What are the main factors that influence a Crash Safety Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Crash Safety Engineer?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Crash Safety Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change A Crash Safety Engineer's salary?

A Crash Safety Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $73,949 for beginners, reaching about $106,638 at mid-level, and approach $153,190 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Crash Safety Engineer?

Crash Safety Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Crash Safety Engineer roles are District of Columbia $105,165, California $104,766, Massachusetts $103,370. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Crash Safety Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Crash Safety Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Health And Safety Engineer: $103,130; Environmental Safety Engineer: $100,123; Product Safety Engineer: $88,925; Senior Safety Engineer: $85,172; Functional Safety Engineer: $73,960.

Crash Safety Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Crash Safety Engineer make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Crash Safety Engineer in Montana is $89,673 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, a Crash Safety Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,019
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,687 to $95,612
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,236

10% $78,236

50% (Median) $89,673

90% $101,019

Crash Safety Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,612	$7,968	$1,839	$46
Average	$89,673	$7,473	$1,724	$43
25th Percentile	$83,687	$6,974	$1,609	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Crash Safety Engineer Salaries

A Crash Safety 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 Crash Safety Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Crash Safety 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): $73,949
Early Career (1-2 years): $88,436
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $106,638
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $129,837
Expert (over 8 years): $153,190

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Reliability Engineer I	less than 1 year	$73,949
Crash Safety Engineer	1-2 years	$88,436
Reliability Engineer III	2-4 years	$106,638
Reliability Engineer IV	5-8 years	$129,837
Reliability Engineer V	over 8 years	$153,190

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

District of Columbia: $105,165.
California: $104,766.
Massachusetts: $103,370.

District of Columbia $105,165 California $104,766 Massachusetts $103,370 Washington $102,990 New Jersey $102,952 Alaska $102,819 Connecticut $101,508 New York $100,976

Hawaii $99,276 Rhode Island $98,478 Maryland $97,937 Minnesota $97,196 Colorado $96,911 Illinois $96,816 Oregon $96,455 Delaware $96,189

New Hampshire $96,022 Virginia $95,648 Pennsylvania $94,555 Nevada $94,004 North Dakota $93,824 Michigan $93,539 Wisconsin $93,435 Vermont $93,226

Texas $92,646 Maine $92,608 Arizona $92,551 Ohio $92,485 Georgia $91,611 Indiana $91,174 Wyoming $91,089 Utah $90,956

Iowa $90,899 Kansas $90,443 Louisiana $90,310 North Carolina $90,262 Missouri $90,243 Florida $89,873 Montana $89,673 Nebraska $89,483

Kentucky $89,379 South Carolina $88,999 Tennessee $88,761 Idaho $88,666 New Mexico $87,973 Oklahoma $87,821 Alabama $87,261 South Dakota $86,320

Arkansas $85,807 West Virginia $85,532 Mississippi $84,706

Top Paying Cities for Crash Safety Engineer

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: $89,127
Acton: $91,285
Ashland: $89,059

