Information Security Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does an Information Security Engineer make in Montana?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Information Security Engineer in Montana is $73,996 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,184
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,216 to $81,422
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,953

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Information Security Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,422	$6,785	$1,566	$39
Average	$73,996	$6,166	$1,423	$36
25th Percentile	$68,216	$5,685	$1,312	$33

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Scientific Technology Engineer with Security Clearance

General Dynamics Information Technology - Hamilton, MT

SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE

General Dynamics Information Technology - Hamilton, MT

Information System Security Officer (ISSO), Mid-Sr level (Hybrid) (66945)

State of Montana - Helena, MT

Information Security Engineer with Security Clearance

ASRC Federal - SCHRIEVER SFB, CO

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Key Factors That Influence Information Security Engineer Salaries

An Information Security 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 Information Security Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Information Security 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): $72,938
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,826
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,823
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,679
Expert (over 8 years): $151,403

Levels	Salary
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer	$72,938
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer	$85,826
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer	$111,823
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer	$130,679
Informati... Level Information Security Engineer	$151,403

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

District of Columbia: $87,718.
California: $87,385.
Massachusetts: $86,220.

District of Columbia $87,718 California $87,385 Massachusetts $86,220 Washington $85,903 New Jersey $85,872 Alaska $85,761 Connecticut $84,667 New York $84,224

Hawaii $82,806 Rhode Island $82,140 Maryland $81,689 Minnesota $81,071 Colorado $80,833 Illinois $80,754 Oregon $80,453 Delaware $80,231

New Hampshire $80,091 Virginia $79,779 Pennsylvania $78,868 Nevada $78,409 North Dakota $78,258 Michigan $78,020 Wisconsin $77,933 Vermont $77,759

Texas $77,276 Maine $77,244 Arizona $77,197 Ohio $77,141 Georgia $76,412 Indiana $76,048 Wyoming $75,976 Utah $75,866

Iowa $75,818 Kansas $75,438 Louisiana $75,327 North Carolina $75,287 Missouri $75,271 Florida $74,962 Montana $74,796 Nebraska $74,638

Kentucky $74,550 South Carolina $74,234 Tennessee $74,035 Idaho $73,956 New Mexico $73,378 Oklahoma $73,251 Alabama $72,784 South Dakota $71,999

Arkansas $71,572 West Virginia $71,342 Mississippi $70,653

Top Paying Cities for Information Security 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: $75,501
Acton: $76,135
Ashland: $75,501

Absarokee, MT $75,501 Acton, MT $76,135 Ashland, MT $75,501 Ballantine, MT $75,818 Bearcreek, MT $75,501 Belfry, MT $75,501 Bighorn, MT $75,501 Big Timber, MT $75,501

Birney, MT $75,501 Boyd, MT $75,501 Bridger, MT $75,501 Broadview, MT $75,501 Busby, MT $75,501 Clyde Park, MT $67,697 Columbus, MT $75,501 Cooke City, MT $75,501

Crow Agency, MT $75,501 Custer, MT $75,501 Decker, MT $75,501 Edgar, MT $75,501 Emigrant, MT $67,697 Fishtail, MT $75,501 Fromberg, MT $75,501 Gardiner, MT $80,152

Garryowen, MT $75,501 Grass Range, MT $75,501 Greycliff, MT $75,501 Hardin, MT $75,501 Fort Smith, MT $75,501 Harlowton, MT $75,501 Huntley, MT $76,452 Hysham, MT $75,501

Ingomar, MT $75,501 Joliet, MT $75,501 Lame Deer, MT $75,501 Laurel, MT $76,293 Lavina, MT $75,501 Livingston, MT $71,595 Lodge Grass, MT $75,501 Mc Leod, MT $75,501

Martinsdale, MT $67,697 Melstone, MT $75,501 Melville, MT $75,501 Molt, MT $75,660 Mosby, MT $75,501 Musselshell, MT $75,501 Nye, MT $75,501 Otter, MT $75,501

Park City, MT $75,501 Pompeys Pillar, MT $75,501 Pray, MT $71,595 Pryor, MT $75,501 Rapelje, MT $75,501 Red Lodge, MT $75,501 Reed Point, MT $75,501 Roberts, MT $75,501

Roscoe, MT $75,501 Roundup, MT $75,501 Ryegate, MT $75,501 Saint Xavier, MT $75,501 Sanders, MT $75,501 Sand Springs, MT $75,501 Shawmut, MT $75,501 Shepherd, MT $75,897

Silver Gate, MT $75,501 Springdale, MT $75,501 Sumatra, MT $75,501 Teigen, MT $75,501 Two Dot, MT $70,898 Wilsall, MT $67,697 Winnett, MT $75,501 Worden, MT $75,501

