Hardware Development Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Hardware Development Engineer make in Montana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Development Engineer in Montana is $95,122 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,257
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,155 to $101,474
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,723

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Hardware Development Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,474	$8,456	$1,951	$49
Average	$95,122	$7,927	$1,829	$46
25th Percentile	$89,155	$7,430	$1,715	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Hardware Development Engineer Salaries

A Hardware Development 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 Development Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hardware Development 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): $79,176
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,655
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,756
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,309
Expert (over 8 years): $157,376

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$79,176
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$94,655
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$109,756
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$133,309
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$157,376

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

District of Columbia: $111,555.
California: $111,132.
Massachusetts: $109,651.

District of Columbia $111,555 California $111,132 Massachusetts $109,651 Washington $109,248 New Jersey $109,207 Alaska $109,066 Connecticut $107,676 New York $107,112

Hawaii $105,308 Rhode Island $104,462 Maryland $103,887 Minnesota $103,102 Colorado $102,799 Illinois $102,699 Oregon $102,316 Delaware $102,034

New Hampshire $101,856 Virginia $101,459 Pennsylvania $100,301 Nevada $99,716 North Dakota $99,525 Michigan $99,223 Wisconsin $99,112 Vermont $98,890

Texas $98,275 Maine $98,235 Arizona $98,175 Ohio $98,104 Georgia $97,177 Indiana $96,714 Wyoming $96,623 Utah $96,482

Iowa $96,422 Kansas $95,938 Louisiana $95,797 North Carolina $95,747 Missouri $95,726 Florida $95,333 Montana $95,122 Nebraska $94,920

Kentucky $94,810 South Carolina $94,406 Tennessee $94,155 Idaho $94,054 New Mexico $93,318 Oklahoma $93,157 Alabama $92,563 South Dakota $91,565

Arkansas $91,021 West Virginia $90,729 Mississippi $89,852

Top Paying Cities for Hardware Development 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: $94,543
Acton: $96,832
Ashland: $94,470

Absarokee, MT $94,543 Acton, MT $96,832 Ashland, MT $94,470 Ballantine, MT $96,684 Bearcreek, MT $94,529 Belfry, MT $94,625 Bighorn, MT $94,315 Big Timber, MT $94,464

Birney, MT $94,403 Boyd, MT $95,394 Bridger, MT $95,024 Broadview, MT $96,296 Busby, MT $94,510 Clyde Park, MT $94,481 Columbus, MT $95,258 Cooke City, MT $94,297

Crow Agency, MT $94,591 Custer, MT $94,616 Decker, MT $94,493 Edgar, MT $96,472 Emigrant, MT $94,473 Fishtail, MT $94,392 Fromberg, MT $96,091 Gardiner, MT $94,476

Garryowen, MT $94,554 Grass Range, MT $94,378 Greycliff, MT $94,470 Hardin, MT $95,377 Fort Smith, MT $95,081 Harlowton, MT $94,431 Huntley, MT $97,160 Hysham, MT $94,363

Ingomar, MT $94,184 Joliet, MT $96,102 Lame Deer, MT $94,566 Laurel, MT $97,132 Lavina, MT $94,695 Livingston, MT $94,586 Lodge Grass, MT $94,607 Mc Leod, MT $94,266

Martinsdale, MT $94,328 Melstone, MT $94,363 Melville, MT $94,292 Molt, MT $96,560 Mosby, MT $94,233 Musselshell, MT $94,331 Nye, MT $94,381 Otter, MT $94,472

Park City, MT $96,465 Pompeys Pillar, MT $96,083 Pray, MT $94,425 Pryor, MT $96,137 Rapelje, MT $95,026 Red Lodge, MT $94,550 Reed Point, MT $94,432 Roberts, MT $94,949

Roscoe, MT $94,362 Roundup, MT $94,542 Ryegate, MT $94,346 Saint Xavier, MT $94,995 Sanders, MT $94,478 Sand Springs, MT $94,243 Shawmut, MT $94,316 Shepherd, MT $96,735

Silver Gate, MT $94,551 Springdale, MT $94,411 Sumatra, MT $94,243 Teigen, MT $94,380 Two Dot, MT $94,306 Wilsall, MT $94,389 Winnett, MT $94,313 Worden, MT $95,964

Wyola, MT $94,648 Billings, MT $97,245 Baker, MT $94,798 Wolf Point, MT $94,474 Antelope, MT $94,589 Bainville, MT $94,914 Brockton, MT $94,427 Brockway, MT $94,296

