8 years): $145,524

Levels	Salary
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$70,699
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$82,611
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$97,453
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$119,179
Environme... Level Environmental Scientist	$145,524

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

District of Columbia: $97,436.
California: $97,066.
Massachusetts: $95,772.

District of Columbia $97,436 California $97,066 Massachusetts $95,772 Washington $95,420 New Jersey $95,385 Alaska $95,262 Connecticut $94,048 New York $93,555

Hawaii $91,979 Rhode Island $91,240 Maryland $90,739 Minnesota $90,052 Colorado $89,788 Illinois $89,700 Oregon $89,366 Delaware $89,119

New Hampshire $88,965 Virginia $88,618 Pennsylvania $87,606 Nevada $87,095 North Dakota $86,928 Michigan $86,664 Wisconsin $86,567 Vermont $86,374

Texas $85,837 Maine $85,802 Arizona $85,749 Ohio $85,687 Georgia $84,878 Indiana $84,473 Wyoming $84,394 Utah $84,271

Iowa $84,218 Kansas $83,795 Louisiana $83,672 North Carolina $83,628 Missouri $83,611 Florida $83,267 Montana $83,082 Nebraska $82,906

Kentucky $82,810 South Carolina $82,458 Tennessee $82,238 Idaho $82,150 New Mexico $81,507 Oklahoma $81,366 Alabama $80,847 South Dakota $79,976

Arkansas $79,501 West Virginia $79,246 Mississippi $78,480

Top Paying Cities for Environmental 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: $82,576
Acton: $84,576
Ashland: $82,513

Absarokee, MT $82,576 Acton, MT $84,576 Ashland, MT $82,513 Ballantine, MT $84,447 Bearcreek, MT $82,565 Belfry, MT $82,649 Bighorn, MT $82,378 Big Timber, MT $82,508

Birney, MT $82,455 Boyd, MT $83,320 Bridger, MT $82,997 Broadview, MT $84,108 Busby, MT $82,548 Clyde Park, MT $82,523 Columbus, MT $83,201 Cooke City, MT $82,362

Crow Agency, MT $82,619 Custer, MT $82,641 Decker, MT $82,533 Edgar, MT $84,262 Emigrant, MT $82,516 Fishtail, MT $82,445 Fromberg, MT $83,929 Gardiner, MT $82,518

Garryowen, MT $82,586 Grass Range, MT $82,433 Greycliff, MT $82,513 Hardin, MT $83,305 Fort Smith, MT $83,046 Harlowton, MT $82,479 Huntley, MT $84,863 Hysham, MT $82,420

Ingomar, MT $82,263 Joliet, MT $83,939 Lame Deer, MT $82,597 Laurel, MT $84,838 Lavina, MT $82,709 Livingston, MT $82,614 Lodge Grass, MT $82,633 Mc Leod, MT $82,335

Martinsdale, MT $82,389 Melstone, MT $82,420 Melville, MT $82,357 Molt, MT $84,338 Mosby, MT $82,306 Musselshell, MT $82,392 Nye, MT $82,436 Otter, MT $82,515

Park City, MT $84,256 Pompeys Pillar, MT $83,922 Pray, MT $82,474 Pryor, MT $83,970 Rapelje, MT $82,999 Red Lodge, MT $82,583 Reed Point, MT $82,480 Roberts, MT $82,931

Roscoe, MT $82,419 Roundup, MT $82,576 Ryegate, MT $82,405 Saint Xavier, MT $82,972 Sanders, MT $82,520 Sand Springs, MT $82,315 Shawmut, MT $82,378 Shepherd, MT $84,491

Silver Gate, MT $82,584 Springdale, MT $82,461 Sumatra, MT $82,315 Teigen, MT $82,435 Two Dot, MT $82,370 Wilsall, MT $82,443 Winnett, MT $82,376 Worden, MT $83,818

Wyola, MT $82,669 Billings, MT $84,937 Baker, MT $82,800 Wolf Point, MT $82,517 Antelope, MT $82,617 Bainville, MT $82,901 Brockton, MT $82,475 Brockway, MT $82,361

Circle, MT $82,423 Crane, MT $82,958 Culbertson, MT $82,657 Dagmar, MT $82,695 Fairview, MT $82,936 Flaxville, MT $82,411 Fort Peck, MT $82,371 Frazer, MT $82,466

