Polymer Scientist Salary in Montana

How much does a Polymer Scientist make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Polymer Scientist in Montana is $99,638 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $123,441
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $94,255 to $112,098
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $89,353

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Polymer Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,098	$9,341	$2,156	$54
Average	$99,638	$8,303	$1,916	$48
25th Percentile	$94,255	$7,855	$1,813	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Polymer Scientist Salaries

A Polymer Scientist'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 Polymer Scientist 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 Polymer Scientists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $116,852.
California: $116,408.
Massachusetts: $114,857.

District of Columbia $116,852 California $116,408 Massachusetts $114,857 Washington $114,435 New Jersey $114,393 Alaska $114,245 Connecticut $112,788 New York $112,197

Hawaii $110,308 Rhode Island $109,422 Maryland $108,820 Minnesota $107,997 Colorado $107,680 Illinois $107,575 Oregon $107,174 Delaware $106,878

New Hampshire $106,693 Virginia $106,277 Pennsylvania $105,063 Nevada $104,451 North Dakota $104,250 Michigan $103,934 Wisconsin $103,818 Vermont $103,586

Texas $102,942 Maine $102,900 Arizona $102,836 Ohio $102,762 Georgia $101,791 Indiana $101,306 Wyoming $101,211 Utah $101,063

Iowa $101,000 Kansas $100,493 Louisiana $100,346 North Carolina $100,293 Missouri $100,272 Florida $99,860 Montana $99,638 Nebraska $99,427

Kentucky $99,311 South Carolina $98,889 Tennessee $98,625 Idaho $98,520 New Mexico $97,749 Oklahoma $97,580 Alabama $96,958 South Dakota $95,913

Arkansas $95,343 West Virginia $95,037 Mississippi $94,119

Top Paying Cities for Polymer Scientists

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: $99,032
Acton: $101,429
Ashland: $98,956

Absarokee, MT $99,032 Acton, MT $101,429 Ashland, MT $98,956 Ballantine, MT $101,274 Bearcreek, MT $99,018 Belfry, MT $99,118 Bighorn, MT $98,793 Big Timber, MT $98,949

Birney, MT $98,886 Boyd, MT $99,923 Bridger, MT $99,536 Broadview, MT $100,868 Busby, MT $98,998 Clyde Park, MT $98,967 Columbus, MT $99,781 Cooke City, MT $98,774

Crow Agency, MT $99,082 Custer, MT $99,109 Decker, MT $98,980 Edgar, MT $101,053 Emigrant, MT $98,959 Fishtail, MT $98,874 Fromberg, MT $100,654 Gardiner, MT $98,962

Garryowen, MT $99,043 Grass Range, MT $98,860 Greycliff, MT $98,956 Hardin, MT $99,905 Fort Smith, MT $99,595 Harlowton, MT $98,914 Huntley, MT $101,773 Hysham, MT $98,844

Ingomar, MT $98,656 Joliet, MT $100,665 Lame Deer, MT $99,056 Laurel, MT $101,744 Lavina, MT $99,191 Livingston, MT $99,077 Lodge Grass, MT $99,099 Mc Leod, MT $98,742

Martinsdale, MT $98,807 Melstone, MT $98,844 Melville, MT $98,769 Molt, MT $101,144 Mosby, MT $98,708 Musselshell, MT $98,810 Nye, MT $98,863 Otter, MT $98,958

Park City, MT $101,045 Pompeys Pillar, MT $100,645 Pray, MT $98,908 Pryor, MT $100,702 Rapelje, MT $99,538 Red Lodge, MT $99,039 Reed Point, MT $98,915 Roberts, MT $99,457

Roscoe, MT $98,843 Roundup, MT $99,031 Ryegate, MT $98,826 Saint Xavier, MT $99,505 Sanders, MT $98,964 Sand Springs, MT $98,718 Shawmut, MT $98,794 Shepherd, MT $101,328

Silver Gate, MT $99,040 Springdale, MT $98,893 Sumatra, MT $98,718 Teigen, MT $98,862 Two Dot, MT $98,784 Wilsall, MT $98,871 Winnett, MT $98,791 Worden, MT $100,521

Wyola, MT $99,142 Billings, MT $101,862 Baker, MT $99,300 Wolf Point, MT $98,960 Antelope, MT $99,080 Bainville, MT $99,421 Brockton, MT $98,910 Brockway, MT $98,773

Circle, MT $98,848 Crane, MT $99,490 Culbertson, MT $99,128 Dagmar, MT $99,174 Fairview, MT $99,462 Flaxville, MT $98,833 Fort Peck, MT $98,786 Frazer, MT $98,900

