Electrical Power Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does an Electrical Power Engineer make in Montana?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Electrical Power Engineer in Montana is $155,648 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $75.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $170,579
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $144,728 to $163,463
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $134,786

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Electrical Power Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$163,463	$13,622	$3,144	$79
Average	$155,648	$12,971	$2,993	$75
25th Percentile	$144,728	$12,061	$2,783	$70

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Key Factors That Influence Electrical Power Engineer Salaries

An Electrical Power 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 Electrical Power Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Electrical Power 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): $113,603
Early Career (1-2 years): $135,267
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $156,963
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $188,901
Expert (over 8 years): $92,602

Levels	Salary
Electrica... Level Electrical Power Engineer	$113,603
Electrica... Level Electrical Power Engineer	$135,267
Electrica... Level Electrical Power Engineer	$156,963
Electrica... Level Electrical Power Engineer	$188,901
Electrica... Level Electrical Power Engineer	$92,602

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

District of Columbia: $184,511.
California: $183,811.
Massachusetts: $181,361.

District of Columbia $184,511 California $183,811 Massachusetts $181,361 Washington $180,695 New Jersey $180,628 Alaska $180,395 Connecticut $178,095 New York $177,162

Hawaii $174,179 Rhode Island $172,779 Maryland $171,829 Minnesota $170,529 Colorado $170,029 Illinois $169,863 Oregon $169,229 Delaware $168,763

New Hampshire $168,470 Virginia $167,813 Pennsylvania $165,897 Nevada $164,930 North Dakota $164,613 Michigan $164,113 Wisconsin $163,930 Vermont $163,563

Texas $162,547 Maine $162,480 Arizona $162,380 Ohio $162,264 Georgia $160,730 Indiana $159,964 Wyoming $159,814 Utah $159,581

Iowa $159,481 Kansas $158,681 Louisiana $158,447 North Carolina $158,364 Missouri $158,331 Florida $157,681 Montana $157,331 Nebraska $156,998

Kentucky $156,814 South Carolina $156,148 Tennessee $155,731 Idaho $155,564 New Mexico $154,348 Oklahoma $154,081 Alabama $153,098 South Dakota $151,448

Arkansas $150,548 West Virginia $150,065 Mississippi $148,615

Top Paying Cities for Electrical Power 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: $158,814
Acton: $160,147
Ashland: $158,814

Absarokee, MT $158,814 Acton, MT $160,147 Ashland, MT $158,814 Ballantine, MT $159,481 Bearcreek, MT $158,814 Belfry, MT $158,814 Bighorn, MT $158,814 Big Timber, MT $158,814

Birney, MT $158,814 Boyd, MT $158,814 Bridger, MT $158,814 Broadview, MT $158,814 Busby, MT $158,814 Clyde Park, MT $142,399 Columbus, MT $158,814 Cooke City, MT $158,814

Crow Agency, MT $158,814 Custer, MT $158,814 Decker, MT $158,814 Edgar, MT $158,814 Emigrant, MT $142,399 Fishtail, MT $158,814 Fromberg, MT $158,814 Gardiner, MT $168,596

Garryowen, MT $158,814 Grass Range, MT $158,814 Greycliff, MT $158,814 Hardin, MT $158,814 Fort Smith, MT $158,814 Harlowton, MT $158,814 Huntley, MT $160,814 Hysham, MT $158,814

Ingomar, MT $158,814 Joliet, MT $158,814 Lame Deer, MT $158,814 Laurel, MT $160,481 Lavina, MT $158,814 Livingston, MT $150,598 Lodge Grass, MT $158,814 Mc Leod, MT $158,814

Martinsdale, MT $142,399 Melstone, MT $158,814 Melville, MT $158,814 Molt, MT $159,147 Mosby, MT $158,814 Musselshell, MT $158,814 Nye, MT $158,814 Otter, MT $158,814

Park City, MT $158,814 Pompeys Pillar, MT $158,814 Pray, MT $150,598 Pryor, MT $158,814 Rapelje, MT $158,814 Red Lodge, MT $158,814 Reed Point, MT $158,814 Roberts, MT $158,814

Roscoe, MT $158,814 Roundup, MT $158,814 Ryegate, MT $158,814 Saint Xavier, MT $158,814 Sanders, MT $158,814 Sand Springs, MT $158,814 Shawmut, MT $158,814 Shepherd, MT $159,647

Silver Gate, MT $158,814 Springdale, MT $158,814 Sumatra, MT $158,814 Teigen, MT $158,814 Two Dot, MT $149,132 Wilsall, MT $142,399 Winnett, MT $158,814 Worden, MT $158,814

