Computer Forensics Analyst Salary in Montana

How much does a Computer Forensics Analyst make in Montana?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Computer Forensics Analyst in Montana is $57,097 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Computer Forensics Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,862
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,310 to $65,349
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,221

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Computer Forensics Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,349	$5,446	$1,257	$31
Average	$57,097	$4,758	$1,098	$27
25th Percentile	$49,310	$4,109	$948	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Computer Forensics Analyst Salaries

A Computer Forensics Analyst'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 Computer Forensics Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Computer Forensics Analyst'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): $45,998
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,638
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,950
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,091
Expert (over 8 years): $102,828

Levels	Salary
Computer ... Level Computer Forensics Analyst	$45,998
Computer ... Level Computer Forensics Analyst	$57,638
Computer ... Level Computer Forensics Analyst	$63,950
Computer ... Level Computer Forensics Analyst	$86,091
Computer ... Level Computer Forensics Analyst	$102,828

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How Do Computer Forensics Analyst 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 Computer Forensics Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,961.
California: $66,707.
Massachusetts: $65,818.

District of Columbia $66,961 California $66,707 Massachusetts $65,818 Washington $65,576 New Jersey $65,552 Alaska $65,467 Connecticut $64,632 New York $64,294

Hawaii $63,211 Rhode Island $62,703 Maryland $62,358 Minnesota $61,887 Colorado $61,705 Illinois $61,645 Oregon $61,415 Delaware $61,246

New Hampshire $61,139 Virginia $60,901 Pennsylvania $60,205 Nevada $59,855 North Dakota $59,740 Michigan $59,558 Wisconsin $59,492 Vermont $59,359

Texas $58,990 Maine $58,966 Arizona $58,929 Ohio $58,887 Georgia $58,331 Indiana $58,052 Wyoming $57,998 Utah $57,913

Iowa $57,877 Kansas $57,587 Louisiana $57,502 North Carolina $57,472 Missouri $57,460 Florida $57,224 Montana $57,097 Nebraska $56,976

Kentucky $56,909 South Carolina $56,668 Tennessee $56,516 Idaho $56,456 New Mexico $56,014 Oklahoma $55,918 Alabama $55,561 South Dakota $54,962

Arkansas $54,635 West Virginia $54,460 Mississippi $53,934

Top Paying Cities for Computer Forensics Analysts

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: $57,635
Acton: $58,119
Ashland: $57,635

Absarokee, MT $57,635 Acton, MT $58,119 Ashland, MT $57,635 Ballantine, MT $57,877 Bearcreek, MT $57,635 Belfry, MT $57,635 Bighorn, MT $57,635 Big Timber, MT $57,635

Birney, MT $57,635 Boyd, MT $57,635 Bridger, MT $57,635 Broadview, MT $57,635 Busby, MT $57,635 Clyde Park, MT $51,678 Columbus, MT $57,635 Cooke City, MT $57,635

Crow Agency, MT $57,635 Custer, MT $57,635 Decker, MT $57,635 Edgar, MT $57,635 Emigrant, MT $51,678 Fishtail, MT $57,635 Fromberg, MT $57,635 Gardiner, MT $61,185

Garryowen, MT $57,635 Grass Range, MT $57,635 Greycliff, MT $57,635 Hardin, MT $57,635 Fort Smith, MT $57,635 Harlowton, MT $57,635 Huntley, MT $58,361 Hysham, MT $57,635

Ingomar, MT $57,635 Joliet, MT $57,635 Lame Deer, MT $57,635 Laurel, MT $58,240 Lavina, MT $57,635 Livingston, MT $54,654 Lodge Grass, MT $57,635 Mc Leod, MT $57,635

Martinsdale, MT $51,678 Melstone, MT $57,635 Melville, MT $57,635 Molt, MT $57,756 Mosby, MT $57,635 Musselshell, MT $57,635 Nye, MT $57,635 Otter, MT $57,635

Park City, MT $57,635 Pompeys Pillar, MT $57,635 Pray, MT $54,654 Pryor, MT $57,635 Rapelje, MT $57,635 Red Lodge, MT $57,635 Reed Point, MT $57,635 Roberts, MT $57,635

Roscoe, MT $57,635 Roundup, MT $57,635 Ryegate, MT $57,635 Saint Xavier, MT $57,635 Sanders, MT $57,635 Sand Springs, MT $57,635 Shawmut, MT $57,635 Shepherd, MT $57,938

Silver Gate, MT $57,635 Springdale, MT $57,635 Sumatra, MT $57,635 Teigen, MT $57,635 Two Dot, MT $54,121 Wilsall, MT $51,678 Winnett, MT $57,635 Worden, MT $57,635

