Software Testing Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Software Testing Engineer make in Montana?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Testing Engineer in Montana is $49,676 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,787
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,085 to $56,539
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,084

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Software Testing Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,539	$4,712	$1,087	$27
Average	$49,676	$4,140	$955	$24
25th Percentile	$43,085	$3,590	$829	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Software Testing Engineer Salaries

A Software Testing 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 Software Testing Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Testing 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): $44,197
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,133
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,822
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,246
Expert (over 8 years): $111,564

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$44,197
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$50,133
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$59,822
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$67,246
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$111,564

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What Am I Worth?

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

District of Columbia: $58,257.
California: $58,036.
Massachusetts: $57,263.

District of Columbia $58,257 California $58,036 Massachusetts $57,263 Washington $57,053 New Jersey $57,031 Alaska $56,958 Connecticut $56,232 New York $55,937

Hawaii $54,995 Rhode Island $54,553 Maryland $54,253 Minnesota $53,843 Colorado $53,685 Illinois $53,632 Oregon $53,432 Delaware $53,285

New Hampshire $53,193 Virginia $52,985 Pennsylvania $52,380 Nevada $52,075 North Dakota $51,975 Michigan $51,817 Wisconsin $51,759 Vermont $51,643

Texas $51,323 Maine $51,301 Arizona $51,270 Ohio $51,233 Georgia $50,749 Indiana $50,507 Wyoming $50,460 Utah $50,386

Iowa $50,354 Kansas $50,102 Louisiana $50,028 North Carolina $50,002 Missouri $49,991 Florida $49,786 Montana $49,676 Nebraska $49,570

Kentucky $49,513 South Carolina $49,302 Tennessee $49,170 Idaho $49,118 New Mexico $48,734 Oklahoma $48,650 Alabama $48,339 South Dakota $47,818

Arkansas $47,534 West Virginia $47,382 Mississippi $46,924

Top Paying Cities for Software Testing 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: $50,144
Acton: $50,565
Ashland: $50,144

Absarokee, MT $50,144 Acton, MT $50,565 Ashland, MT $50,144 Ballantine, MT $50,354 Bearcreek, MT $50,144 Belfry, MT $50,144 Bighorn, MT $50,144 Big Timber, MT $50,144

Birney, MT $50,144 Boyd, MT $50,144 Bridger, MT $50,144 Broadview, MT $50,144 Busby, MT $50,144 Clyde Park, MT $44,961 Columbus, MT $50,144 Cooke City, MT $50,144

Crow Agency, MT $50,144 Custer, MT $50,144 Decker, MT $50,144 Edgar, MT $50,144 Emigrant, MT $44,961 Fishtail, MT $50,144 Fromberg, MT $50,144 Gardiner, MT $53,233

Garryowen, MT $50,144 Grass Range, MT $50,144 Greycliff, MT $50,144 Hardin, MT $50,144 Fort Smith, MT $50,144 Harlowton, MT $50,144 Huntley, MT $50,775 Hysham, MT $50,144

Ingomar, MT $50,144 Joliet, MT $50,144 Lame Deer, MT $50,144 Laurel, MT $50,670 Lavina, MT $50,144 Livingston, MT $47,550 Lodge Grass, MT $50,144 Mc Leod, MT $50,144

Martinsdale, MT $44,961 Melstone, MT $50,144 Melville, MT $50,144 Molt, MT $50,249 Mosby, MT $50,144 Musselshell, MT $50,144 Nye, MT $50,144 Otter, MT $50,144

Park City, MT $50,144 Pompeys Pillar, MT $50,144 Pray, MT $47,550 Pryor, MT $50,144 Rapelje, MT $50,144 Red Lodge, MT $50,144 Reed Point, MT $50,144 Roberts, MT $50,144

Roscoe, MT $50,144 Roundup, MT $50,144 Ryegate, MT $50,144 Saint Xavier, MT $50,144 Sanders, MT $50,144 Sand Springs, MT $50,144 Shawmut, MT $50,144 Shepherd, MT $50,407

Silver Gate, MT $50,144 Springdale, MT $50,144 Sumatra, MT $50,144 Teigen, MT $50,144 Two Dot, MT $47,087 Wilsall, MT $44,961 Winnett, MT $50,144 Worden, MT $50,144

Wyola, MT $50,144 Billings, MT $50,933 Baker, MT $48,786 Wolf Point, MT $50,144 Antelope, MT $51,538 Bainville, MT $51,538 Brockton, MT $51,538 Brockway, MT $50,144

