Mechanical Engineers Salary in Missoula, MT

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Missoula

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $127,140 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Missoula earn between $75,700 and $119,830.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Missoula

On the average salary of $94,860, a single filer in Missoula takes home about $71,565 a year, or $5,964 a month and $2,753 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

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

Is Missoula a good place for mechanical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Missoula area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.4), so the average $94,860 buys what about $98,357 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Missoula ($47,830). A typical home costs $580,429, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Montana cities

Missoula ranks 2nd of 3 Montana metro areas for this job; Billings pays the most ($112,460).

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

Mechanical Engineers salary by city

Related jobs in Missoula

• Electrical Engineers$94,770 a year
• Civil Engineers$92,050 a year
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$95,180 a year
• Surveyors$86,860 a year
• Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$69,300 a year
• Architectural and Civil Drafters$67,720 a year
• Drafters, All Other$66,900 a year
• Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,440 a year

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