What are the main factors that influence an Electronic and Communication 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 Electronic and Communication Engineer?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Electronic and Communication Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Electronic and Communication Engineer's salary?

An Electronic and Communication Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $73,142 for beginners, reaching about $97,370 at mid-level, and approach $145,297 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Electronic and Communication Engineer?

Electronic and Communication Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Electronic and Communication Engineer roles are District of Columbia $102,880, California $102,490, Massachusetts $101,124. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Electronic and Communication Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Electronic and Communication Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Electronic Systems Engineer VI: $221,600; Electronic Systems Engineer V: $169,253; Electronic Systems Engineer IV: $143,790; Electronic Systems Engineer III: $120,790; Electronic Systems Engineer II: $99,490.

Electronic and Communication Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does an Electronic and Communication Engineer make in Montana? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Electronic and Communication Engineer in Montana is $87,725 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, an Electronic and Communication Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,744
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,255 to $95,586
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,275

10% $77,275

50% (Median) $87,725

90% $102,744

Electronic and Communication Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,586	$7,966	$1,838	$46
Average	$87,725	$7,310	$1,687	$42
25th Percentile	$82,255	$6,855	$1,582	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Electronic and Communication Engineer Salaries

An Electronic and Communication 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 Electronic and Communication Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Electronic and Communication 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): $73,142
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,087
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,370
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,102
Expert (over 8 years): $145,297

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Quality Assurance Engineer I	less than 1 year	$73,142
Electronic and Communication Engineer	1-2 years	$86,087
Quality Assurance Engineer III	2-4 years	$97,370
Quality Assurance Engineer IV	5-8 years	$121,102
Quality Assurance Engineer V	over 8 years	$145,297

How Do Electronic and Communication 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 Electronic and Communication Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,880.
California: $102,490.
Massachusetts: $101,124.

District of Columbia $102,880 California $102,490 Massachusetts $101,124 Washington $100,752 New Jersey $100,715 Alaska $100,585 Connecticut $99,303 New York $98,782

Hawaii $97,119 Rhode Island $96,339 Maryland $95,809 Minnesota $95,084 Colorado $94,805 Illinois $94,712 Oregon $94,359 Delaware $94,099

New Hampshire $93,936 Virginia $93,570 Pennsylvania $92,501 Nevada $91,962 North Dakota $91,785 Michigan $91,507 Wisconsin $91,405 Vermont $91,200

Texas $90,633 Maine $90,596 Arizona $90,540 Ohio $90,475 Georgia $89,620 Indiana $89,193 Wyoming $89,109 Utah $88,979

Iowa $88,924 Kansas $88,478 Louisiana $88,347 North Carolina $88,301 Missouri $88,282 Florida $87,920 Montana $87,725 Nebraska $87,539

Kentucky $87,437 South Carolina $87,065 Tennessee $86,833 Idaho $86,740 New Mexico $86,062 Oklahoma $85,913 Alabama $85,365 South Dakota $84,445

Arkansas $83,943 West Virginia $83,674 Mississippi $82,865

Top Paying Cities for Electronic and Communication 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: $87,191
Acton: $89,302
Ashland: $87,124