Froid, MT $82,546 Glasgow, MT $82,510 Saint Marie, MT $82,861 Glentana, MT $82,372 Hinsdale, MT $82,354 Homestead, MT $82,546 Lambert, MT $82,496 Larslan, MT $82,360

Medicine Lake, MT $82,534 Nashua, MT $82,467 Opheim, MT $82,348 Outlook, MT $82,472 Peerless, MT $82,364 Plentywood, MT $82,602 Poplar, MT $82,532 Raymond, MT $82,540

Redstone, MT $82,366 Reserve, MT $82,447 Richey, MT $82,400 Richland, MT $82,354 Saco, MT $82,401 Savage, MT $82,645 Scobey, MT $82,475 Sidney, MT $82,956

Vandalia, MT $82,393 Vida, MT $82,419 Westby, MT $82,679 Whitetail, MT $82,352 Miles City, MT $82,524 Alzada, MT $82,452 Angela, MT $82,304 Alberton, MT $82,426

Arlee, MT $82,457 Bonner, MT $82,430 Charlo, MT $82,481 Clinton, MT $82,485 Condon, MT $82,337 Conner, MT $82,500 Corvallis, MT $82,609 Darby, MT $82,342

De Borgia, MT $82,171 Dixon, MT $82,408 Drummond, MT $82,452 Florence, MT $82,590 Frenchtown, MT $82,556 Grantsdale, MT $82,565 Hall, MT $82,436 Hamilton, MT $82,567

Pinesdale, MT $82,756 Haugan, MT $82,151 Helmville, MT $82,275 Heron, MT $82,182 Hot Springs, MT $82,332 Huson, MT $82,447 Lolo, MT $82,540 Lonepine, MT $82,362

Milltown, MT $82,749 Noxon, MT $82,149 Ovando, MT $82,266 Pablo, MT $82,775 Paradise, MT $82,455 Philipsburg, MT $82,436 Plains, MT $82,389 Polson, MT $82,518

Ravalli, MT $82,466 Ronan, MT $82,529 Saint Ignatius, MT $82,509 Saint Regis, MT $82,333 Saltese, MT $82,118 Seeley Lake, MT $82,475 Stevensville, MT $82,606 Sula, MT $82,312

Superior, MT $82,393 Thompson Falls, MT $82,276 Trout Creek, MT $82,199 Victor, MT $82,555 Kalispell, MT $82,590 Big Arm, MT $82,481 Bigfork, MT $82,477 Columbia Falls, MT $82,582

Coram, MT $82,475 Dayton, MT $82,492 Elmo, MT $82,395 Essex, MT $82,342 Eureka, MT $82,500 Fortine, MT $82,419 Hungry Horse, MT $82,677 Kila, MT $82,410

Lake Mc Donald, MT $82,485 Lakeside, MT $82,546 Libby, MT $82,376 Marion, MT $82,364 Martin City, MT $82,543 Olney, MT $82,352 Polebridge, MT $82,208 Proctor, MT $82,371

Rexford, MT $82,433 Rollins, MT $82,422 Somers, MT $82,535 Stryker, MT $82,337 Trego, MT $82,399 Troy, MT $82,149 West Glacier, MT $82,233 Whitefish, MT $82,540

Bloomfield, MT $82,444 Boyes, MT $82,471 Broadus, MT $82,496 Brusett, MT $82,364 Capitol, MT $82,298 Cohagen, MT $82,333 Colstrip, MT $82,668 Ekalaka, MT $82,476

Fallon, MT $82,563 Forsyth, MT $82,454 Glendive, MT $82,727 Hammond, MT $82,419 Hathaway, MT $82,510 Ismay, MT $82,444 Jordan, MT $82,381 Kinsey, MT $82,480

Lindsay, MT $82,376 Mildred, MT $82,562 Olive, MT $82,393 Plevna, MT $82,634 Powderville, MT $82,312 Rosebud, MT $82,352 Terry, MT $82,407 Volborg, MT $82,354

Wibaux, MT $82,694 Willard, MT $82,661 Great Falls, MT $78,964 Malmstrom A F B, MT $78,964 Augusta, MT $82,350 Babb, MT $82,380 Belt, MT $79,933 Black Eagle, MT $78,964

Brady, MT $81,568 Browning, MT $82,491 Buffalo, MT $82,428 Bynum, MT $82,417 Carter, MT $80,335 Cascade, MT $81,446 Choteau, MT $82,419 Coffee Creek, MT $82,425