Absarokee, MT $89,127

Acton, MT $91,285

Ashland, MT $89,059

Ballantine, MT $91,145

Bearcreek, MT $89,115

Belfry, MT $89,205

Bighorn, MT $88,912

Big Timber, MT $89,053

Birney, MT $88,996

Boyd, MT $89,930

Bridger, MT $89,581

Broadview, MT $90,780

Busby, MT $89,097

Clyde Park, MT $89,069

Columbus, MT $89,801

Cooke City, MT $88,895

Crow Agency, MT $89,173

Custer, MT $89,196

Decker, MT $89,081

Edgar, MT $90,946

Emigrant, MT $89,062

Fishtail, MT $88,986

Fromberg, MT $90,587

Gardiner, MT $89,064

Garryowen, MT $89,138

Grass Range, MT $88,972

Greycliff, MT $89,059

Hardin, MT $89,914

Fort Smith, MT $89,634

Harlowton, MT $89,022

Huntley, MT $91,595

Hysham, MT $88,958

Ingomar, MT $88,789

Joliet, MT $90,597

Lame Deer, MT $89,149

Laurel, MT $91,568

Lavina, MT $89,271

Livingston, MT $89,168

Lodge Grass, MT $89,188

Mc Leod, MT $88,867

Martinsdale, MT $88,925

Melstone, MT $88,958

Melville, MT $88,891

Molt, MT $91,029

Mosby, MT $88,836

Musselshell, MT $88,928

Nye, MT $88,975

Otter, MT $89,061

Park City, MT $90,939

Pompeys Pillar, MT $90,579

Pray, MT $89,016

Pryor, MT $90,631

Rapelje, MT $89,583

Red Lodge, MT $89,134

Reed Point, MT $89,023

Roberts, MT $89,510

Roscoe, MT $88,957

Roundup, MT $89,126

Ryegate, MT $88,942

Saint Xavier, MT $89,554

Sanders, MT $89,066

Sand Springs, MT $88,845

Shawmut, MT $88,913

Shepherd, MT $91,194

Silver Gate, MT $89,135

Springdale, MT $89,003

Sumatra, MT $88,845

Teigen, MT $88,974

Two Dot, MT $88,904

Wilsall, MT $88,983

Winnett, MT $88,911

Worden, MT $90,467

Wyola, MT $89,227

Billings, MT $91,675

Baker, MT $89,368

Wolf Point, MT $89,063

Antelope, MT $89,171

Bainville, MT $89,478

Brockton, MT $89,018

Brockway, MT $88,894

Circle, MT $88,962

Crane, MT $89,539

Culbertson, MT $89,214

Dagmar, MT $89,255

Fairview, MT $89,515

Flaxville, MT $88,949

Fort Peck, MT $88,906

Frazer, MT $89,008

Froid, MT $89,094

Glasgow, MT $89,056

Saint Marie, MT $89,434

Glentana, MT $88,907

Hinsdale, MT $88,887

Homestead, MT $89,094

Lambert, MT $89,040

Larslan, MT $88,893

Medicine Lake, MT $89,082

Nashua, MT $89,009

Opheim, MT $88,880

Outlook, MT $89,014

Peerless, MT $88,897

Plentywood, MT $89,155

Poplar, MT $89,079

Raymond, MT $89,088

Redstone, MT $88,900

Reserve, MT $88,987

Richey, MT $88,936

Richland, MT $88,887

Saco, MT $88,938

Savage, MT $89,201

Scobey, MT $89,018

Sidney, MT $89,536

Vandalia, MT $88,929

Vida, MT $88,957

Westby, MT $89,238

Whitetail, MT $88,885

Miles City, MT $89,070

Alzada, MT $88,993

Angela, MT $88,833

Alberton, MT $88,965

Arlee, MT $88,998

Bonner, MT $88,968

Charlo, MT $89,024

Clinton, MT $89,028

Condon, MT $88,869

Conner, MT $89,044

Corvallis, MT $89,162

Darby, MT $88,874

De Borgia, MT $88,689

Dixon, MT $88,945

Drummond, MT $88,993

Florence, MT $89,141

Frenchtown, MT $89,105

Grantsdale, MT $89,115

Hall, MT $88,975

Hamilton, MT $89,117

Pinesdale, MT $89,321

Haugan, MT $88,668

Helmville, MT $88,801

Heron, MT $88,702

Hot Springs, MT $88,863

Huson, MT $88,987

Lolo, MT $89,088

Lonepine, MT $88,895

Milltown, MT $89,313

Noxon, MT $88,665

Ovando, MT $88,792

Pablo, MT $89,342

Paradise, MT $88,996

Philipsburg, MT $88,975

Plains, MT $88,925

Polson, MT $89,064

Ravalli, MT $89,007

Ronan, MT $89,076

Saint Ignatius, MT $89,054

Saint Regis, MT $88,864

Saltese, MT $88,632

Seeley Lake, MT $89,018

Stevensville, MT $89,159

Sula, MT $88,842

Superior, MT $88,929

Thompson Falls, MT $88,802

Trout Creek, MT $88,720

Victor, MT $89,104

Kalispell, MT $89,141

Big Arm, MT $89,024

Bigfork, MT $89,020

Columbia Falls, MT $89,133

Coram, MT $89,018

Dayton, MT $89,036

Elmo, MT $88,931

Essex, MT $88,874

Eureka, MT $89,044

Fortine, MT $88,957

Hungry Horse, MT $89,235

Kila, MT $88,948

Lake Mc Donald, MT $89,028

Lakeside, MT $89,094

Libby, MT $88,911

Marion, MT $88,898

Martin City, MT $89,091

Olney, MT $88,885

Polebridge, MT $88,729

Proctor, MT $88,906

Rexford, MT $88,972

Rollins, MT $88,960

Somers, MT $89,082

Stryker, MT $88,869

Trego, MT $88,935

Troy, MT $88,665

West Glacier, MT $88,757

Whitefish, MT $89,088

Bloomfield, MT $88,985

Boyes, MT $89,013

Broadus, MT $89,040

Brusett, MT $88,897

Capitol, MT $88,827

Cohagen, MT $88,864

Colstrip, MT $89,226

Ekalaka, MT $89,019

Fallon, MT $89,113

Forsyth, MT $88,995

Glendive, MT $89,290

Hammond, MT $88,957

