Log Editor Salary in Montana

How much does a Log Editor make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Log Editor in Montana is $73,715 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,550
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,187 to $79,386
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,243

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Log Editor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,386	$6,616	$1,527	$38
Average	$73,715	$6,143	$1,418	$35
25th Percentile	$67,187	$5,599	$1,292	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Log Editor Salaries

A Log Editor'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 Do Log Editor 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 Log Editors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $86,450.
California: $86,122.
Massachusetts: $84,974.

District of Columbia $86,450 California $86,122 Massachusetts $84,974 Washington $84,662 New Jersey $84,631 Alaska $84,521 Connecticut $83,444 New York $83,007

Hawaii $81,609 Rhode Island $80,953 Maryland $80,508 Minnesota $79,899 Colorado $79,665 Illinois $79,587 Oregon $79,290 Delaware $79,071

New Hampshire $78,934 Virginia $78,626 Pennsylvania $77,728 Nevada $77,275 North Dakota $77,127 Michigan $76,893 Wisconsin $76,807 Vermont $76,635

Texas $76,159 Maine $76,128 Arizona $76,081 Ohio $76,026 Georgia $75,308 Indiana $74,949 Wyoming $74,878 Utah $74,769

Iowa $74,722 Kansas $74,347 Louisiana $74,238 North Carolina $74,199 Missouri $74,184 Florida $73,879 Montana $73,715 Nebraska $73,559

Kentucky $73,473 South Carolina $73,161 Tennessee $72,965 Idaho $72,887 New Mexico $72,317 Oklahoma $72,192 Alabama $71,732 South Dakota $70,959

Arkansas $70,537 West Virginia $70,311 Mississippi $69,631

Top Paying Cities for Log Editors

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: $73,266
Acton: $75,040
Ashland: $73,210

Absarokee, MT $73,266 Acton, MT $75,040 Ashland, MT $73,210 Ballantine, MT $74,925 Bearcreek, MT $73,256 Belfry, MT $73,330 Bighorn, MT $73,090 Big Timber, MT $73,205

Birney, MT $73,158 Boyd, MT $73,926 Bridger, MT $73,639 Broadview, MT $74,625 Busby, MT $73,241 Clyde Park, MT $73,218 Columbus, MT $73,820 Cooke City, MT $73,076

Crow Agency, MT $73,304 Custer, MT $73,323 Decker, MT $73,228 Edgar, MT $74,761 Emigrant, MT $73,212 Fishtail, MT $73,150 Fromberg, MT $74,466 Gardiner, MT $73,215

Garryowen, MT $73,275 Grass Range, MT $73,139 Greycliff, MT $73,210 Hardin, MT $73,913 Fort Smith, MT $73,683 Harlowton, MT $73,179 Huntley, MT $75,295 Hysham, MT $73,127

Ingomar, MT $72,988 Joliet, MT $74,475 Lame Deer, MT $73,284 Laurel, MT $75,273 Lavina, MT $73,384 Livingston, MT $73,300 Lodge Grass, MT $73,316 Mc Leod, MT $73,052

Martinsdale, MT $73,100 Melstone, MT $73,127 Melville, MT $73,072 Molt, MT $74,829 Mosby, MT $73,026 Musselshell, MT $73,102 Nye, MT $73,141 Otter, MT $73,211

Park City, MT $74,756 Pompeys Pillar, MT $74,460 Pray, MT $73,175 Pryor, MT $74,502 Rapelje, MT $73,641 Red Lodge, MT $73,272 Reed Point, MT $73,180 Roberts, MT $73,581

Roscoe, MT $73,126 Roundup, MT $73,265 Ryegate, MT $73,114 Saint Xavier, MT $73,617 Sanders, MT $73,216 Sand Springs, MT $73,034 Shawmut, MT $73,090 Shepherd, MT $74,965

Silver Gate, MT $73,272 Springdale, MT $73,164 Sumatra, MT $73,034 Teigen, MT $73,140 Two Dot, MT $73,083 Wilsall, MT $73,147 Winnett, MT $73,088 Worden, MT $74,368

Wyola, MT $73,348 Billings, MT $75,360 Baker, MT $73,464 Wolf Point, MT $73,213 Antelope, MT $73,302 Bainville, MT $73,554 Brockton, MT $73,176 Brockway, MT $73,075

Circle, MT $73,130 Crane, MT $73,605 Culbertson, MT $73,337 Dagmar, MT $73,371 Fairview, MT $73,585 Flaxville, MT $73,119 Fort Peck, MT $73,084 Frazer, MT $73,168

