Staff Scientist Salary in Montana

How much does a Staff Scientist make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Staff Scientist in Montana is $99,194 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $122,890
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $93,834 to $111,597
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $88,954

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Staff Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,597	$9,300	$2,146	$54
Average	$99,194	$8,266	$1,908	$48
25th Percentile	$93,834	$7,819	$1,804	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Staff Scientist Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $116,330.
California: $115,889.
Massachusetts: $114,344.

District of Columbia $116,330 California $115,889 Massachusetts $114,344 Washington $113,924 New Jersey $113,882 Alaska $113,735 Connecticut $112,285 New York $111,697

Hawaii $109,816 Rhode Island $108,933 Maryland $108,335 Minnesota $107,515 Colorado $107,200 Illinois $107,095 Oregon $106,696 Delaware $106,401

New Hampshire $106,216 Virginia $105,802 Pennsylvania $104,594 Nevada $103,985 North Dakota $103,785 Michigan $103,470 Wisconsin $103,354 Vermont $103,123

Texas $102,482 Maine $102,440 Arizona $102,377 Ohio $102,304 Georgia $101,337 Indiana $100,854 Wyoming $100,759 Utah $100,612

Iowa $100,549 Kansas $100,045 Louisiana $99,898 North Carolina $99,845 Missouri $99,824 Florida $99,414 Montana $99,194 Nebraska $98,984

Kentucky $98,868 South Carolina $98,448 Tennessee $98,185 Idaho $98,080 New Mexico $97,313 Oklahoma $97,145 Alabama $96,525 South Dakota $95,485

Arkansas $94,918 West Virginia $94,613 Mississippi $93,699

Top Paying Cities for Staff 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: $98,590
Acton: $100,977
Ashland: $98,514

Absarokee, MT $98,590 Acton, MT $100,977 Ashland, MT $98,514 Ballantine, MT $100,822 Bearcreek, MT $98,576 Belfry, MT $98,676 Bighorn, MT $98,352 Big Timber, MT $98,508

Birney, MT $98,445 Boyd, MT $99,477 Bridger, MT $99,092 Broadview, MT $100,418 Busby, MT $98,556 Clyde Park, MT $98,526 Columbus, MT $99,336 Cooke City, MT $98,333

Crow Agency, MT $98,640 Custer, MT $98,666 Decker, MT $98,538 Edgar, MT $100,602 Emigrant, MT $98,517 Fishtail, MT $98,433 Fromberg, MT $100,204 Gardiner, MT $98,520

Garryowen, MT $98,601 Grass Range, MT $98,418 Greycliff, MT $98,514 Hardin, MT $99,460 Fort Smith, MT $99,151 Harlowton, MT $98,473 Huntley, MT $101,319 Hysham, MT $98,403

Ingomar, MT $98,216 Joliet, MT $100,216 Lame Deer, MT $98,614 Laurel, MT $101,290 Lavina, MT $98,748 Livingston, MT $98,635 Lodge Grass, MT $98,657 Mc Leod, MT $98,302

Martinsdale, MT $98,366 Melstone, MT $98,403 Melville, MT $98,328 Molt, MT $100,693 Mosby, MT $98,267 Musselshell, MT $98,369 Nye, MT $98,422 Otter, MT $98,516

Park City, MT $100,594 Pompeys Pillar, MT $100,196 Pray, MT $98,467 Pryor, MT $100,253 Rapelje, MT $99,094 Red Lodge, MT $98,597 Reed Point, MT $98,474 Roberts, MT $99,013

Roscoe, MT $98,402 Roundup, MT $98,589 Ryegate, MT $98,385 Saint Xavier, MT $99,061 Sanders, MT $98,522 Sand Springs, MT $98,278 Shawmut, MT $98,353 Shepherd, MT $100,876

Silver Gate, MT $98,598 Springdale, MT $98,452 Sumatra, MT $98,278 Teigen, MT $98,420 Two Dot, MT $98,343 Wilsall, MT $98,430 Winnett, MT $98,350 Worden, MT $100,072

Wyola, MT $98,700 Billings, MT $101,408 Baker, MT $98,856 Wolf Point, MT $98,518 Antelope, MT $98,638 Bainville, MT $98,977 Brockton, MT $98,469 Brockway, MT $98,332

Circle, MT $98,407 Crane, MT $99,046 Culbertson, MT $98,685 Dagmar, MT $98,731 Fairview, MT $99,018 Flaxville, MT $98,392 Fort Peck, MT $98,345 Frazer, MT $98,458

