Hardware Test Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Hardware Test Engineer make in Montana?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Test Engineer in Montana is $106,736 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $125,002
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $99,029 to $116,297
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $92,013

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Hardware Test Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,297	$9,691	$2,236	$56
Average	$106,736	$8,895	$2,053	$51
25th Percentile	$99,029	$8,252	$1,904	$48

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Key Factors That Influence Hardware Test Engineer Salaries

A Hardware Test 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 Test Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hardware Test 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): $76,491
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,444
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,033
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,789
Expert (over 8 years): $152,043

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Test Engineer	$76,491
Hardware ... Level Hardware Test Engineer	$91,444
Hardware ... Level Hardware Test Engineer	$106,033
Hardware ... Level Hardware Test Engineer	$128,789
Hardware ... Level Hardware Test Engineer	$152,043

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

District of Columbia: $125,176.
California: $124,701.
Massachusetts: $123,039.

District of Columbia $125,176 California $124,701 Massachusetts $123,039 Washington $122,587 New Jersey $122,541 Alaska $122,383 Connecticut $120,823 New York $120,190

Hawaii $118,166 Rhode Island $117,216 Maryland $116,572 Minnesota $115,690 Colorado $115,351 Illinois $115,238 Oregon $114,808 Delaware $114,492

New Hampshire $114,293 Virginia $113,847 Pennsylvania $112,547 Nevada $111,892 North Dakota $111,677 Michigan $111,338 Wisconsin $111,213 Vermont $110,964

Texas $110,275 Maine $110,230 Arizona $110,162 Ohio $110,083 Georgia $109,043 Indiana $108,522 Wyoming $108,421 Utah $108,262

Iowa $108,195 Kansas $107,652 Louisiana $107,494 North Carolina $107,437 Missouri $107,415 Florida $106,974 Montana $106,736 Nebraska $106,510

Kentucky $106,386 South Carolina $105,933 Tennessee $105,651 Idaho $105,538 New Mexico $104,712 Oklahoma $104,532 Alabama $103,865 South Dakota $102,745

Arkansas $102,135 West Virginia $101,807 Mississippi $100,823

Top Paying Cities for Hardware Test 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: $107,742
Acton: $108,647
Ashland: $107,742

Absarokee, MT $107,742 Acton, MT $108,647 Ashland, MT $107,742 Ballantine, MT $108,195 Bearcreek, MT $107,742 Belfry, MT $107,742 Bighorn, MT $107,742 Big Timber, MT $107,742

Birney, MT $107,742 Boyd, MT $107,742 Bridger, MT $107,742 Broadview, MT $107,742 Busby, MT $107,742 Clyde Park, MT $96,606 Columbus, MT $107,742 Cooke City, MT $107,742

Crow Agency, MT $107,742 Custer, MT $107,742 Decker, MT $107,742 Edgar, MT $107,742 Emigrant, MT $96,606 Fishtail, MT $107,742 Fromberg, MT $107,742 Gardiner, MT $114,379

Garryowen, MT $107,742 Grass Range, MT $107,742 Greycliff, MT $107,742 Hardin, MT $107,742 Fort Smith, MT $107,742 Harlowton, MT $107,742 Huntley, MT $109,099 Hysham, MT $107,742

Ingomar, MT $107,742 Joliet, MT $107,742 Lame Deer, MT $107,742 Laurel, MT $108,873 Lavina, MT $107,742 Livingston, MT $102,169 Lodge Grass, MT $107,742 Mc Leod, MT $107,742

Martinsdale, MT $96,606 Melstone, MT $107,742 Melville, MT $107,742 Molt, MT $107,968 Mosby, MT $107,742 Musselshell, MT $107,742 Nye, MT $107,742 Otter, MT $107,742

Park City, MT $107,742 Pompeys Pillar, MT $107,742 Pray, MT $102,169 Pryor, MT $107,742 Rapelje, MT $107,742 Red Lodge, MT $107,742 Reed Point, MT $107,742 Roberts, MT $107,742

Roscoe, MT $107,742 Roundup, MT $107,742 Ryegate, MT $107,742 Saint Xavier, MT $107,742 Sanders, MT $107,742 Sand Springs, MT $107,742 Shawmut, MT $107,742 Shepherd, MT $108,308

Silver Gate, MT $107,742 Springdale, MT $107,742 Sumatra, MT $107,742 Teigen, MT $107,742 Two Dot, MT $101,174 Wilsall, MT $96,606 Winnett, MT $107,742 Worden, MT $107,742

Wyola, MT $107,742 Billings, MT $109,438 Baker, MT $104,826 Wolf Point, MT $107,742 Antelope, MT $110,738 Bainville, MT $110,738 Brockton, MT $110,738 Brockway, MT $107,742

