Software Engg Salary in Montana

How much does a Software Engg make in Montana?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Engg in Montana is $119,791 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $58.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $139,370
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $110,362 to $130,039
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $101,776

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Software Engg Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$130,039	$10,837	$2,501	$63
Average	$119,791	$9,983	$2,304	$58
25th Percentile	$110,362	$9,197	$2,122	$53

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Key Factors That Influence Software Engg Salaries

A Software Engg'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 Engg Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Engg'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): $75,530
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,198
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,037
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,726
Expert (over 8 years): $158,315

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Engg	$75,530
Software ... Level Software Engg	$97,198
Software ... Level Software Engg	$119,037
Software ... Level Software Engg	$137,726
Software ... Level Software Engg	$158,315

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

District of Columbia: $140,486.
California: $139,953.
Massachusetts: $138,088.

District of Columbia $140,486 California $139,953 Massachusetts $138,088 Washington $137,580 New Jersey $137,530 Alaska $137,352 Connecticut $135,601 New York $134,890

Hawaii $132,619 Rhode Island $131,553 Maryland $130,830 Minnesota $129,840 Colorado $129,460 Illinois $129,333 Oregon $128,851 Delaware $128,495

New Hampshire $128,272 Virginia $127,772 Pennsylvania $126,313 Nevada $125,577 North Dakota $125,336 Michigan $124,955 Wisconsin $124,816 Vermont $124,537

Texas $123,763 Maine $123,712 Arizona $123,636 Ohio $123,547 Georgia $122,380 Indiana $121,796 Wyoming $121,682 Utah $121,504

Iowa $121,428 Kansas $120,819 Louisiana $120,641 North Carolina $120,578 Missouri $120,552 Florida $120,058 Montana $119,791 Nebraska $119,537

Kentucky $119,398 South Carolina $118,890 Tennessee $118,573 Idaho $118,446 New Mexico $117,520 Oklahoma $117,317 Alabama $116,568 South Dakota $115,312

Arkansas $114,627 West Virginia $114,259 Mississippi $113,155

Top Paying Cities for Software Enggs

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: $120,920
Acton: $121,936
Ashland: $120,920

Absarokee, MT $120,920 Acton, MT $121,936 Ashland, MT $120,920 Ballantine, MT $121,428 Bearcreek, MT $120,920 Belfry, MT $120,920 Bighorn, MT $120,920 Big Timber, MT $120,920

Birney, MT $120,920 Boyd, MT $120,920 Bridger, MT $120,920 Broadview, MT $120,920 Busby, MT $120,920 Clyde Park, MT $108,422 Columbus, MT $120,920 Cooke City, MT $120,920

Crow Agency, MT $120,920 Custer, MT $120,920 Decker, MT $120,920 Edgar, MT $120,920 Emigrant, MT $108,422 Fishtail, MT $120,920 Fromberg, MT $120,920 Gardiner, MT $128,369

Garryowen, MT $120,920 Grass Range, MT $120,920 Greycliff, MT $120,920 Hardin, MT $120,920 Fort Smith, MT $120,920 Harlowton, MT $120,920 Huntley, MT $122,443 Hysham, MT $120,920

Ingomar, MT $120,920 Joliet, MT $120,920 Lame Deer, MT $120,920 Laurel, MT $122,189 Lavina, MT $120,920 Livingston, MT $114,665 Lodge Grass, MT $120,920 Mc Leod, MT $120,920

Martinsdale, MT $108,422 Melstone, MT $120,920 Melville, MT $120,920 Molt, MT $121,174 Mosby, MT $120,920 Musselshell, MT $120,920 Nye, MT $120,920 Otter, MT $120,920

Park City, MT $120,920 Pompeys Pillar, MT $120,920 Pray, MT $114,665 Pryor, MT $120,920 Rapelje, MT $120,920 Red Lodge, MT $120,920 Reed Point, MT $120,920 Roberts, MT $120,920

Roscoe, MT $120,920 Roundup, MT $120,920 Ryegate, MT $120,920 Saint Xavier, MT $120,920 Sanders, MT $120,920 Sand Springs, MT $120,920 Shawmut, MT $120,920 Shepherd, MT $121,555

Silver Gate, MT $120,920 Springdale, MT $120,920 Sumatra, MT $120,920 Teigen, MT $120,920 Two Dot, MT $113,548 Wilsall, MT $108,422 Winnett, MT $120,920 Worden, MT $120,920

Wyola, MT $120,920 Billings, MT $122,824 Baker, MT $117,647 Wolf Point, MT $120,920 Antelope, MT $124,283 Bainville, MT $124,283 Brockton, MT $124,283 Brockway, MT $120,920

