Hardware Design Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Hardware Design Engineer make in Montana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Design Engineer in Montana is $79,111 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,378
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,384 to $85,532
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,260

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Hardware Design Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,532	$7,128	$1,645	$41
Average	$79,111	$6,593	$1,521	$38
25th Percentile	$72,384	$6,032	$1,392	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Hardware Design Engineer Salaries

A Hardware Design 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 Hardware Design Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hardware Design 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): $78,639
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,012
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,012
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $132,405
Expert (over 8 years): $156,308

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$78,639
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$94,012
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$109,012
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$132,405
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$156,308

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

District of Columbia: $92,778.
California: $92,426.
Massachusetts: $91,195.

District of Columbia $92,778 California $92,426 Massachusetts $91,195 Washington $90,859 New Jersey $90,826 Alaska $90,709 Connecticut $89,552 New York $89,083

Hawaii $87,583 Rhode Island $86,879 Maryland $86,401 Minnesota $85,748 Colorado $85,496 Illinois $85,413 Oregon $85,094 Delaware $84,860

New Hampshire $84,712 Virginia $84,382 Pennsylvania $83,418 Nevada $82,932 North Dakota $82,773 Michigan $82,522 Wisconsin $82,430 Vermont $82,245

Texas $81,734 Maine $81,701 Arizona $81,650 Ohio $81,592 Georgia $80,821 Indiana $80,435 Wyoming $80,360 Utah $80,242

Iowa $80,192 Kansas $79,790 Louisiana $79,673 North Carolina $79,631 Missouri $79,614 Florida $79,287 Montana $79,111 Nebraska $78,944

Kentucky $78,851 South Carolina $78,516 Tennessee $78,307 Idaho $78,223 New Mexico $77,611 Oklahoma $77,477 Alabama $76,983 South Dakota $76,153

Arkansas $75,701 West Virginia $75,458 Mississippi $74,729

Top Paying Cities for Hardware Design 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: $78,629
Acton: $80,533
Ashland: $78,569

Absarokee, MT $78,629 Acton, MT $80,533 Ashland, MT $78,569 Ballantine, MT $80,410 Bearcreek, MT $78,619 Belfry, MT $78,698 Bighorn, MT $78,440 Big Timber, MT $78,564

Birney, MT $78,514 Boyd, MT $79,337 Bridger, MT $79,030 Broadview, MT $80,087 Busby, MT $78,603 Clyde Park, MT $78,578 Columbus, MT $79,224 Cooke City, MT $78,425

Crow Agency, MT $78,670 Custer, MT $78,691 Decker, MT $78,588 Edgar, MT $80,234 Emigrant, MT $78,572 Fishtail, MT $78,505 Fromberg, MT $79,917 Gardiner, MT $78,574

Garryowen, MT $78,639 Grass Range, MT $78,493 Greycliff, MT $78,569 Hardin, MT $79,323 Fort Smith, MT $79,077 Harlowton, MT $78,536 Huntley, MT $80,806 Hysham, MT $78,480

Ingomar, MT $78,331 Joliet, MT $79,927 Lame Deer, MT $78,649 Laurel, MT $80,783 Lavina, MT $78,756 Livingston, MT $78,665 Lodge Grass, MT $78,683 Mc Leod, MT $78,400

Martinsdale, MT $78,451 Melstone, MT $78,480 Melville, MT $78,421 Molt, MT $80,307 Mosby, MT $78,372 Musselshell, MT $78,453 Nye, MT $78,495 Otter, MT $78,571

Park City, MT $80,228 Pompeys Pillar, MT $79,911 Pray, MT $78,531 Pryor, MT $79,956 Rapelje, MT $79,032 Red Lodge, MT $78,635 Reed Point, MT $78,537 Roberts, MT $78,967

Roscoe, MT $78,479 Roundup, MT $78,629 Ryegate, MT $78,466 Saint Xavier, MT $79,006 Sanders, MT $78,576 Sand Springs, MT $78,381 Shawmut, MT $78,441 Shepherd, MT $80,453

Silver Gate, MT $78,636 Springdale, MT $78,520 Sumatra, MT $78,381 Teigen, MT $78,495 Two Dot, MT $78,432 Wilsall, MT $78,502 Winnett, MT $78,438 Worden, MT $79,812

Wyola, MT $78,717 Billings, MT $80,877 Baker, MT $78,842 Wolf Point, MT $78,572 Antelope, MT $78,668 Bainville, MT $78,939 Brockton, MT $78,533 Brockway, MT $78,424

