Test Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Test Engineer make in Montana?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Test Engineer in Montana is $106,223 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $122,230
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $98,827 to $114,601
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $92,095

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Test Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$114,601	$9,550	$2,204	$55
Average	$106,223	$8,852	$2,043	$51
25th Percentile	$98,827	$8,236	$1,901	$48

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Key Factors That Influence Test Engineer Salaries

A Test 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 Test Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Test 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): $66,963
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,319
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $105,606
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,455
Expert (over 8 years): $139,083

Levels	Salary
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$66,963
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$75,319
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$105,606
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$127,455
Test Engi... Level Test Engineer	$139,083

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

District of Columbia: $124,573.
California: $124,101.
Massachusetts: $122,447.

District of Columbia $124,573 California $124,101 Massachusetts $122,447 Washington $121,997 New Jersey $121,952 Alaska $121,794 Connecticut $120,242 New York $119,612

Hawaii $117,598 Rhode Island $116,652 Maryland $116,011 Minnesota $115,134 Colorado $114,796 Illinois $114,683 Oregon $114,256 Delaware $113,941

New Hampshire $113,743 Virginia $113,300 Pennsylvania $112,006 Nevada $111,353 North Dakota $111,139 Michigan $110,802 Wisconsin $110,678 Vermont $110,431

Texas $109,744 Maine $109,699 Arizona $109,632 Ohio $109,553 Georgia $108,518 Indiana $108,000 Wyoming $107,899 Utah $107,741

Iowa $107,674 Kansas $107,134 Louisiana $106,976 North Carolina $106,920 Missouri $106,898 Florida $106,459 Montana $106,223 Nebraska $105,998

Kentucky $105,874 South Carolina $105,424 Tennessee $105,142 Idaho $105,030 New Mexico $104,209 Oklahoma $104,029 Alabama $103,365 South Dakota $102,251

Arkansas $101,643 West Virginia $101,317 Mississippi $100,338

Top Paying Cities for Test 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: $105,576
Acton: $108,132
Ashland: $105,495

Absarokee, MT $105,576 Acton, MT $108,132 Ashland, MT $105,495 Ballantine, MT $107,967 Bearcreek, MT $105,561 Belfry, MT $105,668 Bighorn, MT $105,321 Big Timber, MT $105,488

Birney, MT $105,420 Boyd, MT $106,526 Bridger, MT $106,113 Broadview, MT $107,533 Busby, MT $105,540 Clyde Park, MT $105,507 Columbus, MT $106,374 Cooke City, MT $105,301

Crow Agency, MT $105,630 Custer, MT $105,658 Decker, MT $105,521 Edgar, MT $107,730 Emigrant, MT $105,498 Fishtail, MT $105,408 Fromberg, MT $107,305 Gardiner, MT $105,501

Garryowen, MT $105,588 Grass Range, MT $105,392 Greycliff, MT $105,495 Hardin, MT $106,507 Fort Smith, MT $106,176 Harlowton, MT $105,451 Huntley, MT $108,499 Hysham, MT $105,375

Ingomar, MT $105,175 Joliet, MT $107,317 Lame Deer, MT $105,602 Laurel, MT $108,467 Lavina, MT $105,746 Livingston, MT $105,624 Lodge Grass, MT $105,648 Mc Leod, MT $105,267

Martinsdale, MT $105,336 Melstone, MT $105,375 Melville, MT $105,295 Molt, MT $107,828 Mosby, MT $105,230 Musselshell, MT $105,339 Nye, MT $105,396 Otter, MT $105,497

Park City, MT $107,722 Pompeys Pillar, MT $107,296 Pray, MT $105,444 Pryor, MT $107,357 Rapelje, MT $106,116 Red Lodge, MT $105,584 Reed Point, MT $105,452 Roberts, MT $106,029

Roscoe, MT $105,374 Roundup, MT $105,575 Ryegate, MT $105,356 Saint Xavier, MT $106,081 Sanders, MT $105,504 Sand Springs, MT $105,241 Shawmut, MT $105,322 Shepherd, MT $108,024

Silver Gate, MT $105,585 Springdale, MT $105,428 Sumatra, MT $105,241 Teigen, MT $105,394 Two Dot, MT $105,311 Wilsall, MT $105,405 Winnett, MT $105,319 Worden, MT $107,163

Wyola, MT $105,694 Billings, MT $108,593 Baker, MT $105,861 Wolf Point, MT $105,499 Antelope, MT $105,627 Bainville, MT $105,991 Brockton, MT $105,446 Brockway, MT $105,300

