What are the main factors that influence a Search Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Search Engineer?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Search Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Search Engineer's salary?

A Search Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Web Software Developer I (0-2 years)earns $68,560, a Search Engineer (2-4 years)earns $95,829, a Web Software Developer III (4-7 years)earns $110,461, a Web Software Developer IV (7+ years)earns $130,047, a Web Software Development Manager (7+ years)earns $141,227,

What are the highest paying states for a Search Engineer?

Search Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Search Engineer roles are District of Columbia $113,136, California $112,707, Massachusetts $111,205. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Search Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Search Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Search Manager: $153,379; Search Consultant: $116,924; Director Of Search: $95,965; Paid Search Specialist: $92,315; Search Coordinator: $92,198.

Search Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Search Engineer make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Search Engineer in Montana is $96,470 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $113,125
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,841 to $105,188
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,074

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Search Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,188	$8,766	$2,023	$51
Average	$96,470	$8,039	$1,855	$46
25th Percentile	$86,841	$7,237	$1,670	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Search Engineer Salaries

A Search 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 Search Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Search 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): $68,560
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,829
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,461
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,047
Expert (over 8 years): $141,227

Levels	Salary
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$68,560
Search En... Level Search Engineer	$95,829
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$110,461
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$130,047
Web Softw... Level Search Engineer	$141,227

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

District of Columbia: $113,136.
California: $112,707.
Massachusetts: $111,205.

District of Columbia $113,136 California $112,707 Massachusetts $111,205 Washington $110,796 New Jersey $110,755 Alaska $110,612 Connecticut $109,202 New York $108,630

Hawaii $106,801 Rhode Island $105,942 Maryland $105,360 Minnesota $104,563 Colorado $104,256 Illinois $104,154 Oregon $103,766 Delaware $103,480

New Hampshire $103,300 Virginia $102,897 Pennsylvania $101,722 Nevada $101,130 North Dakota $100,935 Michigan $100,629 Wisconsin $100,516 Vermont $100,292

Texas $99,668 Maine $99,627 Arizona $99,566 Ohio $99,495 Georgia $98,555 Indiana $98,085 Wyoming $97,993 Utah $97,849

Iowa $97,788 Kansas $97,298 Louisiana $97,155 North Carolina $97,104 Missouri $97,083 Florida $96,685 Montana $96,470 Nebraska $96,266

Kentucky $96,153 South Carolina $95,745 Tennessee $95,489 Idaho $95,387 New Mexico $94,641 Oklahoma $94,477 Alabama $93,875 South Dakota $92,863

Arkansas $92,311 West Virginia $92,015 Mississippi $91,126

Top Paying Cities for Search 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: $95,882
Acton: $98,204
Ashland: $95,809

Absarokee, MT $95,882 Acton, MT $98,204 Ashland, MT $95,809 Ballantine, MT $98,054 Bearcreek, MT $95,869 Belfry, MT $95,966 Bighorn, MT $95,652 Big Timber, MT $95,803

Birney, MT $95,741 Boyd, MT $96,746 Bridger, MT $96,371 Broadview, MT $97,660 Busby, MT $95,850 Clyde Park, MT $95,820 Columbus, MT $96,608 Cooke City, MT $95,633

Crow Agency, MT $95,932 Custer, MT $95,957 Decker, MT $95,832 Edgar, MT $97,839 Emigrant, MT $95,812 Fishtail, MT $95,730 Fromberg, MT $97,453 Gardiner, MT $95,815

Garryowen, MT $95,894 Grass Range, MT $95,716 Greycliff, MT $95,809 Hardin, MT $96,729 Fort Smith, MT $96,428 Harlowton, MT $95,769 Huntley, MT $98,537 Hysham, MT $95,701

Ingomar, MT $95,519 Joliet, MT $97,464 Lame Deer, MT $95,906 Laurel, MT $98,509 Lavina, MT $96,037 Livingston, MT $95,926 Lodge Grass, MT $95,948 Mc Leod, MT $95,603

Martinsdale, MT $95,665 Melstone, MT $95,701 Melville, MT $95,628 Molt, MT $97,928 Mosby, MT $95,569 Musselshell, MT $95,668 Nye, MT $95,719 Otter, MT $95,811

Park City, MT $97,832 Pompeys Pillar, MT $97,445 Pray, MT $95,763 Pryor, MT $97,500 Rapelje, MT $96,373 Red Lodge, MT $95,890 Reed Point, MT $95,770 Roberts, MT $96,294

Roscoe, MT $95,700 Roundup, MT $95,881 Ryegate, MT $95,683 Saint Xavier, MT $96,341 Sanders, MT $95,817 Sand Springs, MT $95,579 Shawmut, MT $95,653 Shepherd, MT $98,106

Silver Gate, MT $95,891 Springdale, MT $95,749 Sumatra, MT $95,579 Teigen, MT $95,718 Two Dot, MT $95,642 Wilsall, MT $95,727 Winnett, MT $95,650 Worden, MT $97,324

