Cyber Incident Response Salary in Montana

How much does a Cyber Incident Response make in Montana?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cyber Incident Response in Montana is $89,151 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, a Cyber Incident Response's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,756
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,320 to $96,273
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,369

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Cyber Incident Response Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,273	$8,023	$1,851	$46
Average	$89,151	$7,429	$1,714	$43
25th Percentile	$79,320	$6,610	$1,525	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Cyber Incident Response Salaries

A Cyber Incident Response'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 Cyber Incident Response Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cyber Incident Response'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): $76,544
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,834
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $122,034
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,320
Expert (over 8 years): $158,504

Levels	Salary
Cyber Inc... Level Cyber Incident Response	$76,544
Cyber Inc... Level Cyber Incident Response	$89,834
Cyber Inc... Level Cyber Incident Response	$122,034
Cyber Inc... Level Cyber Incident Response	$137,320
Cyber Inc... Level Cyber Incident Response	$158,504

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How Do Cyber Incident Response 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 Cyber Incident Responses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,553.
California: $104,156.
Massachusetts: $102,768.

District of Columbia $104,553 California $104,156 Massachusetts $102,768 Washington $102,390 New Jersey $102,353 Alaska $102,220 Connecticut $100,917 New York $100,389

Hawaii $98,698 Rhode Island $97,905 Maryland $97,367 Minnesota $96,630 Colorado $96,347 Illinois $96,252 Oregon $95,894 Delaware $95,629

New Hampshire $95,463 Virginia $95,091 Pennsylvania $94,005 Nevada $93,457 North Dakota $93,278 Michigan $92,995 Wisconsin $92,891 Vermont $92,683

Texas $92,107 Maine $92,069 Arizona $92,013 Ohio $91,946 Georgia $91,078 Indiana $90,643 Wyoming $90,558 Utah $90,426

Iowa $90,370 Kansas $89,916 Louisiana $89,784 North Carolina $89,737 Missouri $89,718 Florida $89,350 Montana $89,151 Nebraska $88,963

Kentucky $88,859 South Carolina $88,481 Tennessee $88,245 Idaho $88,150 New Mexico $87,461 Oklahoma $87,310 Alabama $86,753 South Dakota $85,818

Arkansas $85,308 West Virginia $85,034 Mississippi $84,213

Top Paying Cities for Cyber Incident Responses

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: $89,992
Acton: $90,747
Ashland: $89,992

Absarokee, MT $89,992 Acton, MT $90,747 Ashland, MT $89,992 Ballantine, MT $90,370 Bearcreek, MT $89,992 Belfry, MT $89,992 Bighorn, MT $89,992 Big Timber, MT $89,992

Birney, MT $89,992 Boyd, MT $89,992 Bridger, MT $89,992 Broadview, MT $89,992 Busby, MT $89,992 Clyde Park, MT $80,690 Columbus, MT $89,992 Cooke City, MT $89,992

Crow Agency, MT $89,992 Custer, MT $89,992 Decker, MT $89,992 Edgar, MT $89,992 Emigrant, MT $80,690 Fishtail, MT $89,992 Fromberg, MT $89,992 Gardiner, MT $95,535

Garryowen, MT $89,992 Grass Range, MT $89,992 Greycliff, MT $89,992 Hardin, MT $89,992 Fort Smith, MT $89,992 Harlowton, MT $89,992 Huntley, MT $91,125 Hysham, MT $89,992

Ingomar, MT $89,992 Joliet, MT $89,992 Lame Deer, MT $89,992 Laurel, MT $90,936 Lavina, MT $89,992 Livingston, MT $85,336 Lodge Grass, MT $89,992 Mc Leod, MT $89,992

Martinsdale, MT $80,690 Melstone, MT $89,992 Melville, MT $89,992 Molt, MT $90,181 Mosby, MT $89,992 Musselshell, MT $89,992 Nye, MT $89,992 Otter, MT $89,992

Park City, MT $89,992 Pompeys Pillar, MT $89,992 Pray, MT $85,336 Pryor, MT $89,992 Rapelje, MT $89,992 Red Lodge, MT $89,992 Reed Point, MT $89,992 Roberts, MT $89,992

Roscoe, MT $89,992 Roundup, MT $89,992 Ryegate, MT $89,992 Saint Xavier, MT $89,992 Sanders, MT $89,992 Sand Springs, MT $89,992 Shawmut, MT $89,992 Shepherd, MT $90,464

Silver Gate, MT $89,992 Springdale, MT $89,992 Sumatra, MT $89,992 Teigen, MT $89,992 Two Dot, MT $84,505 Wilsall, MT $80,690 Winnett, MT $89,992 Worden, MT $89,992