Circle, MT $107,742 Crane, MT $110,738 Culbertson, MT $110,738 Dagmar, MT $110,738 Fairview, MT $110,738 Flaxville, MT $109,235 Fort Peck, MT $107,742 Frazer, MT $107,742

Froid, MT $110,738 Glasgow, MT $107,742 Saint Marie, MT $107,742 Glentana, MT $103,446 Hinsdale, MT $103,446 Homestead, MT $110,738 Lambert, MT $110,738 Larslan, MT $103,446

Medicine Lake, MT $110,738 Nashua, MT $107,742 Opheim, MT $103,446 Outlook, MT $110,738 Peerless, MT $107,742 Plentywood, MT $110,738 Poplar, MT $109,235 Raymond, MT $110,738

Redstone, MT $110,738 Reserve, MT $110,738 Richey, MT $109,235 Richland, MT $103,446 Saco, MT $103,446 Savage, MT $110,738 Scobey, MT $109,235 Sidney, MT $110,738

Vandalia, MT $103,446 Vida, MT $107,742 Westby, MT $110,738 Whitetail, MT $109,235 Miles City, MT $107,742 Alzada, MT $98,913 Angela, MT $107,742 Alberton, MT $96,606

Arlee, MT $96,606 Bonner, MT $96,606 Charlo, MT $96,606 Clinton, MT $96,606 Condon, MT $96,606 Conner, MT $96,606 Corvallis, MT $96,606 Darby, MT $96,606

De Borgia, MT $114,367 Dixon, MT $96,606 Drummond, MT $96,606 Florence, MT $96,606 Frenchtown, MT $96,606 Grantsdale, MT $96,606 Hall, MT $96,606 Hamilton, MT $96,606

Pinesdale, MT $96,606 Haugan, MT $114,367 Helmville, MT $96,606 Heron, MT $114,367 Hot Springs, MT $105,481 Huson, MT $96,606 Lolo, MT $96,606 Lonepine, MT $114,367

Milltown, MT $96,606 Noxon, MT $114,367 Ovando, MT $96,606 Pablo, MT $96,606 Paradise, MT $114,367 Philipsburg, MT $96,606 Plains, MT $114,367 Polson, MT $97,884

Ravalli, MT $96,606 Ronan, MT $96,606 Saint Ignatius, MT $96,606 Saint Regis, MT $114,367 Saltese, MT $114,367 Seeley Lake, MT $96,606 Stevensville, MT $96,606 Sula, MT $96,606

Superior, MT $114,367 Thompson Falls, MT $114,367 Trout Creek, MT $114,367 Victor, MT $96,606 Kalispell, MT $103,378 Big Arm, MT $103,378 Bigfork, MT $97,884 Columbia Falls, MT $106,759

Coram, MT $97,884 Dayton, MT $103,378 Elmo, MT $103,378 Essex, MT $99,161 Eureka, MT $114,367 Fortine, MT $114,367 Hungry Horse, MT $97,884 Kila, MT $114,367

Lake Mc Donald, MT $99,161 Lakeside, MT $103,378 Libby, MT $114,367 Marion, MT $114,367 Martin City, MT $99,161 Olney, MT $114,367 Polebridge, MT $106,759 Proctor, MT $103,378

Rexford, MT $114,367 Rollins, MT $97,884 Somers, MT $97,884 Stryker, MT $114,367 Trego, MT $114,367 Troy, MT $114,367 West Glacier, MT $99,161 Whitefish, MT $114,367

Bloomfield, MT $109,235 Boyes, MT $98,913 Broadus, MT $103,322 Brusett, MT $107,742 Capitol, MT $98,913 Cohagen, MT $107,742 Colstrip, MT $107,742 Ekalaka, MT $98,913

Fallon, MT $105,798 Forsyth, MT $107,742 Glendive, MT $109,235 Hammond, MT $98,913 Hathaway, MT $107,742 Ismay, MT $103,322 Jordan, MT $107,742 Kinsey, MT $107,742

Lindsay, MT $107,742 Mildred, MT $105,798 Olive, MT $103,322 Plevna, MT $104,826 Powderville, MT $103,322 Rosebud, MT $107,742 Terry, MT $107,742 Volborg, MT $107,742

Wibaux, MT $110,738 Willard, MT $98,913 Great Falls, MT $100,857 Malmstrom A F B, MT $100,857 Augusta, MT $99,161 Babb, MT $99,161 Belt, MT $99,161 Black Eagle, MT $100,857