Hathaway, MT $89,056

Ismay, MT $88,985

Jordan, MT $88,916

Kinsey, MT $89,023

Lindsay, MT $88,911

Mildred, MT $89,112

Olive, MT $88,929

Plevna, MT $89,189

Powderville, MT $88,841

Rosebud, MT $88,885

Terry, MT $88,944

Volborg, MT $88,887

Wibaux, MT $89,254

Willard, MT $89,218

Great Falls, MT $85,228

Malmstrom A F B, MT $85,228

Augusta, MT $88,883

Babb, MT $88,915

Belt, MT $86,274

Black Eagle, MT $85,228

Brady, MT $88,039

Browning, MT $89,035

Buffalo, MT $88,967

Bynum, MT $88,955

Carter, MT $86,708

Cascade, MT $87,907

Choteau, MT $88,957

Coffee Creek, MT $88,964

Conrad, MT $89,038

Cut Bank, MT $88,978

Denton, MT $88,943

Dupuyer, MT $88,874

Dutton, MT $87,031

East Glacier Park, MT $88,836

Ethridge, MT $88,863

Fairfield, MT $88,255

Floweree, MT $85,407

Forest Grove, MT $88,930

Fort Benton, MT $88,317

Fort Shaw, MT $86,394

Galata, MT $88,887

Geraldine, MT $88,925

Geyser, MT $88,285

Heart Butte, MT $89,033

Highwood, MT $86,397

Hilger, MT $88,965

Hobson, MT $88,977

Judith Gap, MT $88,960

Kevin, MT $88,945

Ledger, MT $88,906

Lewistown, MT $89,121

Loma, MT $88,924

Lothair, MT $88,916

Moccasin, MT $88,983

Monarch, MT $87,998

Moore, MT $89,031

Neihart, MT $88,654

Oilmont, MT $88,899

Pendroy, MT $88,874

Power, MT $86,060

Raynesford, MT $87,895

Roy, MT $88,883

Sand Coulee, MT $85,228

Shelby, MT $89,040

Simms, MT $87,067

Stanford, MT $88,972

Stockett, MT $86,106

Sunburst, MT $88,977

Sun River, MT $85,947

Sweet Grass, MT $88,922

Biddle, MT $89,071

Ulm, MT $85,269

Valier, MT $88,964

Vaughn, MT $85,580

Winifred, MT $88,932

Havre, MT $89,101

Big Sandy, MT $88,950

Box Elder, MT $89,127

Chester, MT $88,963

Chinook, MT $88,979

Dodson, MT $88,946

Gildford, MT $88,930

Harlem, MT $89,053

Hays, MT $89,089

Hingham, MT $88,931

Hogeland, MT $88,916

Inverness, MT $88,910

Joplin, MT $88,931

Kremlin, MT $88,929

Lloyd, MT $88,798

Loring, MT $88,882

Malta, MT $88,993

Rudyard, MT $88,951

Turner, MT $88,937

Whitewater, MT $88,898

Whitlash, MT $88,836

Zortman, MT $89,002

Zurich, MT $88,880

Helena, MT $84,981

Basin, MT $86,838

Boulder, MT $87,789

Canyon Creek, MT $85,929

Clancy, MT $85,125

East Helena, MT $84,924

Fort Harrison, MT $84,924

Jefferson City, MT $85,736

Lincoln, MT $88,953

Marysville, MT $85,825

Radersburg, MT $87,929

Ringling, MT $88,854

Toston, MT $88,268

Townsend, MT $86,959

White Sulphur Springs, MT $88,593

Winston, MT $85,913

Wolf Creek, MT $87,725

Butte, MT $88,949

Alder, MT $88,919

Anaconda, MT $89,146

Avon, MT $86,775

Belgrade, MT $89,252

Bozeman, MT $89,309

Big Sky, MT $89,243

Cameron, MT $88,860

Cardwell, MT $89,053

Deer Lodge, MT $88,409

Dell, MT $88,617

Dillon, MT $88,987

Divide, MT $88,963

Elliston, MT $86,053

Ennis, MT $89,107

Gallatin Gateway, MT $89,056

Garrison, MT $87,972

Glen, MT $88,959

Gold Creek, MT $88,559

Harrison, MT $89,078

Jackson, MT $88,731

Lima, MT $88,681

Mc Allister, MT $89,090

Manhattan, MT $89,227

Melrose, MT $88,969

Norris, MT $88,968

Polaris, MT $88,861

Pony, MT $89,097

Ramsay, MT $89,143

Sheridan, MT $89,127

Silver Star, MT $89,125

Three Forks, MT $89,157

Twin Bridges, MT $89,051

Virginia City, MT $89,082

Warm Springs, MT $89,134

West Yellowstone, MT $89,033

Whitehall, MT $89,144

Willow Creek, MT $89,118

Wisdom, MT $88,753

Wise River, MT $88,909

Missoula, MT $89,448

Crash Safety Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Crash Safety Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average. In contrast, Crash Safety Engineer positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Crash Safety Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Crash Safety Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$98,641	$47.0	10%
Biotechnology	$98,641	$47.0	10%
Chemicals	$98,641	$47.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$98,641	$47.0	10%
Financial Services	$98,641	$47.0	10%

Crash Safety Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Crash Safety 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.

$83,687

Average $89,673/year

$95,612

$6,974

Average $7,473/month

$7,968

$1,609

Average $1,724/week

$1,839

$40

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,612	$7,968	$1,839	$46
Average	$89,673	$7,473	$1,724	$43
25th Percentile	$83,687	$6,974	$1,609	$40

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