Froid, MT $98,553 Glasgow, MT $98,511 Saint Marie, MT $98,929 Glentana, MT $98,346 Hinsdale, MT $98,324 Homestead, MT $98,553 Lambert, MT $98,493 Larslan, MT $98,331

Medicine Lake, MT $98,539 Nashua, MT $98,459 Opheim, MT $98,316 Outlook, MT $98,465 Peerless, MT $98,335 Plentywood, MT $98,620 Poplar, MT $98,536 Raymond, MT $98,547

Redstone, MT $98,339 Reserve, MT $98,435 Richey, MT $98,378 Richland, MT $98,324 Saco, MT $98,381 Savage, MT $98,672 Scobey, MT $98,469 Sidney, MT $99,042

Vandalia, MT $98,370 Vida, MT $98,402 Westby, MT $98,713 Whitetail, MT $98,322 Miles City, MT $98,527 Alzada, MT $98,441 Angela, MT $98,264 Alberton, MT $98,410

Arlee, MT $98,447 Bonner, MT $98,414 Charlo, MT $98,475 Clinton, MT $98,480 Condon, MT $98,304 Conner, MT $98,498 Corvallis, MT $98,628 Darby, MT $98,309

De Borgia, MT $98,105 Dixon, MT $98,388 Drummond, MT $98,441 Florence, MT $98,605 Frenchtown, MT $98,565 Grantsdale, MT $98,576 Hall, MT $98,422 Hamilton, MT $98,578

Pinesdale, MT $98,804 Haugan, MT $98,082 Helmville, MT $98,229 Heron, MT $98,119 Hot Springs, MT $98,298 Huson, MT $98,435 Lolo, MT $98,547 Lonepine, MT $98,333

Milltown, MT $98,796 Noxon, MT $98,079 Ovando, MT $98,219 Pablo, MT $98,827 Paradise, MT $98,445 Philipsburg, MT $98,422 Plains, MT $98,366 Polson, MT $98,520

Ravalli, MT $98,457 Ronan, MT $98,533 Saint Ignatius, MT $98,509 Saint Regis, MT $98,299 Saltese, MT $98,042 Seeley Lake, MT $98,469 Stevensville, MT $98,625 Sula, MT $98,274

Superior, MT $98,370 Thompson Falls, MT $98,230 Trout Creek, MT $98,139 Victor, MT $98,564 Kalispell, MT $98,605 Big Arm, MT $98,475 Bigfork, MT $98,471 Columbia Falls, MT $98,596

Coram, MT $98,469 Dayton, MT $98,489 Elmo, MT $98,373 Essex, MT $98,309 Eureka, MT $98,498 Fortine, MT $98,402 Hungry Horse, MT $98,709 Kila, MT $98,391

Lake Mc Donald, MT $98,480 Lakeside, MT $98,553 Libby, MT $98,350 Marion, MT $98,336 Martin City, MT $98,550 Olney, MT $98,322 Polebridge, MT $98,149 Proctor, MT $98,345

Rexford, MT $98,418 Rollins, MT $98,405 Somers, MT $98,540 Stryker, MT $98,304 Trego, MT $98,377 Troy, MT $98,079 West Glacier, MT $98,180 Whitefish, MT $98,547

Bloomfield, MT $98,432 Boyes, MT $98,464 Broadus, MT $98,493 Brusett, MT $98,335 Capitol, MT $98,258 Cohagen, MT $98,299 Colstrip, MT $98,699 Ekalaka, MT $98,470

Fallon, MT $98,574 Forsyth, MT $98,444 Glendive, MT $98,769 Hammond, MT $98,402 Hathaway, MT $98,511 Ismay, MT $98,432 Jordan, MT $98,356 Kinsey, MT $98,474

Lindsay, MT $98,350 Mildred, MT $98,573 Olive, MT $98,370 Plevna, MT $98,658 Powderville, MT $98,273 Rosebud, MT $98,322 Terry, MT $98,387 Volborg, MT $98,324

Wibaux, MT $98,730 Willard, MT $98,690 Great Falls, MT $94,277 Malmstrom A F B, MT $94,277 Augusta, MT $98,320 Babb, MT $98,355 Belt, MT $95,433 Black Eagle, MT $94,277

Brady, MT $97,386 Browning, MT $98,488 Buffalo, MT $98,412 Bynum, MT $98,399 Carter, MT $95,914 Cascade, MT $97,240 Choteau, MT $98,402 Coffee Creek, MT $98,409

