Salary guide, May 2025

Senior Reliability Engineer pay in Bozeman, MT

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Bozeman, MT was $80,020 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $63,190 and $99,880.

The Bozeman, MT median is $160 above the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Senior Reliability Engineer is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about bozeman, MT?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Bozeman, MT: median $80,020; published 25th to 75th percentile $63,190 to $99,880.

Annual wage percentiles, Bozeman, MT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$51,530	$63,190	$80,020	$99,880	$115,990

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Bozeman, MT: median $38.47; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.38 to $48.02.

Hourly wage percentiles, Bozeman, MT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$24.78	$30.38	$38.47	$48.02	$55.76

BLS estimated 330 workers employed in this occupation in Bozeman, MT. Location quotient: 1.13.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $79,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,690 to $101,360.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,600	$62,690	$79,860	$101,360	$126,790

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $38.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.14 to $48.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.85	$30.14	$38.39	$48.73	$60.96

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Senior Reliability Engineer median is $80,020. The all-occupations median in Bozeman, MT is $54,830. Ratio: 1.46 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.13 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Senior Reliability Engineer in Bozeman, MT, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$60,360	$74,370	$90,200
May 2025	$63,190	$80,020	$99,880

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Bozeman, MT. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Senior Reliability Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Helena, MT	$80,280	$63,850 to $105,120
Billings, MT	$80,290	$63,850 to $98,480

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