Wyola, MT $75,501 Billings, MT $76,689 Baker, MT $73,457 Wolf Point, MT $75,501 Antelope, MT $77,601 Bainville, MT $77,601 Brockton, MT $77,601 Brockway, MT $75,501

Circle, MT $75,501 Crane, MT $77,601 Culbertson, MT $77,601 Dagmar, MT $77,601 Fairview, MT $77,601 Flaxville, MT $76,547 Fort Peck, MT $75,501 Frazer, MT $75,501

Froid, MT $77,601 Glasgow, MT $75,501 Saint Marie, MT $75,501 Glentana, MT $72,491 Hinsdale, MT $72,491 Homestead, MT $77,601 Lambert, MT $77,601 Larslan, MT $72,491

Medicine Lake, MT $77,601 Nashua, MT $75,501 Opheim, MT $72,491 Outlook, MT $77,601 Peerless, MT $75,501 Plentywood, MT $77,601 Poplar, MT $76,547 Raymond, MT $77,601

Redstone, MT $77,601 Reserve, MT $77,601 Richey, MT $76,547 Richland, MT $72,491 Saco, MT $72,491 Savage, MT $77,601 Scobey, MT $76,547 Sidney, MT $77,601

Vandalia, MT $72,491 Vida, MT $75,501 Westby, MT $77,601 Whitetail, MT $76,547 Miles City, MT $75,501 Alzada, MT $69,314 Angela, MT $75,501 Alberton, MT $67,697

Arlee, MT $67,697 Bonner, MT $67,697 Charlo, MT $67,697 Clinton, MT $67,697 Condon, MT $67,697 Conner, MT $67,697 Corvallis, MT $67,697 Darby, MT $67,697

De Borgia, MT $80,144 Dixon, MT $67,697 Drummond, MT $67,697 Florence, MT $67,697 Frenchtown, MT $67,697 Grantsdale, MT $67,697 Hall, MT $67,697 Hamilton, MT $67,697

Pinesdale, MT $67,697 Haugan, MT $80,144 Helmville, MT $67,697 Heron, MT $80,144 Hot Springs, MT $73,917 Huson, MT $67,697 Lolo, MT $67,697 Lonepine, MT $80,144

Milltown, MT $67,697 Noxon, MT $80,144 Ovando, MT $67,697 Pablo, MT $67,697 Paradise, MT $80,144 Philipsburg, MT $67,697 Plains, MT $80,144 Polson, MT $68,593

Ravalli, MT $67,697 Ronan, MT $67,697 Saint Ignatius, MT $67,697 Saint Regis, MT $80,144 Saltese, MT $80,144 Seeley Lake, MT $67,697 Stevensville, MT $67,697 Sula, MT $67,697

Superior, MT $80,144 Thompson Falls, MT $80,144 Trout Creek, MT $80,144 Victor, MT $67,697 Kalispell, MT $72,443 Big Arm, MT $72,443 Bigfork, MT $68,593 Columbia Falls, MT $74,812

Coram, MT $68,593 Dayton, MT $72,443 Elmo, MT $72,443 Essex, MT $69,488 Eureka, MT $80,144 Fortine, MT $80,144 Hungry Horse, MT $68,593 Kila, MT $80,144

Lake Mc Donald, MT $69,488 Lakeside, MT $72,443 Libby, MT $80,144 Marion, MT $80,144 Martin City, MT $69,488 Olney, MT $80,144 Polebridge, MT $74,812 Proctor, MT $72,443

Rexford, MT $80,144 Rollins, MT $68,593 Somers, MT $68,593 Stryker, MT $80,144 Trego, MT $80,144 Troy, MT $80,144 West Glacier, MT $69,488 Whitefish, MT $80,144

Bloomfield, MT $76,547 Boyes, MT $69,314 Broadus, MT $72,403 Brusett, MT $75,501 Capitol, MT $69,314 Cohagen, MT $75,501 Colstrip, MT $75,501 Ekalaka, MT $69,314

Fallon, MT $74,138 Forsyth, MT $75,501 Glendive, MT $76,547 Hammond, MT $69,314 Hathaway, MT $75,501 Ismay, MT $72,403 Jordan, MT $75,501 Kinsey, MT $75,501

Lindsay, MT $75,501 Mildred, MT $74,138 Olive, MT $72,403 Plevna, MT $73,457 Powderville, MT $72,403 Rosebud, MT $75,501 Terry, MT $75,501 Volborg, MT $75,501

Wibaux, MT $77,601 Willard, MT $69,314 Great Falls, MT $70,676 Malmstrom A F B, MT $70,676 Augusta, MT $69,488 Babb, MT $69,488 Belt, MT $69,488 Black Eagle, MT $70,676