Circle, MT $78,484 Crane, MT $78,993 Culbertson, MT $78,706 Dagmar, MT $78,743 Fairview, MT $78,971 Flaxville, MT $78,472 Fort Peck, MT $78,434 Frazer, MT $78,525

Froid, MT $78,600 Glasgow, MT $78,567 Saint Marie, MT $78,900 Glentana, MT $78,435 Hinsdale, MT $78,417 Homestead, MT $78,600 Lambert, MT $78,552 Larslan, MT $78,423

Medicine Lake, MT $78,589 Nashua, MT $78,526 Opheim, MT $78,412 Outlook, MT $78,530 Peerless, MT $78,427 Plentywood, MT $78,654 Poplar, MT $78,587 Raymond, MT $78,595

Redstone, MT $78,429 Reserve, MT $78,506 Richey, MT $78,461 Richland, MT $78,417 Saco, MT $78,463 Savage, MT $78,695 Scobey, MT $78,533 Sidney, MT $78,991

Vandalia, MT $78,454 Vida, MT $78,479 Westby, MT $78,727 Whitetail, MT $78,416 Miles City, MT $78,579 Alzada, MT $78,511 Angela, MT $78,370 Alberton, MT $78,486

Arlee, MT $78,515 Bonner, MT $78,489 Charlo, MT $78,538 Clinton, MT $78,542 Condon, MT $78,401 Conner, MT $78,557 Corvallis, MT $78,660 Darby, MT $78,406

De Borgia, MT $78,243 Dixon, MT $78,469 Drummond, MT $78,511 Florence, MT $78,642 Frenchtown, MT $78,610 Grantsdale, MT $78,619 Hall, MT $78,495 Hamilton, MT $78,620

Pinesdale, MT $78,800 Haugan, MT $78,225 Helmville, MT $78,342 Heron, MT $78,254 Hot Springs, MT $78,396 Huson, MT $78,506 Lolo, MT $78,595 Lonepine, MT $78,425

Milltown, MT $78,794 Noxon, MT $78,222 Ovando, MT $78,334 Pablo, MT $78,819 Paradise, MT $78,514 Philipsburg, MT $78,495 Plains, MT $78,451 Polson, MT $78,574

Ravalli, MT $78,524 Ronan, MT $78,584 Saint Ignatius, MT $78,565 Saint Regis, MT $78,397 Saltese, MT $78,193 Seeley Lake, MT $78,533 Stevensville, MT $78,658 Sula, MT $78,378

Superior, MT $78,454 Thompson Falls, MT $78,343 Trout Creek, MT $78,270 Victor, MT $78,609 Kalispell, MT $78,642 Big Arm, MT $78,538 Bigfork, MT $78,535 Columbia Falls, MT $78,634

Coram, MT $78,533 Dayton, MT $78,549 Elmo, MT $78,457 Essex, MT $78,406 Eureka, MT $78,557 Fortine, MT $78,479 Hungry Horse, MT $78,725 Kila, MT $78,471

Lake Mc Donald, MT $78,542 Lakeside, MT $78,600 Libby, MT $78,438 Marion, MT $78,427 Martin City, MT $78,598 Olney, MT $78,416 Polebridge, MT $78,278 Proctor, MT $78,434

Rexford, MT $78,493 Rollins, MT $78,482 Somers, MT $78,590 Stryker, MT $78,401 Trego, MT $78,460 Troy, MT $78,222 West Glacier, MT $78,303 Whitefish, MT $78,595

Bloomfield, MT $78,504 Boyes, MT $78,529 Broadus, MT $78,552 Brusett, MT $78,427 Capitol, MT $78,365 Cohagen, MT $78,397 Colstrip, MT $78,717 Ekalaka, MT $78,534

Fallon, MT $78,617 Forsyth, MT $78,513 Glendive, MT $78,773 Hammond, MT $78,479 Hathaway, MT $78,567 Ismay, MT $78,504 Jordan, MT $78,443 Kinsey, MT $78,537

Lindsay, MT $78,438 Mildred, MT $78,616 Olive, MT $78,454 Plevna, MT $78,684 Powderville, MT $78,377 Rosebud, MT $78,416 Terry, MT $78,468 Volborg, MT $78,417

Wibaux, MT $78,742 Willard, MT $78,710 Great Falls, MT $75,190 Malmstrom A F B, MT $75,190 Augusta, MT $78,414 Babb, MT $78,443 Belt, MT $76,112 Black Eagle, MT $75,190