Conrad, MT $82,494 Cut Bank, MT $82,438 Denton, MT $82,406 Dupuyer, MT $82,342 Dutton, MT $80,634 East Glacier Park, MT $82,306 Ethridge, MT $82,332 Fairfield, MT $81,769

Floweree, MT $79,129 Forest Grove, MT $82,393 Fort Benton, MT $81,826 Fort Shaw, MT $80,045 Galata, MT $82,354 Geraldine, MT $82,389 Geyser, MT $81,796 Heart Butte, MT $82,489

Highwood, MT $80,047 Hilger, MT $82,426 Hobson, MT $82,437 Judith Gap, MT $82,422 Kevin, MT $82,408 Ledger, MT $82,371 Lewistown, MT $82,571 Loma, MT $82,388

Lothair, MT $82,381 Moccasin, MT $82,443 Monarch, MT $81,530 Moore, MT $82,488 Neihart, MT $82,138 Oilmont, MT $82,365 Pendroy, MT $82,342 Power, MT $79,735

Raynesford, MT $81,435 Roy, MT $82,350 Sand Coulee, MT $78,964 Shelby, MT $82,496 Simms, MT $80,668 Stanford, MT $82,433 Stockett, MT $79,777 Sunburst, MT $82,437

Sun River, MT $79,630 Sweet Grass, MT $82,386 Biddle, MT $82,525 Ulm, MT $79,002 Valier, MT $82,425 Vaughn, MT $79,291 Winifred, MT $82,396 Havre, MT $82,552

Big Sandy, MT $82,413 Box Elder, MT $82,576 Chester, MT $82,424 Chinook, MT $82,439 Dodson, MT $82,408 Gildford, MT $82,394 Harlem, MT $82,508 Hays, MT $82,541

Hingham, MT $82,395 Hogeland, MT $82,381 Inverness, MT $82,375 Joplin, MT $82,395 Kremlin, MT $82,393 Lloyd, MT $82,272 Loring, MT $82,349 Malta, MT $82,452

Rudyard, MT $82,414 Turner, MT $82,400 Whitewater, MT $82,364 Whitlash, MT $82,307 Zortman, MT $82,460 Zurich, MT $82,348 Helena, MT $78,735 Basin, MT $80,456

Boulder, MT $81,337 Canyon Creek, MT $79,613 Clancy, MT $78,869 East Helena, MT $78,682 Fort Harrison, MT $78,682 Jefferson City, MT $79,435 Lincoln, MT $82,415 Marysville, MT $79,517

Radersburg, MT $81,467 Ringling, MT $82,323 Toston, MT $81,780 Townsend, MT $80,567 White Sulphur Springs, MT $82,082 Winston, MT $79,599 Wolf Creek, MT $81,278 Butte, MT $82,412

Alder, MT $82,384 Anaconda, MT $82,594 Avon, MT $80,398 Belgrade, MT $82,693 Bozeman, MT $82,745 Big Sky, MT $82,684 Cameron, MT $82,329 Cardwell, MT $82,508

Deer Lodge, MT $81,911 Dell, MT $82,104 Dillon, MT $82,447 Divide, MT $82,424 Elliston, MT $79,728 Ennis, MT $82,558 Gallatin Gateway, MT $82,510 Garrison, MT $81,506

Glen, MT $82,421 Gold Creek, MT $82,050 Harrison, MT $82,531 Jackson, MT $82,210 Lima, MT $82,163 Mc Allister, MT $82,542 Manhattan, MT $82,669 Melrose, MT $82,430

Norris, MT $82,430 Polaris, MT $82,330 Pony, MT $82,548 Ramsay, MT $82,591 Sheridan, MT $82,576 Silver Star, MT $82,575 Three Forks, MT $82,604 Twin Bridges, MT $82,506

Virginia City, MT $82,535 Warm Springs, MT $82,583 West Yellowstone, MT $82,489 Whitehall, MT $82,592 Willow Creek, MT $82,568 Wisdom, MT $82,230 Wise River, MT $82,374 Missoula, MT $82,874

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

Understanding how an Environmental 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 June 01, 2026

$75,526

Average $83,082/year

$89,496

$6,294

Average $6,924/month

$7,458

$1,452

Average $1,598/week

$1,721

$36

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,496	$7,458	$1,721	$43
Average	$83,082	$6,924	$1,598	$40
25th Percentile	$75,526	$6,294	$1,452	$36

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