Wyola, MT $89,992 Billings, MT $91,408 Baker, MT $87,555 Wolf Point, MT $89,992 Antelope, MT $92,494 Bainville, MT $92,494 Brockton, MT $92,494 Brockway, MT $89,992

Circle, MT $89,992 Crane, MT $92,494 Culbertson, MT $92,494 Dagmar, MT $92,494 Fairview, MT $92,494 Flaxville, MT $91,238 Fort Peck, MT $89,992 Frazer, MT $89,992

Froid, MT $92,494 Glasgow, MT $89,992 Saint Marie, MT $89,992 Glentana, MT $86,403 Hinsdale, MT $86,403 Homestead, MT $92,494 Lambert, MT $92,494 Larslan, MT $86,403

Medicine Lake, MT $92,494 Nashua, MT $89,992 Opheim, MT $86,403 Outlook, MT $92,494 Peerless, MT $89,992 Plentywood, MT $92,494 Poplar, MT $91,238 Raymond, MT $92,494

Redstone, MT $92,494 Reserve, MT $92,494 Richey, MT $91,238 Richland, MT $86,403 Saco, MT $86,403 Savage, MT $92,494 Scobey, MT $91,238 Sidney, MT $92,494

Vandalia, MT $86,403 Vida, MT $89,992 Westby, MT $92,494 Whitetail, MT $91,238 Miles City, MT $89,992 Alzada, MT $82,617 Angela, MT $89,992 Alberton, MT $80,690

Arlee, MT $80,690 Bonner, MT $80,690 Charlo, MT $80,690 Clinton, MT $80,690 Condon, MT $80,690 Conner, MT $80,690 Corvallis, MT $80,690 Darby, MT $80,690

De Borgia, MT $95,525 Dixon, MT $80,690 Drummond, MT $80,690 Florence, MT $80,690 Frenchtown, MT $80,690 Grantsdale, MT $80,690 Hall, MT $80,690 Hamilton, MT $80,690

Pinesdale, MT $80,690 Haugan, MT $95,525 Helmville, MT $80,690 Heron, MT $95,525 Hot Springs, MT $88,103 Huson, MT $80,690 Lolo, MT $80,690 Lonepine, MT $95,525

Milltown, MT $80,690 Noxon, MT $95,525 Ovando, MT $80,690 Pablo, MT $80,690 Paradise, MT $95,525 Philipsburg, MT $80,690 Plains, MT $95,525 Polson, MT $81,757

Ravalli, MT $80,690 Ronan, MT $80,690 Saint Ignatius, MT $80,690 Saint Regis, MT $95,525 Saltese, MT $95,525 Seeley Lake, MT $80,690 Stevensville, MT $80,690 Sula, MT $80,690

Superior, MT $95,525 Thompson Falls, MT $95,525 Trout Creek, MT $95,525 Victor, MT $80,690 Kalispell, MT $86,347 Big Arm, MT $86,347 Bigfork, MT $81,757 Columbia Falls, MT $89,170

Coram, MT $81,757 Dayton, MT $86,347 Elmo, MT $86,347 Essex, MT $82,825 Eureka, MT $95,525 Fortine, MT $95,525 Hungry Horse, MT $81,757 Kila, MT $95,525

Lake Mc Donald, MT $82,825 Lakeside, MT $86,347 Libby, MT $95,525 Marion, MT $95,525 Martin City, MT $82,825 Olney, MT $95,525 Polebridge, MT $89,170 Proctor, MT $86,347

Rexford, MT $95,525 Rollins, MT $81,757 Somers, MT $81,757 Stryker, MT $95,525 Trego, MT $95,525 Troy, MT $95,525 West Glacier, MT $82,825 Whitefish, MT $95,525

Bloomfield, MT $91,238 Boyes, MT $82,617 Broadus, MT $86,300 Brusett, MT $89,992 Capitol, MT $82,617 Cohagen, MT $89,992 Colstrip, MT $89,992 Ekalaka, MT $82,617

Fallon, MT $88,368 Forsyth, MT $89,992 Glendive, MT $91,238 Hammond, MT $82,617 Hathaway, MT $89,992 Ismay, MT $86,300 Jordan, MT $89,992 Kinsey, MT $89,992

Lindsay, MT $89,992 Mildred, MT $88,368 Olive, MT $86,300 Plevna, MT $87,555 Powderville, MT $86,300 Rosebud, MT $89,992 Terry, MT $89,992 Volborg, MT $89,992

Wibaux, MT $92,494 Willard, MT $82,617 Great Falls, MT $84,241 Malmstrom A F B, MT $84,241 Augusta, MT $82,825 Babb, MT $82,825 Belt, MT $82,825 Black Eagle, MT $84,241