Wyola, MT $158,814 Billings, MT $161,314 Baker, MT $154,515 Wolf Point, MT $158,814 Antelope, MT $163,230 Bainville, MT $163,230 Brockton, MT $163,230 Brockway, MT $158,814

Circle, MT $158,814 Crane, MT $163,230 Culbertson, MT $163,230 Dagmar, MT $163,230 Fairview, MT $163,230 Flaxville, MT $161,014 Fort Peck, MT $158,814 Frazer, MT $158,814

Froid, MT $163,230 Glasgow, MT $158,814 Saint Marie, MT $158,814 Glentana, MT $152,481 Hinsdale, MT $152,481 Homestead, MT $163,230 Lambert, MT $163,230 Larslan, MT $152,481

Medicine Lake, MT $163,230 Nashua, MT $158,814 Opheim, MT $152,481 Outlook, MT $163,230 Peerless, MT $158,814 Plentywood, MT $163,230 Poplar, MT $161,014 Raymond, MT $163,230

Redstone, MT $163,230 Reserve, MT $163,230 Richey, MT $161,014 Richland, MT $152,481 Saco, MT $152,481 Savage, MT $163,230 Scobey, MT $161,014 Sidney, MT $163,230

Vandalia, MT $152,481 Vida, MT $158,814 Westby, MT $163,230 Whitetail, MT $161,014 Miles City, MT $158,814 Alzada, MT $145,799 Angela, MT $158,814 Alberton, MT $142,399

Arlee, MT $142,399 Bonner, MT $142,399 Charlo, MT $142,399 Clinton, MT $142,399 Condon, MT $142,399 Conner, MT $142,399 Corvallis, MT $142,399 Darby, MT $142,399

De Borgia, MT $168,580 Dixon, MT $142,399 Drummond, MT $142,399 Florence, MT $142,399 Frenchtown, MT $142,399 Grantsdale, MT $142,399 Hall, MT $142,399 Hamilton, MT $142,399

Pinesdale, MT $142,399 Haugan, MT $168,580 Helmville, MT $142,399 Heron, MT $168,580 Hot Springs, MT $155,481 Huson, MT $142,399 Lolo, MT $142,399 Lonepine, MT $168,580

Milltown, MT $142,399 Noxon, MT $168,580 Ovando, MT $142,399 Pablo, MT $142,399 Paradise, MT $168,580 Philipsburg, MT $142,399 Plains, MT $168,580 Polson, MT $144,282

Ravalli, MT $142,399 Ronan, MT $142,399 Saint Ignatius, MT $142,399 Saint Regis, MT $168,580 Saltese, MT $168,580 Seeley Lake, MT $142,399 Stevensville, MT $142,399 Sula, MT $142,399

Superior, MT $168,580 Thompson Falls, MT $168,580 Trout Creek, MT $168,580 Victor, MT $142,399 Kalispell, MT $152,381 Big Arm, MT $152,381 Bigfork, MT $144,282 Columbia Falls, MT $157,364

Coram, MT $144,282 Dayton, MT $152,381 Elmo, MT $152,381 Essex, MT $146,166 Eureka, MT $168,580 Fortine, MT $168,580 Hungry Horse, MT $144,282 Kila, MT $168,580

Lake Mc Donald, MT $146,166 Lakeside, MT $152,381 Libby, MT $168,580 Marion, MT $168,580 Martin City, MT $146,166 Olney, MT $168,580 Polebridge, MT $157,364 Proctor, MT $152,381

Rexford, MT $168,580 Rollins, MT $144,282 Somers, MT $144,282 Stryker, MT $168,580 Trego, MT $168,580 Troy, MT $168,580 West Glacier, MT $146,166 Whitefish, MT $168,580

Bloomfield, MT $161,014 Boyes, MT $145,799 Broadus, MT $152,298 Brusett, MT $158,814 Capitol, MT $145,799 Cohagen, MT $158,814 Colstrip, MT $158,814 Ekalaka, MT $145,799

Fallon, MT $155,948 Forsyth, MT $158,814 Glendive, MT $161,014 Hammond, MT $145,799 Hathaway, MT $158,814 Ismay, MT $152,298 Jordan, MT $158,814 Kinsey, MT $158,814

Lindsay, MT $158,814 Mildred, MT $155,948 Olive, MT $152,298 Plevna, MT $154,515 Powderville, MT $152,298 Rosebud, MT $158,814 Terry, MT $158,814 Volborg, MT $158,814

Wibaux, MT $163,230 Willard, MT $145,799 Great Falls, MT $148,665 Malmstrom A F B, MT $148,665 Augusta, MT $146,166 Babb, MT $146,166 Belt, MT $146,166 Black Eagle, MT $148,665