Wyola, MT $57,635 Billings, MT $58,542 Baker, MT $56,075 Wolf Point, MT $57,635 Antelope, MT $59,238 Bainville, MT $59,238 Brockton, MT $59,238 Brockway, MT $57,635

Circle, MT $57,635 Crane, MT $59,238 Culbertson, MT $59,238 Dagmar, MT $59,238 Fairview, MT $59,238 Flaxville, MT $58,433 Fort Peck, MT $57,635 Frazer, MT $57,635

Froid, MT $59,238 Glasgow, MT $57,635 Saint Marie, MT $57,635 Glentana, MT $55,337 Hinsdale, MT $55,337 Homestead, MT $59,238 Lambert, MT $59,238 Larslan, MT $55,337

Medicine Lake, MT $59,238 Nashua, MT $57,635 Opheim, MT $55,337 Outlook, MT $59,238 Peerless, MT $57,635 Plentywood, MT $59,238 Poplar, MT $58,433 Raymond, MT $59,238

Redstone, MT $59,238 Reserve, MT $59,238 Richey, MT $58,433 Richland, MT $55,337 Saco, MT $55,337 Savage, MT $59,238 Scobey, MT $58,433 Sidney, MT $59,238

Vandalia, MT $55,337 Vida, MT $57,635 Westby, MT $59,238 Whitetail, MT $58,433 Miles City, MT $57,635 Alzada, MT $52,912 Angela, MT $57,635 Alberton, MT $51,678

Arlee, MT $51,678 Bonner, MT $51,678 Charlo, MT $51,678 Clinton, MT $51,678 Condon, MT $51,678 Conner, MT $51,678 Corvallis, MT $51,678 Darby, MT $51,678

De Borgia, MT $61,179 Dixon, MT $51,678 Drummond, MT $51,678 Florence, MT $51,678 Frenchtown, MT $51,678 Grantsdale, MT $51,678 Hall, MT $51,678 Hamilton, MT $51,678

Pinesdale, MT $51,678 Haugan, MT $61,179 Helmville, MT $51,678 Heron, MT $61,179 Hot Springs, MT $56,426 Huson, MT $51,678 Lolo, MT $51,678 Lonepine, MT $61,179

Milltown, MT $51,678 Noxon, MT $61,179 Ovando, MT $51,678 Pablo, MT $51,678 Paradise, MT $61,179 Philipsburg, MT $51,678 Plains, MT $61,179 Polson, MT $52,362

Ravalli, MT $51,678 Ronan, MT $51,678 Saint Ignatius, MT $51,678 Saint Regis, MT $61,179 Saltese, MT $61,179 Seeley Lake, MT $51,678 Stevensville, MT $51,678 Sula, MT $51,678

Superior, MT $61,179 Thompson Falls, MT $61,179 Trout Creek, MT $61,179 Victor, MT $51,678 Kalispell, MT $55,301 Big Arm, MT $55,301 Bigfork, MT $52,362 Columbia Falls, MT $57,109

Coram, MT $52,362 Dayton, MT $55,301 Elmo, MT $55,301 Essex, MT $53,045 Eureka, MT $61,179 Fortine, MT $61,179 Hungry Horse, MT $52,362 Kila, MT $61,179

Lake Mc Donald, MT $53,045 Lakeside, MT $55,301 Libby, MT $61,179 Marion, MT $61,179 Martin City, MT $53,045 Olney, MT $61,179 Polebridge, MT $57,109 Proctor, MT $55,301

Rexford, MT $61,179 Rollins, MT $52,362 Somers, MT $52,362 Stryker, MT $61,179 Trego, MT $61,179 Troy, MT $61,179 West Glacier, MT $53,045 Whitefish, MT $61,179

Bloomfield, MT $58,433 Boyes, MT $52,912 Broadus, MT $55,270 Brusett, MT $57,635 Capitol, MT $52,912 Cohagen, MT $57,635 Colstrip, MT $57,635 Ekalaka, MT $52,912

Fallon, MT $56,595 Forsyth, MT $57,635 Glendive, MT $58,433 Hammond, MT $52,912 Hathaway, MT $57,635 Ismay, MT $55,270 Jordan, MT $57,635 Kinsey, MT $57,635

Lindsay, MT $57,635 Mildred, MT $56,595 Olive, MT $55,270 Plevna, MT $56,075 Powderville, MT $55,270 Rosebud, MT $57,635 Terry, MT $57,635 Volborg, MT $57,635

Wibaux, MT $59,238 Willard, MT $52,912 Great Falls, MT $53,952 Malmstrom A F B, MT $53,952 Augusta, MT $53,045 Babb, MT $53,045 Belt, MT $53,045 Black Eagle, MT $53,952