Conrad, MT $98,491 Cut Bank, MT $98,425 Denton, MT $98,386 Dupuyer, MT $98,309 Dutton, MT $96,271 East Glacier Park, MT $98,267 Ethridge, MT $98,298 Fairfield, MT $97,625

Floweree, MT $94,474 Forest Grove, MT $98,371 Fort Benton, MT $97,693 Fort Shaw, MT $95,567 Galata, MT $98,324 Geraldine, MT $98,366 Geyser, MT $97,658 Heart Butte, MT $98,486

Highwood, MT $95,570 Hilger, MT $98,410 Hobson, MT $98,424 Judith Gap, MT $98,405 Kevin, MT $98,388 Ledger, MT $98,345 Lewistown, MT $98,583 Loma, MT $98,365

Lothair, MT $98,356 Moccasin, MT $98,430 Monarch, MT $97,340 Moore, MT $98,484 Neihart, MT $98,066 Oilmont, MT $98,337 Pendroy, MT $98,309 Power, MT $95,197

Raynesford, MT $97,227 Roy, MT $98,320 Sand Coulee, MT $94,277 Shelby, MT $98,493 Simms, MT $96,311 Stanford, MT $98,418 Stockett, MT $95,247 Sunburst, MT $98,424

Sun River, MT $95,072 Sweet Grass, MT $98,363 Biddle, MT $98,528 Ulm, MT $94,322 Valier, MT $98,409 Vaughn, MT $94,666 Winifred, MT $98,374 Havre, MT $98,560

Big Sandy, MT $98,394 Box Elder, MT $98,590 Chester, MT $98,408 Chinook, MT $98,426 Dodson, MT $98,389 Gildford, MT $98,372 Harlem, MT $98,508 Hays, MT $98,548

Hingham, MT $98,373 Hogeland, MT $98,356 Inverness, MT $98,349 Joplin, MT $98,373 Kremlin, MT $98,370 Lloyd, MT $98,226 Loring, MT $98,319 Malta, MT $98,441

Rudyard, MT $98,395 Turner, MT $98,379 Whitewater, MT $98,336 Whitlash, MT $98,268 Zortman, MT $98,451 Zurich, MT $98,316 Helena, MT $94,003 Basin, MT $96,058

Boulder, MT $97,109 Canyon Creek, MT $95,052 Clancy, MT $94,163 East Helena, MT $93,940 Fort Harrison, MT $93,940 Jefferson City, MT $94,839 Lincoln, MT $98,397 Marysville, MT $94,936

Radersburg, MT $97,265 Ringling, MT $98,287 Toston, MT $97,639 Townsend, MT $96,191 White Sulphur Springs, MT $97,999 Winston, MT $95,034 Wolf Creek, MT $97,039 Butte, MT $98,393

Alder, MT $98,360 Anaconda, MT $98,611 Avon, MT $95,988 Belgrade, MT $98,728 Bozeman, MT $98,791 Big Sky, MT $98,718 Cameron, MT $98,294 Cardwell, MT $98,508

Deer Lodge, MT $97,795 Dell, MT $98,025 Dillon, MT $98,435 Divide, MT $98,408 Elliston, MT $95,189 Ennis, MT $98,568 Gallatin Gateway, MT $98,511 Garrison, MT $97,312

Glen, MT $98,404 Gold Creek, MT $97,961 Harrison, MT $98,535 Jackson, MT $98,151 Lima, MT $98,096 Mc Allister, MT $98,549 Manhattan, MT $98,700 Melrose, MT $98,415

Norris, MT $98,414 Polaris, MT $98,295 Pony, MT $98,556 Ramsay, MT $98,607 Sheridan, MT $98,590 Silver Star, MT $98,588 Three Forks, MT $98,622 Twin Bridges, MT $98,506

Virginia City, MT $98,540 Warm Springs, MT $98,597 West Yellowstone, MT $98,486 Whitehall, MT $98,609 Willow Creek, MT $98,579 Wisdom, MT $98,176 Wise River, MT $98,348 Missoula, MT $98,945

Staff Scientist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Staff 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, Staff Scientist positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Staff Scientist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Staff Scientist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$119,033	$57.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$114,073	$55.0	15%
Chemicals	$109,113	$52.0	10%
Healthcare	$104,153	$50.0	5%

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

Understanding how a Staff 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

$93,834

Average $99,194/year

$111,597

$7,819

Average $8,266/month

$9,300

$1,804

Average $1,908/week

$2,146

$45

Average $48/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,597	$9,300	$2,146	$54
Average	$99,194	$8,266	$1,908	$48
25th Percentile	$93,834	$7,819	$1,804	$45

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