Froid, MT $73,239 Glasgow, MT $73,208 Saint Marie, MT $73,518 Glentana, MT $73,085 Hinsdale, MT $73,069 Homestead, MT $73,239 Lambert, MT $73,194 Larslan, MT $73,074

Medicine Lake, MT $73,229 Nashua, MT $73,169 Opheim, MT $73,063 Outlook, MT $73,173 Peerless, MT $73,077 Plentywood, MT $73,289 Poplar, MT $73,226 Raymond, MT $73,234

Redstone, MT $73,079 Reserve, MT $73,151 Richey, MT $73,109 Richland, MT $73,069 Saco, MT $73,111 Savage, MT $73,327 Scobey, MT $73,176 Sidney, MT $73,603

Vandalia, MT $73,103 Vida, MT $73,126 Westby, MT $73,357 Whitetail, MT $73,067 Miles City, MT $73,219 Alzada, MT $73,156 Angela, MT $73,024 Alberton, MT $73,133

Arlee, MT $73,160 Bonner, MT $73,136 Charlo, MT $73,181 Clinton, MT $73,185 Condon, MT $73,054 Conner, MT $73,198 Corvallis, MT $73,295 Darby, MT $73,058

De Borgia, MT $72,906 Dixon, MT $73,116 Drummond, MT $73,156 Florence, MT $73,278 Frenchtown, MT $73,248 Grantsdale, MT $73,256 Hall, MT $73,141 Hamilton, MT $73,257

Pinesdale, MT $73,425 Haugan, MT $72,889 Helmville, MT $72,998 Heron, MT $72,916 Hot Springs, MT $73,049 Huson, MT $73,151 Lolo, MT $73,234 Lonepine, MT $73,076

Milltown, MT $73,419 Noxon, MT $72,887 Ovando, MT $72,990 Pablo, MT $73,443 Paradise, MT $73,158 Philipsburg, MT $73,141 Plains, MT $73,100 Polson, MT $73,215

Ravalli, MT $73,168 Ronan, MT $73,224 Saint Ignatius, MT $73,206 Saint Regis, MT $73,050 Saltese, MT $72,859 Seeley Lake, MT $73,176 Stevensville, MT $73,293 Sula, MT $73,032

Superior, MT $73,103 Thompson Falls, MT $72,999 Trout Creek, MT $72,931 Victor, MT $73,247 Kalispell, MT $73,278 Big Arm, MT $73,181 Bigfork, MT $73,178 Columbia Falls, MT $73,271

Coram, MT $73,176 Dayton, MT $73,191 Elmo, MT $73,105 Essex, MT $73,058 Eureka, MT $73,198 Fortine, MT $73,126 Hungry Horse, MT $73,355 Kila, MT $73,119

Lake Mc Donald, MT $73,185 Lakeside, MT $73,239 Libby, MT $73,088 Marion, MT $73,078 Martin City, MT $73,236 Olney, MT $73,067 Polebridge, MT $72,939 Proctor, MT $73,084

Rexford, MT $73,139 Rollins, MT $73,129 Somers, MT $73,229 Stryker, MT $73,054 Trego, MT $73,108 Troy, MT $72,887 West Glacier, MT $72,962 Whitefish, MT $73,234

Bloomfield, MT $73,149 Boyes, MT $73,172 Broadus, MT $73,194 Brusett, MT $73,077 Capitol, MT $73,019 Cohagen, MT $73,050 Colstrip, MT $73,347 Ekalaka, MT $73,177

Fallon, MT $73,254 Forsyth, MT $73,158 Glendive, MT $73,400 Hammond, MT $73,126 Hathaway, MT $73,208 Ismay, MT $73,149 Jordan, MT $73,093 Kinsey, MT $73,180

Lindsay, MT $73,088 Mildred, MT $73,254 Olive, MT $73,103 Plevna, MT $73,317 Powderville, MT $73,031 Rosebud, MT $73,067 Terry, MT $73,115 Volborg, MT $73,069

Wibaux, MT $73,371 Willard, MT $73,341 Great Falls, MT $70,061 Malmstrom A F B, MT $70,061 Augusta, MT $73,065 Babb, MT $73,092 Belt, MT $70,921 Black Eagle, MT $70,061

Brady, MT $72,371 Browning, MT $73,190 Buffalo, MT $73,134 Bynum, MT $73,125 Carter, MT $71,277 Cascade, MT $72,263 Choteau, MT $73,126 Coffee Creek, MT $73,132