Circle, MT $94,367 Crane, MT $94,980 Culbertson, MT $94,634 Dagmar, MT $94,679 Fairview, MT $94,954 Flaxville, MT $94,353 Fort Peck, MT $94,308 Frazer, MT $94,417

Froid, MT $94,507 Glasgow, MT $94,467 Saint Marie, MT $94,868 Glentana, MT $94,309 Hinsdale, MT $94,288 Homestead, MT $94,507 Lambert, MT $94,450 Larslan, MT $94,295

Medicine Lake, MT $94,494 Nashua, MT $94,418 Opheim, MT $94,281 Outlook, MT $94,423 Peerless, MT $94,299 Plentywood, MT $94,572 Poplar, MT $94,491 Raymond, MT $94,501

Redstone, MT $94,302 Reserve, MT $94,394 Richey, MT $94,340 Richland, MT $94,288 Saco, MT $94,342 Savage, MT $94,621 Scobey, MT $94,427 Sidney, MT $94,977

Vandalia, MT $94,332 Vida, MT $94,362 Westby, MT $94,660 Whitetail, MT $94,286 Miles City, MT $94,482 Alzada, MT $94,400 Angela, MT $94,230 Alberton, MT $94,370

Arlee, MT $94,405 Bonner, MT $94,374 Charlo, MT $94,433 Clinton, MT $94,438 Condon, MT $94,268 Conner, MT $94,455 Corvallis, MT $94,580 Darby, MT $94,274

De Borgia, MT $94,078 Dixon, MT $94,349 Drummond, MT $94,400 Florence, MT $94,558 Frenchtown, MT $94,519 Grantsdale, MT $94,529 Hall, MT $94,381 Hamilton, MT $94,531

Pinesdale, MT $94,748 Haugan, MT $94,056 Helmville, MT $94,197 Heron, MT $94,091 Hot Springs, MT $94,262 Huson, MT $94,394 Lolo, MT $94,501 Lonepine, MT $94,297

Milltown, MT $94,740 Noxon, MT $94,053 Ovando, MT $94,187 Pablo, MT $94,770 Paradise, MT $94,403 Philipsburg, MT $94,381 Plains, MT $94,328 Polson, MT $94,476

Ravalli, MT $94,416 Ronan, MT $94,488 Saint Ignatius, MT $94,465 Saint Regis, MT $94,263 Saltese, MT $94,018 Seeley Lake, MT $94,427 Stevensville, MT $94,577 Sula, MT $94,240

Superior, MT $94,332 Thompson Falls, MT $94,198 Trout Creek, MT $94,110 Victor, MT $94,518 Kalispell, MT $94,558 Big Arm, MT $94,433 Bigfork, MT $94,429 Columbia Falls, MT $94,549

Coram, MT $94,427 Dayton, MT $94,446 Elmo, MT $94,335 Essex, MT $94,274 Eureka, MT $94,455 Fortine, MT $94,362 Hungry Horse, MT $94,657 Kila, MT $94,352

Lake Mc Donald, MT $94,438 Lakeside, MT $94,507 Libby, MT $94,313 Marion, MT $94,300 Martin City, MT $94,504 Olney, MT $94,286 Polebridge, MT $94,120 Proctor, MT $94,308

Rexford, MT $94,378 Rollins, MT $94,365 Somers, MT $94,495 Stryker, MT $94,268 Trego, MT $94,339 Troy, MT $94,053 West Glacier, MT $94,150 Whitefish, MT $94,501

Bloomfield, MT $94,391 Boyes, MT $94,422 Broadus, MT $94,450 Brusett, MT $94,299 Capitol, MT $94,224 Cohagen, MT $94,263 Colstrip, MT $94,647 Ekalaka, MT $94,428

Fallon, MT $94,527 Forsyth, MT $94,402 Glendive, MT $94,715 Hammond, MT $94,362 Hathaway, MT $94,467 Ismay, MT $94,391 Jordan, MT $94,319 Kinsey, MT $94,432

Lindsay, MT $94,313 Mildred, MT $94,526 Olive, MT $94,332 Plevna, MT $94,608 Powderville, MT $94,239 Rosebud, MT $94,286 Terry, MT $94,348 Volborg, MT $94,288

Wibaux, MT $94,678 Willard, MT $94,639 Great Falls, MT $90,407 Malmstrom A F B, MT $90,407 Augusta, MT $94,284 Babb, MT $94,318 Belt, MT $91,516 Black Eagle, MT $90,407

