Software Designer Salary in Montana

How much does a Software Designer make in Montana?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Designer in Montana is $139,054 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $67.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $156,773
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $128,549 to $148,328
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $118,984

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Software Designer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$148,328	$12,361	$2,852	$71
Average	$139,054	$11,588	$2,674	$67
25th Percentile	$128,549	$10,712	$2,472	$62

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Key Factors That Influence Software Designer Salaries

A Software Designer'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 Designer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Designer'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): $89,774
Early Career (1-2 years): $122,227
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $138,372
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $167,883
Expert (over 8 years): $210,735

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Designer	$89,774
Software ... Level Software Designer	$122,227
Software ... Level Software Designer	$138,372
Software ... Level Software Designer	$167,883
Software ... Level Software Designer	$210,735

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

District of Columbia: $163,076.
California: $162,458.
Massachusetts: $160,292.

District of Columbia $163,076 California $162,458 Massachusetts $160,292 Washington $159,703 New Jersey $159,644 Alaska $159,438 Connecticut $157,406 New York $156,581

Hawaii $153,944 Rhode Island $152,707 Maryland $151,868 Minnesota $150,719 Colorado $150,277 Illinois $150,130 Oregon $149,570 Delaware $149,158

New Hampshire $148,898 Virginia $148,318 Pennsylvania $146,624 Nevada $145,770 North Dakota $145,490 Michigan $145,048 Wisconsin $144,886 Vermont $144,562

Texas $143,664 Maine $143,605 Arizona $143,516 Ohio $143,413 Georgia $142,058 Indiana $141,381 Wyoming $141,248 Utah $141,042

Iowa $140,954 Kansas $140,247 Louisiana $140,040 North Carolina $139,967 Missouri $139,937 Florida $139,363 Montana $139,054 Nebraska $138,759

Kentucky $138,597 South Carolina $138,008 Tennessee $137,640 Idaho $137,492 New Mexico $136,417 Oklahoma $136,182 Alabama $135,313 South Dakota $133,854

Arkansas $133,059 West Virginia $132,632 Mississippi $131,351

Top Paying Cities for Software Designers

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: $140,365
Acton: $141,543
Ashland: $140,365

Absarokee, MT $140,365 Acton, MT $141,543 Ashland, MT $140,365 Ballantine, MT $140,954 Bearcreek, MT $140,365 Belfry, MT $140,365 Bighorn, MT $140,365 Big Timber, MT $140,365

Birney, MT $140,365 Boyd, MT $140,365 Bridger, MT $140,365 Broadview, MT $140,365 Busby, MT $140,365 Clyde Park, MT $125,857 Columbus, MT $140,365 Cooke City, MT $140,365

Crow Agency, MT $140,365 Custer, MT $140,365 Decker, MT $140,365 Edgar, MT $140,365 Emigrant, MT $125,857 Fishtail, MT $140,365 Fromberg, MT $140,365 Gardiner, MT $149,010

Garryowen, MT $140,365 Grass Range, MT $140,365 Greycliff, MT $140,365 Hardin, MT $140,365 Fort Smith, MT $140,365 Harlowton, MT $140,365 Huntley, MT $142,132 Hysham, MT $140,365

Ingomar, MT $140,365 Joliet, MT $140,365 Lame Deer, MT $140,365 Laurel, MT $141,837 Lavina, MT $140,365 Livingston, MT $133,103 Lodge Grass, MT $140,365 Mc Leod, MT $140,365

Martinsdale, MT $125,857 Melstone, MT $140,365 Melville, MT $140,365 Molt, MT $140,659 Mosby, MT $140,365 Musselshell, MT $140,365 Nye, MT $140,365 Otter, MT $140,365

Park City, MT $140,365 Pompeys Pillar, MT $140,365 Pray, MT $133,103 Pryor, MT $140,365 Rapelje, MT $140,365 Red Lodge, MT $140,365 Reed Point, MT $140,365 Roberts, MT $140,365

Roscoe, MT $140,365 Roundup, MT $140,365 Ryegate, MT $140,365 Saint Xavier, MT $140,365 Sanders, MT $140,365 Sand Springs, MT $140,365 Shawmut, MT $140,365 Shepherd, MT $141,101

Silver Gate, MT $140,365 Springdale, MT $140,365 Sumatra, MT $140,365 Teigen, MT $140,365 Two Dot, MT $131,807 Wilsall, MT $125,857 Winnett, MT $140,365 Worden, MT $140,365

Wyola, MT $140,365 Billings, MT $142,574 Baker, MT $136,565 Wolf Point, MT $140,365 Antelope, MT $144,268 Bainville, MT $144,268 Brockton, MT $144,268 Brockway, MT $140,365