Wyola, MT $95,990 Billings, MT $98,623 Baker, MT $96,142 Wolf Point, MT $95,813 Antelope, MT $95,929 Bainville, MT $96,260 Brockton, MT $95,765 Brockway, MT $95,632

Circle, MT $95,705 Crane, MT $96,326 Culbertson, MT $95,975 Dagmar, MT $96,020 Fairview, MT $96,299 Flaxville, MT $95,690 Fort Peck, MT $95,644 Frazer, MT $95,755

Froid, MT $95,847 Glasgow, MT $95,806 Saint Marie, MT $96,213 Glentana, MT $95,645 Hinsdale, MT $95,624 Homestead, MT $95,847 Lambert, MT $95,788 Larslan, MT $95,631

Medicine Lake, MT $95,833 Nashua, MT $95,756 Opheim, MT $95,617 Outlook, MT $95,761 Peerless, MT $95,635 Plentywood, MT $95,912 Poplar, MT $95,830 Raymond, MT $95,841

Redstone, MT $95,638 Reserve, MT $95,732 Richey, MT $95,677 Richland, MT $95,624 Saco, MT $95,679 Savage, MT $95,962 Scobey, MT $95,765 Sidney, MT $96,323

Vandalia, MT $95,669 Vida, MT $95,700 Westby, MT $96,002 Whitetail, MT $95,622 Miles City, MT $95,821 Alzada, MT $95,738 Angela, MT $95,566 Alberton, MT $95,708

Arlee, MT $95,744 Bonner, MT $95,712 Charlo, MT $95,771 Clinton, MT $95,776 Condon, MT $95,605 Conner, MT $95,794 Corvallis, MT $95,920 Darby, MT $95,610

De Borgia, MT $95,411 Dixon, MT $95,686 Drummond, MT $95,738 Florence, MT $95,898 Frenchtown, MT $95,859 Grantsdale, MT $95,869 Hall, MT $95,719 Hamilton, MT $95,871

Pinesdale, MT $96,091 Haugan, MT $95,389 Helmville, MT $95,532 Heron, MT $95,425 Hot Springs, MT $95,598 Huson, MT $95,732 Lolo, MT $95,841 Lonepine, MT $95,633

Milltown, MT $96,083 Noxon, MT $95,386 Ovando, MT $95,522 Pablo, MT $96,113 Paradise, MT $95,741 Philipsburg, MT $95,719 Plains, MT $95,665 Polson, MT $95,815

Ravalli, MT $95,754 Ronan, MT $95,827 Saint Ignatius, MT $95,804 Saint Regis, MT $95,599 Saltese, MT $95,350 Seeley Lake, MT $95,765 Stevensville, MT $95,917 Sula, MT $95,576

Superior, MT $95,669 Thompson Falls, MT $95,533 Trout Creek, MT $95,444 Victor, MT $95,858 Kalispell, MT $95,898 Big Arm, MT $95,771 Bigfork, MT $95,767 Columbia Falls, MT $95,889

Coram, MT $95,765 Dayton, MT $95,784 Elmo, MT $95,672 Essex, MT $95,610 Eureka, MT $95,794 Fortine, MT $95,700 Hungry Horse, MT $95,999 Kila, MT $95,689

Lake Mc Donald, MT $95,776 Lakeside, MT $95,847 Libby, MT $95,650 Marion, MT $95,636 Martin City, MT $95,844 Olney, MT $95,622 Polebridge, MT $95,454 Proctor, MT $95,644

Rexford, MT $95,716 Rollins, MT $95,703 Somers, MT $95,834 Stryker, MT $95,605 Trego, MT $95,676 Troy, MT $95,386 West Glacier, MT $95,484 Whitefish, MT $95,841

Bloomfield, MT $95,729 Boyes, MT $95,760 Broadus, MT $95,788 Brusett, MT $95,635 Capitol, MT $95,560 Cohagen, MT $95,599 Colstrip, MT $95,989 Ekalaka, MT $95,766

Fallon, MT $95,867 Forsyth, MT $95,740 Glendive, MT $96,057 Hammond, MT $95,700 Hathaway, MT $95,806 Ismay, MT $95,729 Jordan, MT $95,656 Kinsey, MT $95,770

Lindsay, MT $95,650 Mildred, MT $95,866 Olive, MT $95,669 Plevna, MT $95,949 Powderville, MT $95,575 Rosebud, MT $95,622 Terry, MT $95,685 Volborg, MT $95,624

Wibaux, MT $96,019 Willard, MT $95,981 Great Falls, MT $91,688 Malmstrom A F B, MT $91,688 Augusta, MT $95,620 Babb, MT $95,655 Belt, MT $92,813 Black Eagle, MT $91,688

