Conservation Scientists Salary in Helena, MT

Conservation Scientists pay range in Helena

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,880 or more. The middle half of conservation scientists in Helena earn between $63,330 and $81,790.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Conservation Scientists salary after taxes in Helena

On the average salary of $74,380, a single filer in Helena takes home about $58,315 a year, or $4,860 a month and $2,243 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Helena a good place for conservation scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Helena area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $74,380 buys what about $77,742 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Helena ($55,040). A typical home costs $477,996, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Conservation Scientists salary in other Montana cities

Helena ranks 3rd of 3 Montana metro areas for this job; Missoula pays the most ($89,220).

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Highest-paying cities for conservation scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,820).

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