Brady, MT $99,161 Browning, MT $99,161 Buffalo, MT $103,446 Bynum, MT $99,161 Carter, MT $99,161 Cascade, MT $98,393 Choteau, MT $99,161 Coffee Creek, MT $99,161

Conrad, MT $99,161 Cut Bank, MT $99,161 Denton, MT $99,161 Dupuyer, MT $99,161 Dutton, MT $99,161 East Glacier Park, MT $99,161 Ethridge, MT $99,161 Fairfield, MT $99,161

Floweree, MT $100,179 Forest Grove, MT $107,742 Fort Benton, MT $99,161 Fort Shaw, MT $99,727 Galata, MT $99,161 Geraldine, MT $99,161 Geyser, MT $99,161 Heart Butte, MT $99,161

Highwood, MT $99,274 Hilger, MT $99,161 Hobson, MT $99,161 Judith Gap, MT $107,742 Kevin, MT $99,161 Ledger, MT $99,161 Lewistown, MT $103,446 Loma, MT $99,161

Lothair, MT $99,161 Moccasin, MT $99,161 Monarch, MT $99,161 Moore, MT $103,446 Neihart, MT $99,161 Oilmont, MT $99,161 Pendroy, MT $99,161 Power, MT $99,614

Raynesford, MT $99,161 Roy, MT $103,446 Sand Coulee, MT $100,631 Shelby, MT $99,161 Simms, MT $99,161 Stanford, MT $99,161 Stockett, MT $99,501 Sunburst, MT $99,161

Sun River, MT $99,274 Sweet Grass, MT $99,161 Biddle, MT $98,913 Ulm, MT $100,179 Valier, MT $99,161 Vaughn, MT $100,066 Winifred, MT $99,161 Havre, MT $99,161

Big Sandy, MT $99,161 Box Elder, MT $99,161 Chester, MT $99,161 Chinook, MT $99,161 Dodson, MT $99,161 Gildford, MT $99,161 Harlem, MT $99,161 Hays, MT $99,161

Hingham, MT $99,161 Hogeland, MT $99,161 Inverness, MT $99,161 Joplin, MT $99,161 Kremlin, MT $99,161 Lloyd, MT $99,161 Loring, MT $99,161 Malta, MT $103,446

Rudyard, MT $99,161 Turner, MT $99,161 Whitewater, MT $103,446 Whitlash, MT $99,161 Zortman, MT $103,446 Zurich, MT $99,161 Helena, MT $98,302 Basin, MT $96,606

Boulder, MT $96,606 Canyon Creek, MT $96,946 Clancy, MT $97,850 East Helena, MT $97,963 Fort Harrison, MT $98,302 Jefferson City, MT $97,059 Lincoln, MT $96,606 Marysville, MT $97,624

Radersburg, MT $96,606 Ringling, MT $96,606 Toston, MT $96,606 Townsend, MT $96,606 White Sulphur Springs, MT $96,606 Winston, MT $96,606 Wolf Creek, MT $96,606 Butte, MT $96,606

Alder, MT $98,720 Anaconda, MT $96,606 Avon, MT $96,606 Belgrade, MT $96,606 Bozeman, MT $96,606 Big Sky, MT $96,606 Cameron, MT $103,944 Cardwell, MT $96,606

Deer Lodge, MT $96,606 Dell, MT $100,846 Dillon, MT $98,720 Divide, MT $96,606 Elliston, MT $97,059 Ennis, MT $96,606 Gallatin Gateway, MT $96,606 Garrison, MT $96,606

Glen, MT $96,606 Gold Creek, MT $96,606 Harrison, MT $96,606 Jackson, MT $96,606 Lima, MT $100,846 Mc Allister, MT $96,606 Manhattan, MT $96,606 Melrose, MT $96,606

Norris, MT $96,606 Polaris, MT $96,606 Pony, MT $96,606 Ramsay, MT $96,606 Sheridan, MT $96,606 Silver Star, MT $96,606 Three Forks, MT $96,606 Twin Bridges, MT $96,606

Virginia City, MT $96,606 Warm Springs, MT $96,606 West Yellowstone, MT $107,607 Whitehall, MT $96,606 Willow Creek, MT $96,606 Wisdom, MT $96,606 Wise River, MT $96,606 Missoula, MT $96,606

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

Understanding how a Hardware Test 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 April 01, 2026

$99,029

Average $106,736/year

$116,297

$8,252

Average $8,895/month

$9,691

$1,904

Average $2,053/week

$2,236

$48

Average $51/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,297	$9,691	$2,236	$56
Average	$106,736	$8,895	$2,053	$51
25th Percentile	$99,029	$8,252	$1,904	$48

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