Brady, MT $146,166 Browning, MT $146,166 Buffalo, MT $152,481 Bynum, MT $146,166 Carter, MT $146,166 Cascade, MT $145,032 Choteau, MT $146,166 Coffee Creek, MT $146,166

Conrad, MT $146,166 Cut Bank, MT $146,166 Denton, MT $146,166 Dupuyer, MT $146,166 Dutton, MT $146,166 East Glacier Park, MT $146,166 Ethridge, MT $146,166 Fairfield, MT $146,166

Floweree, MT $147,665 Forest Grove, MT $158,814 Fort Benton, MT $146,166 Fort Shaw, MT $146,999 Galata, MT $146,166 Geraldine, MT $146,166 Geyser, MT $146,166 Heart Butte, MT $146,166

Highwood, MT $146,332 Hilger, MT $146,166 Hobson, MT $146,166 Judith Gap, MT $158,814 Kevin, MT $146,166 Ledger, MT $146,166 Lewistown, MT $152,481 Loma, MT $146,166

Lothair, MT $146,166 Moccasin, MT $146,166 Monarch, MT $146,166 Moore, MT $152,481 Neihart, MT $146,166 Oilmont, MT $146,166 Pendroy, MT $146,166 Power, MT $146,832

Raynesford, MT $146,166 Roy, MT $152,481 Sand Coulee, MT $148,332 Shelby, MT $146,166 Simms, MT $146,166 Stanford, MT $146,166 Stockett, MT $146,666 Sunburst, MT $146,166

Sun River, MT $146,332 Sweet Grass, MT $146,166 Biddle, MT $145,799 Ulm, MT $147,665 Valier, MT $146,166 Vaughn, MT $147,499 Winifred, MT $146,166 Havre, MT $146,166

Big Sandy, MT $146,166 Box Elder, MT $146,166 Chester, MT $146,166 Chinook, MT $146,166 Dodson, MT $146,166 Gildford, MT $146,166 Harlem, MT $146,166 Hays, MT $146,166

Hingham, MT $146,166 Hogeland, MT $146,166 Inverness, MT $146,166 Joplin, MT $146,166 Kremlin, MT $146,166 Lloyd, MT $146,166 Loring, MT $146,166 Malta, MT $152,481

Rudyard, MT $146,166 Turner, MT $146,166 Whitewater, MT $152,481 Whitlash, MT $146,166 Zortman, MT $152,481 Zurich, MT $146,166 Helena, MT $144,899 Basin, MT $142,399

Boulder, MT $142,399 Canyon Creek, MT $142,899 Clancy, MT $144,232 East Helena, MT $144,399 Fort Harrison, MT $144,899 Jefferson City, MT $143,066 Lincoln, MT $142,399 Marysville, MT $143,899

Radersburg, MT $142,399 Ringling, MT $142,399 Toston, MT $142,399 Townsend, MT $142,399 White Sulphur Springs, MT $142,399 Winston, MT $142,399 Wolf Creek, MT $142,399 Butte, MT $142,399

Alder, MT $145,516 Anaconda, MT $142,399 Avon, MT $142,399 Belgrade, MT $142,399 Bozeman, MT $142,399 Big Sky, MT $142,399 Cameron, MT $153,215 Cardwell, MT $142,399

Deer Lodge, MT $142,399 Dell, MT $148,649 Dillon, MT $145,516 Divide, MT $142,399 Elliston, MT $143,066 Ennis, MT $142,399 Gallatin Gateway, MT $142,399 Garrison, MT $142,399

Glen, MT $142,399 Gold Creek, MT $142,399 Harrison, MT $142,399 Jackson, MT $142,399 Lima, MT $148,649 Mc Allister, MT $142,399 Manhattan, MT $142,399 Melrose, MT $142,399

Norris, MT $142,399 Polaris, MT $142,399 Pony, MT $142,399 Ramsay, MT $142,399 Sheridan, MT $142,399 Silver Star, MT $142,399 Three Forks, MT $142,399 Twin Bridges, MT $142,399

Virginia City, MT $142,399 Warm Springs, MT $142,399 West Yellowstone, MT $158,614 Whitehall, MT $142,399 Willow Creek, MT $142,399 Wisdom, MT $142,399 Wise River, MT $142,399 Missoula, MT $142,399

Electrical Power Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Electrical Power 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

$144,728

Average $155,648/year

$163,463

$12,061

Average $12,971/month

$13,622

$2,783

Average $2,993/week

$3,144

$70

Average $75/hour

$79

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$163,463	$13,622	$3,144	$79
Average	$155,648	$12,971	$2,993	$75
25th Percentile	$144,728	$12,061	$2,783	$70

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