Absarokee, MT $87,191

Acton, MT $89,302

Ashland, MT $87,124

Ballantine, MT $89,165

Bearcreek, MT $87,179

Belfry, MT $87,267

Bighorn, MT $86,981

Big Timber, MT $87,118

Birney, MT $87,062

Boyd, MT $87,976

Bridger, MT $87,635

Broadview, MT $88,807

Busby, MT $87,161

Clyde Park, MT $87,134

Columbus, MT $87,850

Cooke City, MT $86,964

Crow Agency, MT $87,235

Custer, MT $87,258

Decker, MT $87,145

Edgar, MT $88,970

Emigrant, MT $87,127

Fishtail, MT $87,052

Fromberg, MT $88,619

Gardiner, MT $87,129

Garryowen, MT $87,201

Grass Range, MT $87,039

Greycliff, MT $87,124

Hardin, MT $87,960

Fort Smith, MT $87,687

Harlowton, MT $87,087

Huntley, MT $89,605

Hysham, MT $87,025

Ingomar, MT $86,860

Joliet, MT $88,629

Lame Deer, MT $87,212

Laurel, MT $89,579

Lavina, MT $87,331

Livingston, MT $87,231

Lodge Grass, MT $87,250

Mc Leod, MT $86,936

Martinsdale, MT $86,993

Melstone, MT $87,025

Melville, MT $86,959

Molt, MT $89,051

Mosby, MT $86,905

Musselshell, MT $86,996

Nye, MT $87,042

Otter, MT $87,126

Park City, MT $88,964

Pompeys Pillar, MT $88,611

Pray, MT $87,082

Pryor, MT $88,662

Rapelje, MT $87,637

Red Lodge, MT $87,197

Reed Point, MT $87,088

Roberts, MT $87,565

Roscoe, MT $87,024

Roundup, MT $87,190

Ryegate, MT $87,009

Saint Xavier, MT $87,608

Sanders, MT $87,131

Sand Springs, MT $86,915

Shawmut, MT $86,982

Shepherd, MT $89,213

Silver Gate, MT $87,198

Springdale, MT $87,069

Sumatra, MT $86,915

Teigen, MT $87,041

Two Dot, MT $86,972

Wilsall, MT $87,049

Winnett, MT $86,979

Worden, MT $88,502

Wyola, MT $87,288

Billings, MT $89,683

Baker, MT $87,427

Wolf Point, MT $87,127

Antelope, MT $87,233

Bainville, MT $87,534

Brockton, MT $87,084

Brockway, MT $86,963

Circle, MT $87,029

Crane, MT $87,594

Culbertson, MT $87,275

Dagmar, MT $87,316

Fairview, MT $87,570

Flaxville, MT $87,016

Fort Peck, MT $86,974

Frazer, MT $87,074

Froid, MT $87,158

Glasgow, MT $87,121

Saint Marie, MT $87,491

Glentana, MT $86,975

Hinsdale, MT $86,956

Homestead, MT $87,158

Lambert, MT $87,105

Larslan, MT $86,962

Medicine Lake, MT $87,146

Nashua, MT $87,075

Opheim, MT $86,949

Outlook, MT $87,080

Peerless, MT $86,966

Plentywood, MT $87,218

Poplar, MT $87,143

Raymond, MT $87,153

Redstone, MT $86,969

Reserve, MT $87,054

Richey, MT $87,004

Richland, MT $86,956

Saco, MT $87,006

Savage, MT $87,263

Scobey, MT $87,084

Sidney, MT $87,591

Vandalia, MT $86,996

Vida, MT $87,024

Westby, MT $87,299

Whitetail, MT $86,954

Miles City, MT $87,135

Alzada, MT $87,060

Angela, MT $86,903

Alberton, MT $87,032

Arlee, MT $87,064

Bonner, MT $87,035

Charlo, MT $87,089

Clinton, MT $87,094

Condon, MT $86,938

Conner, MT $87,110

Corvallis, MT $87,225

Darby, MT $86,943

De Borgia, MT $86,762

Dixon, MT $87,012

Drummond, MT $87,060

Florence, MT $87,205

Frenchtown, MT $87,169

Grantsdale, MT $87,179

Hall, MT $87,042

Hamilton, MT $87,180

Pinesdale, MT $87,380

Haugan, MT $86,742

Helmville, MT $86,872

Heron, MT $86,774

Hot Springs, MT $86,932

Huson, MT $87,054

Lolo, MT $87,153

Lonepine, MT $86,964

Milltown, MT $87,373

Noxon, MT $86,739

Ovando, MT $86,863

Pablo, MT $87,401

Paradise, MT $87,062

Philipsburg, MT $87,042

Plains, MT $86,993

Polson, MT $87,129

Ravalli, MT $87,074

Ronan, MT $87,140

Saint Ignatius, MT $87,119

Saint Regis, MT $86,933

Saltese, MT $86,707

Seeley Lake, MT $87,084

Stevensville, MT $87,222

Sula, MT $86,912

Superior, MT $86,996

Thompson Falls, MT $86,873

Trout Creek, MT $86,792

Victor, MT $87,168

Kalispell, MT $87,205

Big Arm, MT $87,089

Bigfork, MT $87,086

Columbia Falls, MT $87,196

Coram, MT $87,084

Dayton, MT $87,101

Elmo, MT $86,999

Essex, MT $86,943

Eureka, MT $87,110

Fortine, MT $87,024

Hungry Horse, MT $87,297

Kila, MT $87,015

Lake Mc Donald, MT $87,094

Lakeside, MT $87,158

Libby, MT $86,979

Marion, MT $86,967

Martin City, MT $87,155

Olney, MT $86,954

Polebridge, MT $86,801

Proctor, MT $86,974

Rexford, MT $87,039

Rollins, MT $87,027

Somers, MT $87,147

Stryker, MT $86,938

Trego, MT $87,003

Troy, MT $86,739

West Glacier, MT $86,828

Whitefish, MT $87,153

Bloomfield, MT $87,051

Boyes, MT $87,079

Broadus, MT $87,105

Brusett, MT $86,966

Capitol, MT $86,897

Cohagen, MT $86,933

Colstrip, MT $87,287

Ekalaka, MT $87,085

Fallon, MT $87,177

Forsyth, MT $87,061

Glendive, MT $87,350

Hammond, MT $87,024

Hathaway, MT $87,121

Ismay, MT $87,051

Jordan, MT $86,984