Circle, MT $105,380 Crane, MT $106,064 Culbertson, MT $105,678 Dagmar, MT $105,728 Fairview, MT $106,035 Flaxville, MT $105,364 Fort Peck, MT $105,313 Frazer, MT $105,435

Froid, MT $105,536 Glasgow, MT $105,491 Saint Marie, MT $105,939 Glentana, MT $105,315 Hinsdale, MT $105,291 Homestead, MT $105,536 Lambert, MT $105,472 Larslan, MT $105,299

Medicine Lake, MT $105,522 Nashua, MT $105,436 Opheim, MT $105,283 Outlook, MT $105,442 Peerless, MT $105,303 Plentywood, MT $105,608 Poplar, MT $105,518 Raymond, MT $105,530

Redstone, MT $105,307 Reserve, MT $105,410 Richey, MT $105,349 Richland, MT $105,291 Saco, MT $105,352 Savage, MT $105,663 Scobey, MT $105,446 Sidney, MT $106,061

Vandalia, MT $105,340 Vida, MT $105,374 Westby, MT $105,707 Whitetail, MT $105,289 Miles City, MT $105,508 Alzada, MT $105,417 Angela, MT $105,227 Alberton, MT $105,383

Arlee, MT $105,423 Bonner, MT $105,388 Charlo, MT $105,453 Clinton, MT $105,459 Condon, MT $105,270 Conner, MT $105,478 Corvallis, MT $105,617 Darby, MT $105,275

De Borgia, MT $105,057 Dixon, MT $105,360 Drummond, MT $105,417 Florence, MT $105,593 Frenchtown, MT $105,550 Grantsdale, MT $105,561 Hall, MT $105,396 Hamilton, MT $105,563

Pinesdale, MT $105,805 Haugan, MT $105,032 Helmville, MT $105,190 Heron, MT $105,072 Hot Springs, MT $105,263 Huson, MT $105,410 Lolo, MT $105,530 Lonepine, MT $105,301

Milltown, MT $105,796 Noxon, MT $105,029 Ovando, MT $105,178 Pablo, MT $105,830 Paradise, MT $105,420 Philipsburg, MT $105,396 Plains, MT $105,336 Polson, MT $105,501

Ravalli, MT $105,434 Ronan, MT $105,515 Saint Ignatius, MT $105,489 Saint Regis, MT $105,264 Saltese, MT $104,989 Seeley Lake, MT $105,446 Stevensville, MT $105,614 Sula, MT $105,238

Superior, MT $105,340 Thompson Falls, MT $105,191 Trout Creek, MT $105,093 Victor, MT $105,549 Kalispell, MT $105,593 Big Arm, MT $105,453 Bigfork, MT $105,448 Columbia Falls, MT $105,582

Coram, MT $105,446 Dayton, MT $105,468 Elmo, MT $105,344 Essex, MT $105,275 Eureka, MT $105,478 Fortine, MT $105,374 Hungry Horse, MT $105,704 Kila, MT $105,363

Lake Mc Donald, MT $105,459 Lakeside, MT $105,536 Libby, MT $105,319 Marion, MT $105,304 Martin City, MT $105,533 Olney, MT $105,289 Polebridge, MT $105,104 Proctor, MT $105,313

Rexford, MT $105,392 Rollins, MT $105,378 Somers, MT $105,523 Stryker, MT $105,270 Trego, MT $105,348 Troy, MT $105,029 West Glacier, MT $105,137 Whitefish, MT $105,530

Bloomfield, MT $105,407 Boyes, MT $105,441 Broadus, MT $105,472 Brusett, MT $105,303 Capitol, MT $105,220 Cohagen, MT $105,264 Colstrip, MT $105,693 Ekalaka, MT $105,447

Fallon, MT $105,559 Forsyth, MT $105,419 Glendive, MT $105,768 Hammond, MT $105,374 Hathaway, MT $105,491 Ismay, MT $105,407 Jordan, MT $105,326 Kinsey, MT $105,452

Lindsay, MT $105,319 Mildred, MT $105,558 Olive, MT $105,340 Plevna, MT $105,649 Powderville, MT $105,237 Rosebud, MT $105,289 Terry, MT $105,358 Volborg, MT $105,291

Wibaux, MT $105,726 Willard, MT $105,684 Great Falls, MT $100,957 Malmstrom A F B, MT $100,957 Augusta, MT $105,286 Babb, MT $105,325 Belt, MT $102,196 Black Eagle, MT $100,957