Conrad, MT $73,193 Cut Bank, MT $73,144 Denton, MT $73,115 Dupuyer, MT $73,058 Dutton, MT $71,543 East Glacier Park, MT $73,026 Ethridge, MT $73,049 Fairfield, MT $72,549

Floweree, MT $70,208 Forest Grove, MT $73,104 Fort Benton, MT $72,600 Fort Shaw, MT $71,020 Galata, MT $73,069 Geraldine, MT $73,100 Geyser, MT $72,574 Heart Butte, MT $73,189

Highwood, MT $71,022 Hilger, MT $73,133 Hobson, MT $73,143 Judith Gap, MT $73,129 Kevin, MT $73,116 Ledger, MT $73,084 Lewistown, MT $73,261 Loma, MT $73,099

Lothair, MT $73,093 Moccasin, MT $73,147 Monarch, MT $72,338 Moore, MT $73,187 Neihart, MT $72,877 Oilmont, MT $73,079 Pendroy, MT $73,058 Power, MT $70,745

Raynesford, MT $72,253 Roy, MT $73,065 Sand Coulee, MT $70,061 Shelby, MT $73,194 Simms, MT $71,573 Stanford, MT $73,139 Stockett, MT $70,782 Sunburst, MT $73,143

Sun River, MT $70,652 Sweet Grass, MT $73,097 Biddle, MT $73,220 Ulm, MT $70,094 Valier, MT $73,132 Vaughn, MT $70,351 Winifred, MT $73,106 Havre, MT $73,244

Big Sandy, MT $73,121 Box Elder, MT $73,266 Chester, MT $73,131 Chinook, MT $73,144 Dodson, MT $73,117 Gildford, MT $73,104 Harlem, MT $73,205 Hays, MT $73,235

Hingham, MT $73,105 Hogeland, MT $73,093 Inverness, MT $73,087 Joplin, MT $73,105 Kremlin, MT $73,103 Lloyd, MT $72,996 Loring, MT $73,065 Malta, MT $73,156

Rudyard, MT $73,122 Turner, MT $73,110 Whitewater, MT $73,078 Whitlash, MT $73,027 Zortman, MT $73,163 Zurich, MT $73,063 Helena, MT $69,858 Basin, MT $71,384

Boulder, MT $72,166 Canyon Creek, MT $70,637 Clancy, MT $69,977 East Helena, MT $69,811 Fort Harrison, MT $69,811 Jefferson City, MT $70,479 Lincoln, MT $73,123 Marysville, MT $70,551

Radersburg, MT $72,282 Ringling, MT $73,041 Toston, MT $72,559 Townsend, MT $71,484 White Sulphur Springs, MT $72,827 Winston, MT $70,624 Wolf Creek, MT $72,114 Butte, MT $73,120

Alder, MT $73,095 Anaconda, MT $73,282 Avon, MT $71,333 Belgrade, MT $73,369 Bozeman, MT $73,416 Big Sky, MT $73,361 Cameron, MT $73,047 Cardwell, MT $73,205

Deer Lodge, MT $72,676 Dell, MT $72,847 Dillon, MT $73,151 Divide, MT $73,131 Elliston, MT $70,739 Ennis, MT $73,250 Gallatin Gateway, MT $73,208 Garrison, MT $72,317

Glen, MT $73,128 Gold Creek, MT $72,799 Harrison, MT $73,225 Jackson, MT $72,940 Lima, MT $72,899 Mc Allister, MT $73,236 Manhattan, MT $73,348 Melrose, MT $73,136

Norris, MT $73,136 Polaris, MT $73,047 Pony, MT $73,241 Ramsay, MT $73,279 Sheridan, MT $73,266 Silver Star, MT $73,265 Three Forks, MT $73,290 Twin Bridges, MT $73,204

Virginia City, MT $73,229 Warm Springs, MT $73,272 West Yellowstone, MT $73,189 Whitehall, MT $73,280 Willow Creek, MT $73,258 Wisdom, MT $72,958 Wise River, MT $73,087 Missoula, MT $73,530

Log Editor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Log Editor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average. In contrast, Log Editor positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Log Editor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Log Editor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$81,087	$39.0	10%

Log Editor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Log Editor'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 July 01, 2026

$67,187

Average $73,715/year

$79,386

$5,599

Average $6,143/month

$6,616

$1,292

Average $1,418/week

$1,527

$32

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,386	$6,616	$1,527	$38
Average	$73,715	$6,143	$1,418	$35
25th Percentile	$67,187	$5,599	$1,292	$32

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