Brady, MT $77,669 Browning, MT $78,548 Buffalo, MT $78,488 Bynum, MT $78,478 Carter, MT $76,495 Cascade, MT $77,553 Choteau, MT $78,479 Coffee Creek, MT $78,485

Conrad, MT $78,551 Cut Bank, MT $78,498 Denton, MT $78,467 Dupuyer, MT $78,406 Dutton, MT $76,780 East Glacier Park, MT $78,372 Ethridge, MT $78,396 Fairfield, MT $77,860

Floweree, MT $75,347 Forest Grove, MT $78,455 Fort Benton, MT $77,915 Fort Shaw, MT $76,219 Galata, MT $78,417 Geraldine, MT $78,451 Geyser, MT $77,886 Heart Butte, MT $78,546

Highwood, MT $76,221 Hilger, MT $78,486 Hobson, MT $78,497 Judith Gap, MT $78,482 Kevin, MT $78,469 Ledger, MT $78,434 Lewistown, MT $78,624 Loma, MT $78,450

Lothair, MT $78,443 Moccasin, MT $78,502 Monarch, MT $77,633 Moore, MT $78,545 Neihart, MT $78,212 Oilmont, MT $78,428 Pendroy, MT $78,406 Power, MT $75,924

Raynesford, MT $77,543 Roy, MT $78,414 Sand Coulee, MT $75,190 Shelby, MT $78,552 Simms, MT $76,812 Stanford, MT $78,493 Stockett, MT $75,964 Sunburst, MT $78,497

Sun River, MT $75,824 Sweet Grass, MT $78,448 Biddle, MT $78,580 Ulm, MT $75,226 Valier, MT $78,485 Vaughn, MT $75,500 Winifred, MT $78,458 Havre, MT $78,606

Big Sandy, MT $78,474 Box Elder, MT $78,629 Chester, MT $78,484 Chinook, MT $78,499 Dodson, MT $78,469 Gildford, MT $78,456 Harlem, MT $78,564 Hays, MT $78,596

Hingham, MT $78,457 Hogeland, MT $78,443 Inverness, MT $78,438 Joplin, MT $78,457 Kremlin, MT $78,454 Lloyd, MT $78,339 Loring, MT $78,413 Malta, MT $78,511

Rudyard, MT $78,474 Turner, MT $78,462 Whitewater, MT $78,427 Whitlash, MT $78,373 Zortman, MT $78,519 Zurich, MT $78,412 Helena, MT $74,972 Basin, MT $76,610

Boulder, MT $77,449 Canyon Creek, MT $75,808 Clancy, MT $75,099 East Helena, MT $74,921 Fort Harrison, MT $74,921 Jefferson City, MT $75,638 Lincoln, MT $78,476 Marysville, MT $75,716

Radersburg, MT $77,573 Ringling, MT $78,388 Toston, MT $77,871 Townsend, MT $76,716 White Sulphur Springs, MT $78,158 Winston, MT $75,794 Wolf Creek, MT $77,393 Butte, MT $78,473

Alder, MT $78,446 Anaconda, MT $78,646 Avon, MT $76,555 Belgrade, MT $78,740 Bozeman, MT $78,790 Big Sky, MT $78,732 Cameron, MT $78,394 Cardwell, MT $78,564

Deer Lodge, MT $77,996 Dell, MT $78,179 Dillon, MT $78,506 Divide, MT $78,484 Elliston, MT $75,917 Ennis, MT $78,612 Gallatin Gateway, MT $78,567 Garrison, MT $77,610

Glen, MT $78,481 Gold Creek, MT $78,128 Harrison, MT $78,586 Jackson, MT $78,280 Lima, MT $78,236 Mc Allister, MT $78,597 Manhattan, MT $78,717 Melrose, MT $78,490

Norris, MT $78,489 Polaris, MT $78,395 Pony, MT $78,603 Ramsay, MT $78,644 Sheridan, MT $78,629 Silver Star, MT $78,628 Three Forks, MT $78,655 Twin Bridges, MT $78,562

Virginia City, MT $78,590 Warm Springs, MT $78,635 West Yellowstone, MT $78,546 Whitehall, MT $78,644 Willow Creek, MT $78,621 Wisdom, MT $78,299 Wise River, MT $78,437 Missoula, MT $78,913

Hardware Design Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Hardware Design 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

$72,384

Average $79,111/year

$85,532

$6,032

Average $6,593/month

$7,128

$1,392

Average $1,521/week

$1,645

$35

Average $38/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,532	$7,128	$1,645	$41
Average	$79,111	$6,593	$1,521	$38
25th Percentile	$72,384	$6,032	$1,392	$35

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