Brady, MT $104,286 Browning, MT $105,466 Buffalo, MT $105,385 Bynum, MT $105,372 Carter, MT $102,710 Cascade, MT $104,130 Choteau, MT $105,374 Coffee Creek, MT $105,382

Conrad, MT $105,470 Cut Bank, MT $105,399 Denton, MT $105,357 Dupuyer, MT $105,275 Dutton, MT $103,092 East Glacier Park, MT $105,230 Ethridge, MT $105,263 Fairfield, MT $104,543

Floweree, MT $101,169 Forest Grove, MT $105,342 Fort Benton, MT $104,616 Fort Shaw, MT $102,339 Galata, MT $105,291 Geraldine, MT $105,336 Geyser, MT $104,578 Heart Butte, MT $105,464

Highwood, MT $102,342 Hilger, MT $105,383 Hobson, MT $105,398 Judith Gap, MT $105,378 Kevin, MT $105,360 Ledger, MT $105,313 Lewistown, MT $105,569 Loma, MT $105,335

Lothair, MT $105,326 Moccasin, MT $105,405 Monarch, MT $104,238 Moore, MT $105,462 Neihart, MT $105,015 Oilmont, MT $105,306 Pendroy, MT $105,275 Power, MT $101,943

Raynesford, MT $104,116 Roy, MT $105,286 Sand Coulee, MT $100,957 Shelby, MT $105,472 Simms, MT $103,135 Stanford, MT $105,392 Stockett, MT $101,997 Sunburst, MT $105,398

Sun River, MT $101,809 Sweet Grass, MT $105,333 Biddle, MT $105,509 Ulm, MT $101,005 Valier, MT $105,382 Vaughn, MT $101,374 Winifred, MT $105,345 Havre, MT $105,544

Big Sandy, MT $105,366 Box Elder, MT $105,576 Chester, MT $105,381 Chinook, MT $105,400 Dodson, MT $105,361 Gildford, MT $105,343 Harlem, MT $105,488 Hays, MT $105,531

Hingham, MT $105,344 Hogeland, MT $105,326 Inverness, MT $105,318 Joplin, MT $105,344 Kremlin, MT $105,340 Lloyd, MT $105,186 Loring, MT $105,285 Malta, MT $105,417

Rudyard, MT $105,367 Turner, MT $105,351 Whitewater, MT $105,304 Whitlash, MT $105,231 Zortman, MT $105,427 Zurich, MT $105,283 Helena, MT $100,664 Basin, MT $102,864

Boulder, MT $103,990 Canyon Creek, MT $101,787 Clancy, MT $100,836 East Helena, MT $100,597 Fort Harrison, MT $100,597 Jefferson City, MT $101,559 Lincoln, MT $105,370 Marysville, MT $101,664

Radersburg, MT $104,157 Ringling, MT $105,252 Toston, MT $104,557 Townsend, MT $103,007 White Sulphur Springs, MT $104,943 Winston, MT $101,768 Wolf Creek, MT $103,915 Butte, MT $105,365

Alder, MT $105,329 Anaconda, MT $105,598 Avon, MT $102,790 Belgrade, MT $105,724 Bozeman, MT $105,792 Big Sky, MT $105,713 Cameron, MT $105,259 Cardwell, MT $105,488

Deer Lodge, MT $104,725 Dell, MT $104,971 Dillon, MT $105,410 Divide, MT $105,381 Elliston, MT $101,934 Ennis, MT $105,552 Gallatin Gateway, MT $105,491 Garrison, MT $104,207

Glen, MT $105,376 Gold Creek, MT $104,903 Harrison, MT $105,517 Jackson, MT $105,106 Lima, MT $105,047 Mc Allister, MT $105,532 Manhattan, MT $105,694 Melrose, MT $105,389

Norris, MT $105,388 Polaris, MT $105,261 Pony, MT $105,540 Ramsay, MT $105,595 Sheridan, MT $105,576 Silver Star, MT $105,573 Three Forks, MT $105,611 Twin Bridges, MT $105,486

Virginia City, MT $105,523 Warm Springs, MT $105,584 West Yellowstone, MT $105,464 Whitehall, MT $105,596 Willow Creek, MT $105,564 Wisdom, MT $105,132 Wise River, MT $105,317 Missoula, MT $105,956

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

Understanding how a Test 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 June 01, 2026

$98,827

Average $106,223/year

$114,601

$8,236

Average $8,852/month

$9,550

$1,901

Average $2,043/week

$2,204

$48

Average $51/hour

$55

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$114,601	$9,550	$2,204	$55
Average	$106,223	$8,852	$2,043	$51
25th Percentile	$98,827	$8,236	$1,901	$48

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