Circle, MT $140,365 Crane, MT $144,268 Culbertson, MT $144,268 Dagmar, MT $144,268 Fairview, MT $144,268 Flaxville, MT $142,309 Fort Peck, MT $140,365 Frazer, MT $140,365

Froid, MT $144,268 Glasgow, MT $140,365 Saint Marie, MT $140,365 Glentana, MT $134,768 Hinsdale, MT $134,768 Homestead, MT $144,268 Lambert, MT $144,268 Larslan, MT $134,768

Medicine Lake, MT $144,268 Nashua, MT $140,365 Opheim, MT $134,768 Outlook, MT $144,268 Peerless, MT $140,365 Plentywood, MT $144,268 Poplar, MT $142,309 Raymond, MT $144,268

Redstone, MT $144,268 Reserve, MT $144,268 Richey, MT $142,309 Richland, MT $134,768 Saco, MT $134,768 Savage, MT $144,268 Scobey, MT $142,309 Sidney, MT $144,268

Vandalia, MT $134,768 Vida, MT $140,365 Westby, MT $144,268 Whitetail, MT $142,309 Miles City, MT $140,365 Alzada, MT $128,861 Angela, MT $140,365 Alberton, MT $125,857

Arlee, MT $125,857 Bonner, MT $125,857 Charlo, MT $125,857 Clinton, MT $125,857 Condon, MT $125,857 Conner, MT $125,857 Corvallis, MT $125,857 Darby, MT $125,857

De Borgia, MT $148,996 Dixon, MT $125,857 Drummond, MT $125,857 Florence, MT $125,857 Frenchtown, MT $125,857 Grantsdale, MT $125,857 Hall, MT $125,857 Hamilton, MT $125,857

Pinesdale, MT $125,857 Haugan, MT $148,996 Helmville, MT $125,857 Heron, MT $148,996 Hot Springs, MT $137,419 Huson, MT $125,857 Lolo, MT $125,857 Lonepine, MT $148,996

Milltown, MT $125,857 Noxon, MT $148,996 Ovando, MT $125,857 Pablo, MT $125,857 Paradise, MT $148,996 Philipsburg, MT $125,857 Plains, MT $148,996 Polson, MT $127,521

Ravalli, MT $125,857 Ronan, MT $125,857 Saint Ignatius, MT $125,857 Saint Regis, MT $148,996 Saltese, MT $148,996 Seeley Lake, MT $125,857 Stevensville, MT $125,857 Sula, MT $125,857

Superior, MT $148,996 Thompson Falls, MT $148,996 Trout Creek, MT $148,996 Victor, MT $125,857 Kalispell, MT $134,679 Big Arm, MT $134,679 Bigfork, MT $127,521 Columbia Falls, MT $139,083

Coram, MT $127,521 Dayton, MT $134,679 Elmo, MT $134,679 Essex, MT $129,185 Eureka, MT $148,996 Fortine, MT $148,996 Hungry Horse, MT $127,521 Kila, MT $148,996

Lake Mc Donald, MT $129,185 Lakeside, MT $134,679 Libby, MT $148,996 Marion, MT $148,996 Martin City, MT $129,185 Olney, MT $148,996 Polebridge, MT $139,083 Proctor, MT $134,679

Rexford, MT $148,996 Rollins, MT $127,521 Somers, MT $127,521 Stryker, MT $148,996 Trego, MT $148,996 Troy, MT $148,996 West Glacier, MT $129,185 Whitefish, MT $148,996

Bloomfield, MT $142,309 Boyes, MT $128,861 Broadus, MT $134,606 Brusett, MT $140,365 Capitol, MT $128,861 Cohagen, MT $140,365 Colstrip, MT $140,365 Ekalaka, MT $128,861

Fallon, MT $137,831 Forsyth, MT $140,365 Glendive, MT $142,309 Hammond, MT $128,861 Hathaway, MT $140,365 Ismay, MT $134,606 Jordan, MT $140,365 Kinsey, MT $140,365

Lindsay, MT $140,365 Mildred, MT $137,831 Olive, MT $134,606 Plevna, MT $136,565 Powderville, MT $134,606 Rosebud, MT $140,365 Terry, MT $140,365 Volborg, MT $140,365

Wibaux, MT $144,268 Willard, MT $128,861 Great Falls, MT $131,395 Malmstrom A F B, MT $131,395 Augusta, MT $129,185 Babb, MT $129,185 Belt, MT $129,185 Black Eagle, MT $131,395