Brady, MT $69,488 Browning, MT $69,488 Buffalo, MT $72,491 Bynum, MT $69,488 Carter, MT $69,488 Cascade, MT $68,949 Choteau, MT $69,488 Coffee Creek, MT $69,488

Conrad, MT $69,488 Cut Bank, MT $69,488 Denton, MT $69,488 Dupuyer, MT $69,488 Dutton, MT $69,488 East Glacier Park, MT $69,488 Ethridge, MT $69,488 Fairfield, MT $69,488

Floweree, MT $70,201 Forest Grove, MT $75,501 Fort Benton, MT $69,488 Fort Shaw, MT $69,884 Galata, MT $69,488 Geraldine, MT $69,488 Geyser, MT $69,488 Heart Butte, MT $69,488

Highwood, MT $69,567 Hilger, MT $69,488 Hobson, MT $69,488 Judith Gap, MT $75,501 Kevin, MT $69,488 Ledger, MT $69,488 Lewistown, MT $72,491 Loma, MT $69,488

Lothair, MT $69,488 Moccasin, MT $69,488 Monarch, MT $69,488 Moore, MT $72,491 Neihart, MT $69,488 Oilmont, MT $69,488 Pendroy, MT $69,488 Power, MT $69,805

Raynesford, MT $69,488 Roy, MT $72,491 Sand Coulee, MT $70,518 Shelby, MT $69,488 Simms, MT $69,488 Stanford, MT $69,488 Stockett, MT $69,726 Sunburst, MT $69,488

Sun River, MT $69,567 Sweet Grass, MT $69,488 Biddle, MT $69,314 Ulm, MT $70,201 Valier, MT $69,488 Vaughn, MT $70,122 Winifred, MT $69,488 Havre, MT $69,488

Big Sandy, MT $69,488 Box Elder, MT $69,488 Chester, MT $69,488 Chinook, MT $69,488 Dodson, MT $69,488 Gildford, MT $69,488 Harlem, MT $69,488 Hays, MT $69,488

Hingham, MT $69,488 Hogeland, MT $69,488 Inverness, MT $69,488 Joplin, MT $69,488 Kremlin, MT $69,488 Lloyd, MT $69,488 Loring, MT $69,488 Malta, MT $72,491

Rudyard, MT $69,488 Turner, MT $69,488 Whitewater, MT $72,491 Whitlash, MT $69,488 Zortman, MT $72,491 Zurich, MT $69,488 Helena, MT $68,886 Basin, MT $67,697

Boulder, MT $67,697 Canyon Creek, MT $67,935 Clancy, MT $68,569 East Helena, MT $68,648 Fort Harrison, MT $68,886 Jefferson City, MT $68,014 Lincoln, MT $67,697 Marysville, MT $68,411

Radersburg, MT $67,697 Ringling, MT $67,697 Toston, MT $67,697 Townsend, MT $67,697 White Sulphur Springs, MT $67,697 Winston, MT $67,697 Wolf Creek, MT $67,697 Butte, MT $67,697

Alder, MT $69,179 Anaconda, MT $67,697 Avon, MT $67,697 Belgrade, MT $67,697 Bozeman, MT $67,697 Big Sky, MT $67,697 Cameron, MT $72,839 Cardwell, MT $67,697

Deer Lodge, MT $67,697 Dell, MT $70,668 Dillon, MT $69,179 Divide, MT $67,697 Elliston, MT $68,014 Ennis, MT $67,697 Gallatin Gateway, MT $67,697 Garrison, MT $67,697

Glen, MT $67,697 Gold Creek, MT $67,697 Harrison, MT $67,697 Jackson, MT $67,697 Lima, MT $70,668 Mc Allister, MT $67,697 Manhattan, MT $67,697 Melrose, MT $67,697

Norris, MT $67,697 Polaris, MT $67,697 Pony, MT $67,697 Ramsay, MT $67,697 Sheridan, MT $67,697 Silver Star, MT $67,697 Three Forks, MT $67,697 Twin Bridges, MT $67,697

Virginia City, MT $67,697 Warm Springs, MT $67,697 West Yellowstone, MT $75,406 Whitehall, MT $67,697 Willow Creek, MT $67,697 Wisdom, MT $67,697 Wise River, MT $67,697 Missoula, MT $67,697

Information Security Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Information Security 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 May 18, 2021

$68,216

Average $73,996/year

$81,422

$5,685

Average $6,166/month

$6,785

$1,312

Average $1,423/week

$1,566

$33

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,422	$6,785	$1,566	$39
Average	$73,996	$6,166	$1,423	$36
25th Percentile	$68,216	$5,685	$1,312	$33

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