Brady, MT $53,045 Browning, MT $53,045 Buffalo, MT $55,337 Bynum, MT $53,045 Carter, MT $53,045 Cascade, MT $52,634 Choteau, MT $53,045 Coffee Creek, MT $53,045

Conrad, MT $53,045 Cut Bank, MT $53,045 Denton, MT $53,045 Dupuyer, MT $53,045 Dutton, MT $53,045 East Glacier Park, MT $53,045 Ethridge, MT $53,045 Fairfield, MT $53,045

Floweree, MT $53,589 Forest Grove, MT $57,635 Fort Benton, MT $53,045 Fort Shaw, MT $53,347 Galata, MT $53,045 Geraldine, MT $53,045 Geyser, MT $53,045 Heart Butte, MT $53,045

Highwood, MT $53,105 Hilger, MT $53,045 Hobson, MT $53,045 Judith Gap, MT $57,635 Kevin, MT $53,045 Ledger, MT $53,045 Lewistown, MT $55,337 Loma, MT $53,045

Lothair, MT $53,045 Moccasin, MT $53,045 Monarch, MT $53,045 Moore, MT $55,337 Neihart, MT $53,045 Oilmont, MT $53,045 Pendroy, MT $53,045 Power, MT $53,287

Raynesford, MT $53,045 Roy, MT $55,337 Sand Coulee, MT $53,831 Shelby, MT $53,045 Simms, MT $53,045 Stanford, MT $53,045 Stockett, MT $53,226 Sunburst, MT $53,045

Sun River, MT $53,105 Sweet Grass, MT $53,045 Biddle, MT $52,912 Ulm, MT $53,589 Valier, MT $53,045 Vaughn, MT $53,529 Winifred, MT $53,045 Havre, MT $53,045

Big Sandy, MT $53,045 Box Elder, MT $53,045 Chester, MT $53,045 Chinook, MT $53,045 Dodson, MT $53,045 Gildford, MT $53,045 Harlem, MT $53,045 Hays, MT $53,045

Hingham, MT $53,045 Hogeland, MT $53,045 Inverness, MT $53,045 Joplin, MT $53,045 Kremlin, MT $53,045 Lloyd, MT $53,045 Loring, MT $53,045 Malta, MT $55,337

Rudyard, MT $53,045 Turner, MT $53,045 Whitewater, MT $55,337 Whitlash, MT $53,045 Zortman, MT $55,337 Zurich, MT $53,045 Helena, MT $52,585 Basin, MT $51,678

Boulder, MT $51,678 Canyon Creek, MT $51,860 Clancy, MT $52,343 East Helena, MT $52,404 Fort Harrison, MT $52,585 Jefferson City, MT $51,920 Lincoln, MT $51,678 Marysville, MT $52,222

Radersburg, MT $51,678 Ringling, MT $51,678 Toston, MT $51,678 Townsend, MT $51,678 White Sulphur Springs, MT $51,678 Winston, MT $51,678 Wolf Creek, MT $51,678 Butte, MT $51,678

Alder, MT $52,809 Anaconda, MT $51,678 Avon, MT $51,678 Belgrade, MT $51,678 Bozeman, MT $51,678 Big Sky, MT $51,678 Cameron, MT $55,603 Cardwell, MT $51,678

Deer Lodge, MT $51,678 Dell, MT $53,946 Dillon, MT $52,809 Divide, MT $51,678 Elliston, MT $51,920 Ennis, MT $51,678 Gallatin Gateway, MT $51,678 Garrison, MT $51,678

Glen, MT $51,678 Gold Creek, MT $51,678 Harrison, MT $51,678 Jackson, MT $51,678 Lima, MT $53,946 Mc Allister, MT $51,678 Manhattan, MT $51,678 Melrose, MT $51,678

Norris, MT $51,678 Polaris, MT $51,678 Pony, MT $51,678 Ramsay, MT $51,678 Sheridan, MT $51,678 Silver Star, MT $51,678 Three Forks, MT $51,678 Twin Bridges, MT $51,678

Virginia City, MT $51,678 Warm Springs, MT $51,678 West Yellowstone, MT $57,563 Whitehall, MT $51,678 Willow Creek, MT $51,678 Wisdom, MT $51,678 Wise River, MT $51,678 Missoula, MT $51,678

Computer Forensics Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Computer Forensics Analyst'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

$49,310

Average $57,097/year

$65,349

$4,109

Average $4,758/month

$5,446

$948

Average $1,098/week

$1,257

$24

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,349	$5,446	$1,257	$31
Average	$57,097	$4,758	$1,098	$27
25th Percentile	$49,310	$4,109	$948	$24

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