Brady, MT $129,185 Browning, MT $129,185 Buffalo, MT $134,768 Bynum, MT $129,185 Carter, MT $129,185 Cascade, MT $128,184 Choteau, MT $129,185 Coffee Creek, MT $129,185

Conrad, MT $129,185 Cut Bank, MT $129,185 Denton, MT $129,185 Dupuyer, MT $129,185 Dutton, MT $129,185 East Glacier Park, MT $129,185 Ethridge, MT $129,185 Fairfield, MT $129,185

Floweree, MT $130,511 Forest Grove, MT $140,365 Fort Benton, MT $129,185 Fort Shaw, MT $129,922 Galata, MT $129,185 Geraldine, MT $129,185 Geyser, MT $129,185 Heart Butte, MT $129,185

Highwood, MT $129,333 Hilger, MT $129,185 Hobson, MT $129,185 Judith Gap, MT $140,365 Kevin, MT $129,185 Ledger, MT $129,185 Lewistown, MT $134,768 Loma, MT $129,185

Lothair, MT $129,185 Moccasin, MT $129,185 Monarch, MT $129,185 Moore, MT $134,768 Neihart, MT $129,185 Oilmont, MT $129,185 Pendroy, MT $129,185 Power, MT $129,775

Raynesford, MT $129,185 Roy, MT $134,768 Sand Coulee, MT $131,100 Shelby, MT $129,185 Simms, MT $129,185 Stanford, MT $129,185 Stockett, MT $129,627 Sunburst, MT $129,185

Sun River, MT $129,333 Sweet Grass, MT $129,185 Biddle, MT $128,861 Ulm, MT $130,511 Valier, MT $129,185 Vaughn, MT $130,364 Winifred, MT $129,185 Havre, MT $129,185

Big Sandy, MT $129,185 Box Elder, MT $129,185 Chester, MT $129,185 Chinook, MT $129,185 Dodson, MT $129,185 Gildford, MT $129,185 Harlem, MT $129,185 Hays, MT $129,185

Hingham, MT $129,185 Hogeland, MT $129,185 Inverness, MT $129,185 Joplin, MT $129,185 Kremlin, MT $129,185 Lloyd, MT $129,185 Loring, MT $129,185 Malta, MT $134,768

Rudyard, MT $129,185 Turner, MT $129,185 Whitewater, MT $134,768 Whitlash, MT $129,185 Zortman, MT $134,768 Zurich, MT $129,185 Helena, MT $128,066 Basin, MT $125,857

Boulder, MT $125,857 Canyon Creek, MT $126,299 Clancy, MT $127,477 East Helena, MT $127,624 Fort Harrison, MT $128,066 Jefferson City, MT $126,446 Lincoln, MT $125,857 Marysville, MT $127,182

Radersburg, MT $125,857 Ringling, MT $125,857 Toston, MT $125,857 Townsend, MT $125,857 White Sulphur Springs, MT $125,857 Winston, MT $125,857 Wolf Creek, MT $125,857 Butte, MT $125,857

Alder, MT $128,611 Anaconda, MT $125,857 Avon, MT $125,857 Belgrade, MT $125,857 Bozeman, MT $125,857 Big Sky, MT $125,857 Cameron, MT $135,416 Cardwell, MT $125,857

Deer Lodge, MT $125,857 Dell, MT $131,380 Dillon, MT $128,611 Divide, MT $125,857 Elliston, MT $126,446 Ennis, MT $125,857 Gallatin Gateway, MT $125,857 Garrison, MT $125,857

Glen, MT $125,857 Gold Creek, MT $125,857 Harrison, MT $125,857 Jackson, MT $125,857 Lima, MT $131,380 Mc Allister, MT $125,857 Manhattan, MT $125,857 Melrose, MT $125,857

Norris, MT $125,857 Polaris, MT $125,857 Pony, MT $125,857 Ramsay, MT $125,857 Sheridan, MT $125,857 Silver Star, MT $125,857 Three Forks, MT $125,857 Twin Bridges, MT $125,857

Virginia City, MT $125,857 Warm Springs, MT $125,857 West Yellowstone, MT $140,188 Whitehall, MT $125,857 Willow Creek, MT $125,857 Wisdom, MT $125,857 Wise River, MT $125,857 Missoula, MT $125,857

Software Designer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Designer'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

$128,549

Average $139,054/year

$148,328

$10,712

Average $11,588/month

$12,361

$2,472

Average $2,674/week

$2,852

$62

Average $67/hour

$71

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$148,328	$12,361	$2,852	$71
Average	$139,054	$11,588	$2,674	$67
25th Percentile	$128,549	$10,712	$2,472	$62

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