Circle, MT $50,144 Crane, MT $51,538 Culbertson, MT $51,538 Dagmar, MT $51,538 Fairview, MT $51,538 Flaxville, MT $50,838 Fort Peck, MT $50,144 Frazer, MT $50,144

Froid, MT $51,538 Glasgow, MT $50,144 Saint Marie, MT $50,144 Glentana, MT $48,144 Hinsdale, MT $48,144 Homestead, MT $51,538 Lambert, MT $51,538 Larslan, MT $48,144

Medicine Lake, MT $51,538 Nashua, MT $50,144 Opheim, MT $48,144 Outlook, MT $51,538 Peerless, MT $50,144 Plentywood, MT $51,538 Poplar, MT $50,838 Raymond, MT $51,538

Redstone, MT $51,538 Reserve, MT $51,538 Richey, MT $50,838 Richland, MT $48,144 Saco, MT $48,144 Savage, MT $51,538 Scobey, MT $50,838 Sidney, MT $51,538

Vandalia, MT $48,144 Vida, MT $50,144 Westby, MT $51,538 Whitetail, MT $50,838 Miles City, MT $50,144 Alzada, MT $46,035 Angela, MT $50,144 Alberton, MT $44,961

Arlee, MT $44,961 Bonner, MT $44,961 Charlo, MT $44,961 Clinton, MT $44,961 Condon, MT $44,961 Conner, MT $44,961 Corvallis, MT $44,961 Darby, MT $44,961

De Borgia, MT $53,227 Dixon, MT $44,961 Drummond, MT $44,961 Florence, MT $44,961 Frenchtown, MT $44,961 Grantsdale, MT $44,961 Hall, MT $44,961 Hamilton, MT $44,961

Pinesdale, MT $44,961 Haugan, MT $53,227 Helmville, MT $44,961 Heron, MT $53,227 Hot Springs, MT $49,092 Huson, MT $44,961 Lolo, MT $44,961 Lonepine, MT $53,227

Milltown, MT $44,961 Noxon, MT $53,227 Ovando, MT $44,961 Pablo, MT $44,961 Paradise, MT $53,227 Philipsburg, MT $44,961 Plains, MT $53,227 Polson, MT $45,556

Ravalli, MT $44,961 Ronan, MT $44,961 Saint Ignatius, MT $44,961 Saint Regis, MT $53,227 Saltese, MT $53,227 Seeley Lake, MT $44,961 Stevensville, MT $44,961 Sula, MT $44,961

Superior, MT $53,227 Thompson Falls, MT $53,227 Trout Creek, MT $53,227 Victor, MT $44,961 Kalispell, MT $48,113 Big Arm, MT $48,113 Bigfork, MT $45,556 Columbia Falls, MT $49,686

Coram, MT $45,556 Dayton, MT $48,113 Elmo, MT $48,113 Essex, MT $46,150 Eureka, MT $53,227 Fortine, MT $53,227 Hungry Horse, MT $45,556 Kila, MT $53,227

Lake Mc Donald, MT $46,150 Lakeside, MT $48,113 Libby, MT $53,227 Marion, MT $53,227 Martin City, MT $46,150 Olney, MT $53,227 Polebridge, MT $49,686 Proctor, MT $48,113

Rexford, MT $53,227 Rollins, MT $45,556 Somers, MT $45,556 Stryker, MT $53,227 Trego, MT $53,227 Troy, MT $53,227 West Glacier, MT $46,150 Whitefish, MT $53,227

Bloomfield, MT $50,838 Boyes, MT $46,035 Broadus, MT $48,087 Brusett, MT $50,144 Capitol, MT $46,035 Cohagen, MT $50,144 Colstrip, MT $50,144 Ekalaka, MT $46,035

Fallon, MT $49,239 Forsyth, MT $50,144 Glendive, MT $50,838 Hammond, MT $46,035 Hathaway, MT $50,144 Ismay, MT $48,087 Jordan, MT $50,144 Kinsey, MT $50,144

Lindsay, MT $50,144 Mildred, MT $49,239 Olive, MT $48,087 Plevna, MT $48,786 Powderville, MT $48,087 Rosebud, MT $50,144 Terry, MT $50,144 Volborg, MT $50,144

Wibaux, MT $51,538 Willard, MT $46,035 Great Falls, MT $46,940 Malmstrom A F B, MT $46,940 Augusta, MT $46,150 Babb, MT $46,150 Belt, MT $46,150 Black Eagle, MT $46,940