Kinsey, MT $87,088

Lindsay, MT $86,979

Mildred, MT $87,176

Olive, MT $86,996

Plevna, MT $87,251

Powderville, MT $86,911

Rosebud, MT $86,954

Terry, MT $87,011

Volborg, MT $86,956

Wibaux, MT $87,315

Willard, MT $87,280

Great Falls, MT $83,376

Malmstrom A F B, MT $83,376

Augusta, MT $86,952

Babb, MT $86,983

Belt, MT $84,399

Black Eagle, MT $83,376

Brady, MT $86,126

Browning, MT $87,101

Buffalo, MT $87,034

Bynum, MT $87,022

Carter, MT $84,824

Cascade, MT $85,997

Choteau, MT $87,024

Coffee Creek, MT $87,031

Conrad, MT $87,103

Cut Bank, MT $87,045

Denton, MT $87,010

Dupuyer, MT $86,943

Dutton, MT $85,140

East Glacier Park, MT $86,905

Ethridge, MT $86,932

Fairfield, MT $86,338

Floweree, MT $83,551

Forest Grove, MT $86,997

Fort Benton, MT $86,398

Fort Shaw, MT $84,517

Galata, MT $86,956

Geraldine, MT $86,993

Geyser, MT $86,366

Heart Butte, MT $87,099

Highwood, MT $84,520

Hilger, MT $87,032

Hobson, MT $87,044

Judith Gap, MT $87,027

Kevin, MT $87,012

Ledger, MT $86,974

Lewistown, MT $87,185

Loma, MT $86,992

Lothair, MT $86,984

Moccasin, MT $87,049

Monarch, MT $86,086

Moore, MT $87,097

Neihart, MT $86,728

Oilmont, MT $86,968

Pendroy, MT $86,943

Power, MT $84,190

Raynesford, MT $85,985

Roy, MT $86,952

Sand Coulee, MT $83,376

Shelby, MT $87,105

Simms, MT $85,175

Stanford, MT $87,039

Stockett, MT $84,235

Sunburst, MT $87,044

Sun River, MT $84,080

Sweet Grass, MT $86,990

Biddle, MT $87,136

Ulm, MT $83,416

Valier, MT $87,031

Vaughn, MT $83,721

Winifred, MT $87,000

Havre, MT $87,165

Big Sandy, MT $87,018

Box Elder, MT $87,191

Chester, MT $87,030

Chinook, MT $87,046

Dodson, MT $87,013

Gildford, MT $86,998

Harlem, MT $87,118

Hays, MT $87,153

Hingham, MT $86,999

Hogeland, MT $86,984

Inverness, MT $86,978

Joplin, MT $86,999

Kremlin, MT $86,996

Lloyd, MT $86,869

Loring, MT $86,951

Malta, MT $87,060

Rudyard, MT $87,019

Turner, MT $87,005

Whitewater, MT $86,967

Whitlash, MT $86,906

Zortman, MT $87,068

Zurich, MT $86,949

Helena, MT $83,135

Basin, MT $84,951

Boulder, MT $85,881

Canyon Creek, MT $84,062

Clancy, MT $83,276

East Helena, MT $83,079

Fort Harrison, MT $83,079

Jefferson City, MT $83,873

Lincoln, MT $87,021

Marysville, MT $83,960

Radersburg, MT $86,019

Ringling, MT $86,923

Toston, MT $86,350

Townsend, MT $85,069

White Sulphur Springs, MT $86,668

Winston, MT $84,046

Wolf Creek, MT $85,819

Butte, MT $87,017

Alder, MT $86,987

Anaconda, MT $87,209

Avon, MT $84,890

Belgrade, MT $87,313

Bozeman, MT $87,369

Big Sky, MT $87,304

Cameron, MT $86,930

Cardwell, MT $87,118

Deer Lodge, MT $86,488

Dell, MT $86,692

Dillon, MT $87,054

Divide, MT $87,030

Elliston, MT $84,183

Ennis, MT $87,171

Gallatin Gateway, MT $87,121

Garrison, MT $86,061

Glen, MT $87,026

Gold Creek, MT $86,635

Harrison, MT $87,142

Jackson, MT $86,803

Lima, MT $86,754

Mc Allister, MT $87,154

Manhattan, MT $87,288

Melrose, MT $87,036

Norris, MT $87,035

Polaris, MT $86,930

Pony, MT $87,161

Ramsay, MT $87,206

Sheridan, MT $87,191

Silver Star, MT $87,189

Three Forks, MT $87,219

Twin Bridges, MT $87,116

Virginia City, MT $87,147

Warm Springs, MT $87,197

West Yellowstone, MT $87,099

Whitehall, MT $87,207

Willow Creek, MT $87,181

Wisdom, MT $86,825

Wise River, MT $86,977

Missoula, MT $87,505

Electronic and Communication Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Electronic and Communication Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Electronic and Communication Engineer positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Electronic and Communication Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Electronic and Communication Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$105,270	$51.0	20%
Biotechnology	$105,270	$51.0	20%
Financial Services	$105,270	$51.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$105,270	$51.0	20%
Software & Networking	$105,270	$51.0	20%

Electronic and Communication Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Electronic and Communication 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.

$82,255

Average $87,725/year

$95,586

$6,855

Average $7,310/month

$7,966

$1,582

Average $1,687/week

$1,838

$40

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,586	$7,966	$1,838	$46
Average	$87,725	$7,310	$1,687	$42
25th Percentile	$82,255	$6,855	$1,582	$40

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