Brady, MT $94,711 Browning, MT $95,783 Buffalo, MT $95,710 Bynum, MT $95,698 Carter, MT $93,280 Cascade, MT $94,569 Choteau, MT $95,700 Coffee Creek, MT $95,707

Conrad, MT $95,786 Cut Bank, MT $95,722 Denton, MT $95,684 Dupuyer, MT $95,610 Dutton, MT $93,627 East Glacier Park, MT $95,569 Ethridge, MT $95,598 Fairfield, MT $94,944

Floweree, MT $91,880 Forest Grove, MT $95,670 Fort Benton, MT $95,011 Fort Shaw, MT $92,943 Galata, MT $95,624 Geraldine, MT $95,665 Geyser, MT $94,976 Heart Butte, MT $95,781

Highwood, MT $92,946 Hilger, MT $95,708 Hobson, MT $95,721 Judith Gap, MT $95,703 Kevin, MT $95,686 Ledger, MT $95,644 Lewistown, MT $95,876 Loma, MT $95,664

Lothair, MT $95,656 Moccasin, MT $95,727 Monarch, MT $94,668 Moore, MT $95,779 Neihart, MT $95,374 Oilmont, MT $95,637 Pendroy, MT $95,610 Power, MT $92,583

Raynesford, MT $94,557 Roy, MT $95,620 Sand Coulee, MT $91,688 Shelby, MT $95,788 Simms, MT $93,666 Stanford, MT $95,716 Stockett, MT $92,632 Sunburst, MT $95,721

Sun River, MT $92,461 Sweet Grass, MT $95,662 Biddle, MT $95,822 Ulm, MT $91,732 Valier, MT $95,707 Vaughn, MT $92,067 Winifred, MT $95,673 Havre, MT $95,854

Big Sandy, MT $95,692 Box Elder, MT $95,882 Chester, MT $95,706 Chinook, MT $95,723 Dodson, MT $95,687 Gildford, MT $95,671 Harlem, MT $95,803 Hays, MT $95,842

Hingham, MT $95,672 Hogeland, MT $95,656 Inverness, MT $95,648 Joplin, MT $95,672 Kremlin, MT $95,669 Lloyd, MT $95,529 Loring, MT $95,619 Malta, MT $95,738

Rudyard, MT $95,693 Turner, MT $95,678 Whitewater, MT $95,636 Whitlash, MT $95,570 Zortman, MT $95,748 Zurich, MT $95,617 Helena, MT $91,422 Basin, MT $93,420

Boulder, MT $94,443 Canyon Creek, MT $92,442 Clancy, MT $91,578 East Helena, MT $91,361 Fort Harrison, MT $91,361 Jefferson City, MT $92,235 Lincoln, MT $95,695 Marysville, MT $92,330

Radersburg, MT $94,594 Ringling, MT $95,588 Toston, MT $94,958 Townsend, MT $93,550 White Sulphur Springs, MT $95,308 Winston, MT $92,425 Wolf Creek, MT $94,374 Butte, MT $95,691

Alder, MT $95,659 Anaconda, MT $95,903 Avon, MT $93,352 Belgrade, MT $96,017 Bozeman, MT $96,079 Big Sky, MT $96,007 Cameron, MT $95,595 Cardwell, MT $95,803

Deer Lodge, MT $95,110 Dell, MT $95,334 Dillon, MT $95,732 Divide, MT $95,706 Elliston, MT $92,575 Ennis, MT $95,861 Gallatin Gateway, MT $95,806 Garrison, MT $94,640

Glen, MT $95,702 Gold Creek, MT $95,271 Harrison, MT $95,829 Jackson, MT $95,456 Lima, MT $95,402 Mc Allister, MT $95,843 Manhattan, MT $95,990 Melrose, MT $95,713

Norris, MT $95,712 Polaris, MT $95,596 Pony, MT $95,850 Ramsay, MT $95,900 Sheridan, MT $95,882 Silver Star, MT $95,880 Three Forks, MT $95,914 Twin Bridges, MT $95,801

Virginia City, MT $95,834 Warm Springs, MT $95,890 West Yellowstone, MT $95,781 Whitehall, MT $95,901 Willow Creek, MT $95,872 Wisdom, MT $95,480 Wise River, MT $95,647 Missoula, MT $96,228

Search Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Search Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Search Engineer positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Search Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Search Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$120,588	$58.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$115,764	$56.0	20%
Software & Networking	$115,764	$56.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$110,941	$53.0	15%
Financial Services	$110,941	$53.0	15%

Search Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Search 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 July 01, 2026

$86,841

Average $96,470/year

$105,188

$7,237

Average $8,039/month

$8,766

$1,670

Average $1,855/week

$2,023

$42

Average $46/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,188	$8,766	$2,023	$51
Average	$96,470	$8,039	$1,855	$46
25th Percentile	$86,841	$7,237	$1,670	$42

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