Brady, MT $93,388 Browning, MT $94,445 Buffalo, MT $94,372 Bynum, MT $94,360 Carter, MT $91,976 Cascade, MT $93,248 Choteau, MT $94,362 Coffee Creek, MT $94,369

Conrad, MT $94,448 Cut Bank, MT $94,384 Denton, MT $94,347 Dupuyer, MT $94,274 Dutton, MT $92,319 East Glacier Park, MT $94,233 Ethridge, MT $94,262 Fairfield, MT $93,618

Floweree, MT $90,596 Forest Grove, MT $94,333 Fort Benton, MT $93,683 Fort Shaw, MT $91,644 Galata, MT $94,288 Geraldine, MT $94,328 Geyser, MT $93,649 Heart Butte, MT $94,443

Highwood, MT $91,647 Hilger, MT $94,370 Hobson, MT $94,383 Judith Gap, MT $94,365 Kevin, MT $94,349 Ledger, MT $94,308 Lewistown, MT $94,536 Loma, MT $94,327

Lothair, MT $94,319 Moccasin, MT $94,389 Monarch, MT $93,345 Moore, MT $94,441 Neihart, MT $94,041 Oilmont, MT $94,301 Pendroy, MT $94,274 Power, MT $91,289

Raynesford, MT $93,236 Roy, MT $94,284 Sand Coulee, MT $90,407 Shelby, MT $94,450 Simms, MT $92,357 Stanford, MT $94,378 Stockett, MT $91,338 Sunburst, MT $94,383

Sun River, MT $91,169 Sweet Grass, MT $94,325 Biddle, MT $94,483 Ulm, MT $90,450 Valier, MT $94,369 Vaughn, MT $90,780 Winifred, MT $94,336 Havre, MT $94,514

Big Sandy, MT $94,355 Box Elder, MT $94,543 Chester, MT $94,368 Chinook, MT $94,385 Dodson, MT $94,350 Gildford, MT $94,334 Harlem, MT $94,464 Hays, MT $94,502

Hingham, MT $94,335 Hogeland, MT $94,319 Inverness, MT $94,312 Joplin, MT $94,335 Kremlin, MT $94,332 Lloyd, MT $94,194 Loring, MT $94,283 Malta, MT $94,400

Rudyard, MT $94,356 Turner, MT $94,341 Whitewater, MT $94,300 Whitlash, MT $94,234 Zortman, MT $94,410 Zurich, MT $94,281 Helena, MT $90,145 Basin, MT $92,114

Boulder, MT $93,123 Canyon Creek, MT $91,150 Clancy, MT $90,298 East Helena, MT $90,084 Fort Harrison, MT $90,084 Jefferson City, MT $90,946 Lincoln, MT $94,358 Marysville, MT $91,039

Radersburg, MT $93,272 Ringling, MT $94,252 Toston, MT $93,631 Townsend, MT $92,242 White Sulphur Springs, MT $93,976 Winston, MT $91,133 Wolf Creek, MT $93,055 Butte, MT $94,354

Alder, MT $94,322 Anaconda, MT $94,563 Avon, MT $92,048 Belgrade, MT $94,676 Bozeman, MT $94,736 Big Sky, MT $94,665 Cameron, MT $94,259 Cardwell, MT $94,464

Deer Lodge, MT $93,781 Dell, MT $94,001 Dillon, MT $94,394 Divide, MT $94,368 Elliston, MT $91,281 Ennis, MT $94,521 Gallatin Gateway, MT $94,467 Garrison, MT $93,317

Glen, MT $94,364 Gold Creek, MT $93,940 Harrison, MT $94,490 Jackson, MT $94,122 Lima, MT $94,069 Mc Allister, MT $94,503 Manhattan, MT $94,648 Melrose, MT $94,375

Norris, MT $94,374 Polaris, MT $94,260 Pony, MT $94,510 Ramsay, MT $94,560 Sheridan, MT $94,543 Silver Star, MT $94,541 Three Forks, MT $94,574 Twin Bridges, MT $94,462

Virginia City, MT $94,495 Warm Springs, MT $94,550 West Yellowstone, MT $94,443 Whitehall, MT $94,561 Willow Creek, MT $94,532 Wisdom, MT $94,146 Wise River, MT $94,311 Missoula, MT $94,883

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

Understanding how a Hardware Development 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

$89,155

Average $95,122/year

$101,474

$7,430

Average $7,927/month

$8,456

$1,715

Average $1,829/week

$1,951

$43

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,474	$8,456	$1,951	$49
Average	$95,122	$7,927	$1,829	$46
25th Percentile	$89,155	$7,430	$1,715	$43

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