Froid, MT $98,995 Glasgow, MT $98,952 Saint Marie, MT $99,372 Glentana, MT $98,787 Hinsdale, MT $98,765 Homestead, MT $98,995 Lambert, MT $98,934 Larslan, MT $98,772

Medicine Lake, MT $98,981 Nashua, MT $98,901 Opheim, MT $98,757 Outlook, MT $98,906 Peerless, MT $98,776 Plentywood, MT $99,062 Poplar, MT $98,978 Raymond, MT $98,988

Redstone, MT $98,779 Reserve, MT $98,876 Richey, MT $98,819 Richland, MT $98,765 Saco, MT $98,822 Savage, MT $99,114 Scobey, MT $98,910 Sidney, MT $99,486

Vandalia, MT $98,811 Vida, MT $98,843 Westby, MT $99,155 Whitetail, MT $98,762 Miles City, MT $98,968 Alzada, MT $98,883 Angela, MT $98,704 Alberton, MT $98,851

Arlee, MT $98,888 Bonner, MT $98,855 Charlo, MT $98,917 Clinton, MT $98,922 Condon, MT $98,745 Conner, MT $98,940 Corvallis, MT $99,071 Darby, MT $98,750

De Borgia, MT $98,545 Dixon, MT $98,829 Drummond, MT $98,883 Florence, MT $99,047 Frenchtown, MT $99,007 Grantsdale, MT $99,018 Hall, MT $98,863 Hamilton, MT $99,020

Pinesdale, MT $99,247 Haugan, MT $98,522 Helmville, MT $98,670 Heron, MT $98,559 Hot Springs, MT $98,738 Huson, MT $98,876 Lolo, MT $98,988 Lonepine, MT $98,774

Milltown, MT $99,238 Noxon, MT $98,519 Ovando, MT $98,659 Pablo, MT $99,270 Paradise, MT $98,886 Philipsburg, MT $98,863 Plains, MT $98,807 Polson, MT $98,962

Ravalli, MT $98,899 Ronan, MT $98,975 Saint Ignatius, MT $98,950 Saint Regis, MT $98,739 Saltese, MT $98,482 Seeley Lake, MT $98,910 Stevensville, MT $99,067 Sula, MT $98,715

Superior, MT $98,811 Thompson Falls, MT $98,671 Trout Creek, MT $98,579 Victor, MT $99,006 Kalispell, MT $99,047 Big Arm, MT $98,917 Bigfork, MT $98,912 Columbia Falls, MT $99,038

Coram, MT $98,910 Dayton, MT $98,930 Elmo, MT $98,814 Essex, MT $98,750 Eureka, MT $98,940 Fortine, MT $98,843 Hungry Horse, MT $99,152 Kila, MT $98,832

Lake Mc Donald, MT $98,922 Lakeside, MT $98,995 Libby, MT $98,791 Marion, MT $98,777 Martin City, MT $98,991 Olney, MT $98,762 Polebridge, MT $98,589 Proctor, MT $98,786

Rexford, MT $98,860 Rollins, MT $98,846 Somers, MT $98,982 Stryker, MT $98,745 Trego, MT $98,818 Troy, MT $98,519 West Glacier, MT $98,620 Whitefish, MT $98,988

Bloomfield, MT $98,873 Boyes, MT $98,905 Broadus, MT $98,934 Brusett, MT $98,776 Capitol, MT $98,698 Cohagen, MT $98,739 Colstrip, MT $99,141 Ekalaka, MT $98,911

Fallon, MT $99,016 Forsyth, MT $98,885 Glendive, MT $99,212 Hammond, MT $98,843 Hathaway, MT $98,952 Ismay, MT $98,873 Jordan, MT $98,797 Kinsey, MT $98,915

Lindsay, MT $98,791 Mildred, MT $99,015 Olive, MT $98,811 Plevna, MT $99,100 Powderville, MT $98,714 Rosebud, MT $98,762 Terry, MT $98,828 Volborg, MT $98,765

Wibaux, MT $99,173 Willard, MT $99,133 Great Falls, MT $94,699 Malmstrom A F B, MT $94,699 Augusta, MT $98,760 Babb, MT $98,796 Belt, MT $95,861 Black Eagle, MT $94,699

Brady, MT $97,822 Browning, MT $98,929 Buffalo, MT $98,853 Bynum, MT $98,841 Carter, MT $96,344 Cascade, MT $97,675 Choteau, MT $98,843 Coffee Creek, MT $98,850