Circle, MT $120,920 Crane, MT $124,283 Culbertson, MT $124,283 Dagmar, MT $124,283 Fairview, MT $124,283 Flaxville, MT $122,595 Fort Peck, MT $120,920 Frazer, MT $120,920

Froid, MT $124,283 Glasgow, MT $120,920 Saint Marie, MT $120,920 Glentana, MT $116,099 Hinsdale, MT $116,099 Homestead, MT $124,283 Lambert, MT $124,283 Larslan, MT $116,099

Medicine Lake, MT $124,283 Nashua, MT $120,920 Opheim, MT $116,099 Outlook, MT $124,283 Peerless, MT $120,920 Plentywood, MT $124,283 Poplar, MT $122,595 Raymond, MT $124,283

Redstone, MT $124,283 Reserve, MT $124,283 Richey, MT $122,595 Richland, MT $116,099 Saco, MT $116,099 Savage, MT $124,283 Scobey, MT $122,595 Sidney, MT $124,283

Vandalia, MT $116,099 Vida, MT $120,920 Westby, MT $124,283 Whitetail, MT $122,595 Miles City, MT $120,920 Alzada, MT $111,011 Angela, MT $120,920 Alberton, MT $108,422

Arlee, MT $108,422 Bonner, MT $108,422 Charlo, MT $108,422 Clinton, MT $108,422 Condon, MT $108,422 Conner, MT $108,422 Corvallis, MT $108,422 Darby, MT $108,422

De Borgia, MT $128,356 Dixon, MT $108,422 Drummond, MT $108,422 Florence, MT $108,422 Frenchtown, MT $108,422 Grantsdale, MT $108,422 Hall, MT $108,422 Hamilton, MT $108,422

Pinesdale, MT $108,422 Haugan, MT $128,356 Helmville, MT $108,422 Heron, MT $128,356 Hot Springs, MT $118,383 Huson, MT $108,422 Lolo, MT $108,422 Lonepine, MT $128,356

Milltown, MT $108,422 Noxon, MT $128,356 Ovando, MT $108,422 Pablo, MT $108,422 Paradise, MT $128,356 Philipsburg, MT $108,422 Plains, MT $128,356 Polson, MT $109,856

Ravalli, MT $108,422 Ronan, MT $108,422 Saint Ignatius, MT $108,422 Saint Regis, MT $128,356 Saltese, MT $128,356 Seeley Lake, MT $108,422 Stevensville, MT $108,422 Sula, MT $108,422

Superior, MT $128,356 Thompson Falls, MT $128,356 Trout Creek, MT $128,356 Victor, MT $108,422 Kalispell, MT $116,023 Big Arm, MT $116,023 Bigfork, MT $109,856 Columbia Falls, MT $119,817

Coram, MT $109,856 Dayton, MT $116,023 Elmo, MT $116,023 Essex, MT $111,290 Eureka, MT $128,356 Fortine, MT $128,356 Hungry Horse, MT $109,856 Kila, MT $128,356

Lake Mc Donald, MT $111,290 Lakeside, MT $116,023 Libby, MT $128,356 Marion, MT $128,356 Martin City, MT $111,290 Olney, MT $128,356 Polebridge, MT $119,817 Proctor, MT $116,023

Rexford, MT $128,356 Rollins, MT $109,856 Somers, MT $109,856 Stryker, MT $128,356 Trego, MT $128,356 Troy, MT $128,356 West Glacier, MT $111,290 Whitefish, MT $128,356

Bloomfield, MT $122,595 Boyes, MT $111,011 Broadus, MT $115,959 Brusett, MT $120,920 Capitol, MT $111,011 Cohagen, MT $120,920 Colstrip, MT $120,920 Ekalaka, MT $111,011

Fallon, MT $118,738 Forsyth, MT $120,920 Glendive, MT $122,595 Hammond, MT $111,011 Hathaway, MT $120,920 Ismay, MT $115,959 Jordan, MT $120,920 Kinsey, MT $120,920

Lindsay, MT $120,920 Mildred, MT $118,738 Olive, MT $115,959 Plevna, MT $117,647 Powderville, MT $115,959 Rosebud, MT $120,920 Terry, MT $120,920 Volborg, MT $120,920

Wibaux, MT $124,283 Willard, MT $111,011 Great Falls, MT $113,193 Malmstrom A F B, MT $113,193 Augusta, MT $111,290 Babb, MT $111,290 Belt, MT $111,290 Black Eagle, MT $113,193