Brady, MT $46,150 Browning, MT $46,150 Buffalo, MT $48,144 Bynum, MT $46,150 Carter, MT $46,150 Cascade, MT $45,792 Choteau, MT $46,150 Coffee Creek, MT $46,150

Conrad, MT $46,150 Cut Bank, MT $46,150 Denton, MT $46,150 Dupuyer, MT $46,150 Dutton, MT $46,150 East Glacier Park, MT $46,150 Ethridge, MT $46,150 Fairfield, MT $46,150

Floweree, MT $46,624 Forest Grove, MT $50,144 Fort Benton, MT $46,150 Fort Shaw, MT $46,413 Galata, MT $46,150 Geraldine, MT $46,150 Geyser, MT $46,150 Heart Butte, MT $46,150

Highwood, MT $46,203 Hilger, MT $46,150 Hobson, MT $46,150 Judith Gap, MT $50,144 Kevin, MT $46,150 Ledger, MT $46,150 Lewistown, MT $48,144 Loma, MT $46,150

Lothair, MT $46,150 Moccasin, MT $46,150 Monarch, MT $46,150 Moore, MT $48,144 Neihart, MT $46,150 Oilmont, MT $46,150 Pendroy, MT $46,150 Power, MT $46,361

Raynesford, MT $46,150 Roy, MT $48,144 Sand Coulee, MT $46,834 Shelby, MT $46,150 Simms, MT $46,150 Stanford, MT $46,150 Stockett, MT $46,308 Sunburst, MT $46,150

Sun River, MT $46,203 Sweet Grass, MT $46,150 Biddle, MT $46,035 Ulm, MT $46,624 Valier, MT $46,150 Vaughn, MT $46,571 Winifred, MT $46,150 Havre, MT $46,150

Big Sandy, MT $46,150 Box Elder, MT $46,150 Chester, MT $46,150 Chinook, MT $46,150 Dodson, MT $46,150 Gildford, MT $46,150 Harlem, MT $46,150 Hays, MT $46,150

Hingham, MT $46,150 Hogeland, MT $46,150 Inverness, MT $46,150 Joplin, MT $46,150 Kremlin, MT $46,150 Lloyd, MT $46,150 Loring, MT $46,150 Malta, MT $48,144

Rudyard, MT $46,150 Turner, MT $46,150 Whitewater, MT $48,144 Whitlash, MT $46,150 Zortman, MT $48,144 Zurich, MT $46,150 Helena, MT $45,750 Basin, MT $44,961

Boulder, MT $44,961 Canyon Creek, MT $45,119 Clancy, MT $45,540 East Helena, MT $45,593 Fort Harrison, MT $45,750 Jefferson City, MT $45,172 Lincoln, MT $44,961 Marysville, MT $45,435

Radersburg, MT $44,961 Ringling, MT $44,961 Toston, MT $44,961 Townsend, MT $44,961 White Sulphur Springs, MT $44,961 Winston, MT $44,961 Wolf Creek, MT $44,961 Butte, MT $44,961

Alder, MT $45,945 Anaconda, MT $44,961 Avon, MT $44,961 Belgrade, MT $44,961 Bozeman, MT $44,961 Big Sky, MT $44,961 Cameron, MT $48,376 Cardwell, MT $44,961

Deer Lodge, MT $44,961 Dell, MT $46,934 Dillon, MT $45,945 Divide, MT $44,961 Elliston, MT $45,172 Ennis, MT $44,961 Gallatin Gateway, MT $44,961 Garrison, MT $44,961

Glen, MT $44,961 Gold Creek, MT $44,961 Harrison, MT $44,961 Jackson, MT $44,961 Lima, MT $46,934 Mc Allister, MT $44,961 Manhattan, MT $44,961 Melrose, MT $44,961

Norris, MT $44,961 Polaris, MT $44,961 Pony, MT $44,961 Ramsay, MT $44,961 Sheridan, MT $44,961 Silver Star, MT $44,961 Three Forks, MT $44,961 Twin Bridges, MT $44,961

Virginia City, MT $44,961 Warm Springs, MT $44,961 West Yellowstone, MT $50,081 Whitehall, MT $44,961 Willow Creek, MT $44,961 Wisdom, MT $44,961 Wise River, MT $44,961 Missoula, MT $44,961

Software Testing Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Testing 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 March 01, 2026

$43,085

Average $49,676/year

$56,539

$3,590

Average $4,140/month

$4,712

$829

Average $955/week

$1,087

$21

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,539	$4,712	$1,087	$27
Average	$49,676	$4,140	$955	$24
25th Percentile	$43,085	$3,590	$829	$21

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