Conrad, MT $98,932 Cut Bank, MT $98,866 Denton, MT $98,827 Dupuyer, MT $98,750 Dutton, MT $96,702 East Glacier Park, MT $98,708 Ethridge, MT $98,738 Fairfield, MT $98,063

Floweree, MT $94,898 Forest Grove, MT $98,812 Fort Benton, MT $98,131 Fort Shaw, MT $95,995 Galata, MT $98,765 Geraldine, MT $98,807 Geyser, MT $98,095 Heart Butte, MT $98,927

Highwood, MT $95,998 Hilger, MT $98,851 Hobson, MT $98,865 Judith Gap, MT $98,846 Kevin, MT $98,829 Ledger, MT $98,786 Lewistown, MT $99,025 Loma, MT $98,806

Lothair, MT $98,797 Moccasin, MT $98,871 Monarch, MT $97,777 Moore, MT $98,925 Neihart, MT $98,506 Oilmont, MT $98,778 Pendroy, MT $98,750 Power, MT $95,624

Raynesford, MT $97,663 Roy, MT $98,760 Sand Coulee, MT $94,699 Shelby, MT $98,934 Simms, MT $96,742 Stanford, MT $98,860 Stockett, MT $95,674 Sunburst, MT $98,865

Sun River, MT $95,498 Sweet Grass, MT $98,804 Biddle, MT $98,969 Ulm, MT $94,745 Valier, MT $98,850 Vaughn, MT $95,091 Winifred, MT $98,815 Havre, MT $99,002

Big Sandy, MT $98,835 Box Elder, MT $99,032 Chester, MT $98,849 Chinook, MT $98,867 Dodson, MT $98,830 Gildford, MT $98,813 Harlem, MT $98,949 Hays, MT $98,989

Hingham, MT $98,814 Hogeland, MT $98,797 Inverness, MT $98,790 Joplin, MT $98,814 Kremlin, MT $98,811 Lloyd, MT $98,666 Loring, MT $98,759 Malta, MT $98,883

Rudyard, MT $98,836 Turner, MT $98,821 Whitewater, MT $98,777 Whitlash, MT $98,709 Zortman, MT $98,892 Zurich, MT $98,757 Helena, MT $94,425 Basin, MT $96,488

Boulder, MT $97,545 Canyon Creek, MT $95,478 Clancy, MT $94,585 East Helena, MT $94,362 Fort Harrison, MT $94,362 Jefferson City, MT $95,264 Lincoln, MT $98,838 Marysville, MT $95,362

Radersburg, MT $97,701 Ringling, MT $98,728 Toston, MT $98,076 Townsend, MT $96,622 White Sulphur Springs, MT $98,438 Winston, MT $95,460 Wolf Creek, MT $97,474 Butte, MT $98,834

Alder, MT $98,800 Anaconda, MT $99,053 Avon, MT $96,418 Belgrade, MT $99,171 Bozeman, MT $99,234 Big Sky, MT $99,160 Cameron, MT $98,735 Cardwell, MT $98,949

Deer Lodge, MT $98,234 Dell, MT $98,465 Dillon, MT $98,876 Divide, MT $98,849 Elliston, MT $95,615 Ennis, MT $99,009 Gallatin Gateway, MT $98,952 Garrison, MT $97,748

Glen, MT $98,845 Gold Creek, MT $98,400 Harrison, MT $98,977 Jackson, MT $98,591 Lima, MT $98,536 Mc Allister, MT $98,990 Manhattan, MT $99,142 Melrose, MT $98,856

Norris, MT $98,855 Polaris, MT $98,736 Pony, MT $98,998 Ramsay, MT $99,050 Sheridan, MT $99,032 Silver Star, MT $99,029 Three Forks, MT $99,064 Twin Bridges, MT $98,947

Virginia City, MT $98,982 Warm Springs, MT $99,039 West Yellowstone, MT $98,927 Whitehall, MT $99,051 Willow Creek, MT $99,021 Wisdom, MT $98,616 Wise River, MT $98,789 Missoula, MT $99,388

Polymer Scientist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Polymer Scientist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Polymer Scientist positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Polymer Scientist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Polymer Scientist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$119,566	$57.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$114,584	$55.0	15%
Chemicals	$109,602	$53.0	10%
Healthcare	$104,620	$50.0	5%

Polymer Scientist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Polymer Scientist'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

$94,255

Average $99,638/year

$112,098

$7,855

Average $8,303/month

$9,341

$1,813

Average $1,916/week

$2,156

$45

Average $48/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,098	$9,341	$2,156	$54
Average	$99,638	$8,303	$1,916	$48
25th Percentile	$94,255	$7,855	$1,813	$45

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