Montana State University salaries in Bozeman, MT

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings by Montana State University in the Bozeman, MT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$72,733
Middle 50%$56.7k–$83.8k
vs. all employers here−4%comparison median $75,830
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,451 and $131,334.
PercentileSalary
10th$48,859
25th$56,665
50th (median)$72,733
75th$83,798
90th$92,130

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $65k $90k FY2020: median $55,643 (14 filings) FY2021: median $44,710 (28 filings) FY2022: median $52,000 (27 filings) FY2023: median $68,603 (24 filings) FY2024: median $56,520 (16 filings) FY2025: median $67,468 (24 filings) FY2026: median $78,823 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 28
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$55,643$47,767$58,90214
FY2021$44,710$43,680$52,19828
FY2022$52,000$44,855$60,27927
FY2023$68,603$55,415$83,01324
FY2024$56,520$49,410$73,59016
FY2025$67,468$49,520$76,09524
FY2026$78,823$72,717$86,44016

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Soil and Plant Scientisttoo few6
Engineering Professortoo few6
Agricultural Sciences Teachertoo few5
Business Professortoo few4
Biochemisttoo few2
Microbiologisttoo few2
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Bozeman, MT.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,140 30
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.