Brady, MT $111,290 Browning, MT $111,290 Buffalo, MT $116,099 Bynum, MT $111,290 Carter, MT $111,290 Cascade, MT $110,427 Choteau, MT $111,290 Coffee Creek, MT $111,290

Conrad, MT $111,290 Cut Bank, MT $111,290 Denton, MT $111,290 Dupuyer, MT $111,290 Dutton, MT $111,290 East Glacier Park, MT $111,290 Ethridge, MT $111,290 Fairfield, MT $111,290

Floweree, MT $112,432 Forest Grove, MT $120,920 Fort Benton, MT $111,290 Fort Shaw, MT $111,924 Galata, MT $111,290 Geraldine, MT $111,290 Geyser, MT $111,290 Heart Butte, MT $111,290

Highwood, MT $111,417 Hilger, MT $111,290 Hobson, MT $111,290 Judith Gap, MT $120,920 Kevin, MT $111,290 Ledger, MT $111,290 Lewistown, MT $116,099 Loma, MT $111,290

Lothair, MT $111,290 Moccasin, MT $111,290 Monarch, MT $111,290 Moore, MT $116,099 Neihart, MT $111,290 Oilmont, MT $111,290 Pendroy, MT $111,290 Power, MT $111,797

Raynesford, MT $111,290 Roy, MT $116,099 Sand Coulee, MT $112,939 Shelby, MT $111,290 Simms, MT $111,290 Stanford, MT $111,290 Stockett, MT $111,671 Sunburst, MT $111,290

Sun River, MT $111,417 Sweet Grass, MT $111,290 Biddle, MT $111,011 Ulm, MT $112,432 Valier, MT $111,290 Vaughn, MT $112,305 Winifred, MT $111,290 Havre, MT $111,290

Big Sandy, MT $111,290 Box Elder, MT $111,290 Chester, MT $111,290 Chinook, MT $111,290 Dodson, MT $111,290 Gildford, MT $111,290 Harlem, MT $111,290 Hays, MT $111,290

Hingham, MT $111,290 Hogeland, MT $111,290 Inverness, MT $111,290 Joplin, MT $111,290 Kremlin, MT $111,290 Lloyd, MT $111,290 Loring, MT $111,290 Malta, MT $116,099

Rudyard, MT $111,290 Turner, MT $111,290 Whitewater, MT $116,099 Whitlash, MT $111,290 Zortman, MT $116,099 Zurich, MT $111,290 Helena, MT $110,326 Basin, MT $108,422

Boulder, MT $108,422 Canyon Creek, MT $108,803 Clancy, MT $109,818 East Helena, MT $109,945 Fort Harrison, MT $110,326 Jefferson City, MT $108,930 Lincoln, MT $108,422 Marysville, MT $109,564

Radersburg, MT $108,422 Ringling, MT $108,422 Toston, MT $108,422 Townsend, MT $108,422 White Sulphur Springs, MT $108,422 Winston, MT $108,422 Wolf Creek, MT $108,422 Butte, MT $108,422

Alder, MT $110,795 Anaconda, MT $108,422 Avon, MT $108,422 Belgrade, MT $108,422 Bozeman, MT $108,422 Big Sky, MT $108,422 Cameron, MT $116,657 Cardwell, MT $108,422

Deer Lodge, MT $108,422 Dell, MT $113,181 Dillon, MT $110,795 Divide, MT $108,422 Elliston, MT $108,930 Ennis, MT $108,422 Gallatin Gateway, MT $108,422 Garrison, MT $108,422

Glen, MT $108,422 Gold Creek, MT $108,422 Harrison, MT $108,422 Jackson, MT $108,422 Lima, MT $113,181 Mc Allister, MT $108,422 Manhattan, MT $108,422 Melrose, MT $108,422

Norris, MT $108,422 Polaris, MT $108,422 Pony, MT $108,422 Ramsay, MT $108,422 Sheridan, MT $108,422 Silver Star, MT $108,422 Three Forks, MT $108,422 Twin Bridges, MT $108,422

Virginia City, MT $108,422 Warm Springs, MT $108,422 West Yellowstone, MT $120,768 Whitehall, MT $108,422 Willow Creek, MT $108,422 Wisdom, MT $108,422 Wise River, MT $108,422 Missoula, MT $108,422

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

Understanding how a Software Engg'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 April 01, 2026

$110,362

Average $119,791/year

$130,039

$9,197

Average $9,983/month

$10,837

$2,122

Average $2,304/week

$2,501

$53

Average $58/hour

$63

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$130,039	$10,837	$2,501	$63
Average	$119,791	$9,983	$2,304	$58
25th Percentile	$110,362	$9,197	$2,122	$53

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