Brady, MT $82,825 Browning, MT $82,825 Buffalo, MT $86,403 Bynum, MT $82,825 Carter, MT $82,825 Cascade, MT $82,182 Choteau, MT $82,825 Coffee Creek, MT $82,825

Conrad, MT $82,825 Cut Bank, MT $82,825 Denton, MT $82,825 Dupuyer, MT $82,825 Dutton, MT $82,825 East Glacier Park, MT $82,825 Ethridge, MT $82,825 Fairfield, MT $82,825

Floweree, MT $83,674 Forest Grove, MT $89,992 Fort Benton, MT $82,825 Fort Shaw, MT $83,297 Galata, MT $82,825 Geraldine, MT $82,825 Geyser, MT $82,825 Heart Butte, MT $82,825

Highwood, MT $82,919 Hilger, MT $82,825 Hobson, MT $82,825 Judith Gap, MT $89,992 Kevin, MT $82,825 Ledger, MT $82,825 Lewistown, MT $86,403 Loma, MT $82,825

Lothair, MT $82,825 Moccasin, MT $82,825 Monarch, MT $82,825 Moore, MT $86,403 Neihart, MT $82,825 Oilmont, MT $82,825 Pendroy, MT $82,825 Power, MT $83,202

Raynesford, MT $82,825 Roy, MT $86,403 Sand Coulee, MT $84,052 Shelby, MT $82,825 Simms, MT $82,825 Stanford, MT $82,825 Stockett, MT $83,108 Sunburst, MT $82,825

Sun River, MT $82,919 Sweet Grass, MT $82,825 Biddle, MT $82,617 Ulm, MT $83,674 Valier, MT $82,825 Vaughn, MT $83,580 Winifred, MT $82,825 Havre, MT $82,825

Big Sandy, MT $82,825 Box Elder, MT $82,825 Chester, MT $82,825 Chinook, MT $82,825 Dodson, MT $82,825 Gildford, MT $82,825 Harlem, MT $82,825 Hays, MT $82,825

Hingham, MT $82,825 Hogeland, MT $82,825 Inverness, MT $82,825 Joplin, MT $82,825 Kremlin, MT $82,825 Lloyd, MT $82,825 Loring, MT $82,825 Malta, MT $86,403

Rudyard, MT $82,825 Turner, MT $82,825 Whitewater, MT $86,403 Whitlash, MT $82,825 Zortman, MT $86,403 Zurich, MT $82,825 Helena, MT $82,107 Basin, MT $80,690

Boulder, MT $80,690 Canyon Creek, MT $80,974 Clancy, MT $81,729 East Helena, MT $81,824 Fort Harrison, MT $82,107 Jefferson City, MT $81,068 Lincoln, MT $80,690 Marysville, MT $81,540

Radersburg, MT $80,690 Ringling, MT $80,690 Toston, MT $80,690 Townsend, MT $80,690 White Sulphur Springs, MT $80,690 Winston, MT $80,690 Wolf Creek, MT $80,690 Butte, MT $80,690

Alder, MT $82,456 Anaconda, MT $80,690 Avon, MT $80,690 Belgrade, MT $80,690 Bozeman, MT $80,690 Big Sky, MT $80,690 Cameron, MT $86,819 Cardwell, MT $80,690

Deer Lodge, MT $80,690 Dell, MT $84,232 Dillon, MT $82,456 Divide, MT $80,690 Elliston, MT $81,068 Ennis, MT $80,690 Gallatin Gateway, MT $80,690 Garrison, MT $80,690

Glen, MT $80,690 Gold Creek, MT $80,690 Harrison, MT $80,690 Jackson, MT $80,690 Lima, MT $84,232 Mc Allister, MT $80,690 Manhattan, MT $80,690 Melrose, MT $80,690

Norris, MT $80,690 Polaris, MT $80,690 Pony, MT $80,690 Ramsay, MT $80,690 Sheridan, MT $80,690 Silver Star, MT $80,690 Three Forks, MT $80,690 Twin Bridges, MT $80,690

Virginia City, MT $80,690 Warm Springs, MT $80,690 West Yellowstone, MT $89,878 Whitehall, MT $80,690 Willow Creek, MT $80,690 Wisdom, MT $80,690 Wise River, MT $80,690 Missoula, MT $80,690

Cyber Incident Response Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cyber Incident Response'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 January 01, 2026

$79,320

Average $89,151/year

$96,273

$6,610

Average $7,429/month

$8,023

$1,525

Average $1,714/week

$1,851

$38

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,273	$8,023	$1,851	$46
Average	$89,151	$7,429	$1,714	$43
25th Percentile	$79,320	$6,610	$1,525	$38

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