CON / A1331 Verified Nov 4
Civil Engineer (Irrigation) opportunity with Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs in Saint Ignatius, MT, focused on construction management work.
$106,437–$138,370/year
LICENSURE / STATE GUIDE
PE License Requirements in Montana for Civil Engineers
What the Montana board asks for, what Montana employers are hiring for now, and what those jobs pay.
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JOBS IN MONTANA
JOBS IN MONTANA
Montana licenses professional engineers through the Montana Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors. This site currently lists 23 open civil engineering jobs in Montana: 9 require a PE license and 1 ask for an EIT.
The rules below come from the board's own pages, checked on October 30, 2026. Boards change their rules, so confirm anything you rely on with the board before you apply.
Montana PE licensing at a glance
- Experience
- Reported on the Board's own PE experience sheets, which must be sent with the application. The Board reviews only experience reported on its forms.
- Taking the PE before the experience is done
- You need an Engineer Intern (EI) certificate from any state to sit for the PE exam in Montana. The only exception is a Ph.D. in engineering who never passed the FE.
- Exams
- NCEES FE exam; NCEES PE exam; Montana Laws & Rules Questionnaire, sent with the application
- References
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Renewal
- By June 30 of each even-numbered year.
- Continuing education
- 30 professional development hours every two years. Up to 15 can carry over. Active licensees attest to the Board's continuing-education rule at renewal.
MEDIAN RANGE MIDPOINT$122,4043 of 23 Montana postings disclose pay
PE-REQUIRED ROLES$122,404Median of 3 disclosed ranges
ALL OTHER ROLES—Too few disclosed ranges to show
Jobs in Montana by license
- All civil engineering jobs in Montana23
- PE civil engineering jobs in Montana9
- EIT civil engineering jobs in Montana1
The licensing guide series
Sources checked
SUR / 1C87F Verified Nov 4
Supervisory Civil Engineer opportunity with Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs in Saint Ignatius, MT, focused on surveying work.
$125,776–$163,514/year
WAT / 98571 Verified Nov 4
Entry-Level Civil Engineer opportunity with Morrison-Maierle in Billings, MT, focused on water resources work.
Salary disclosed on application
ENV / 3A76C Verified Nov 4
Civil/Environmental Engineer opportunity with MacKay Sposito in Helena, MT, focused on environmental work.
$35–$60/hour
TRA / F3734 Verified Nov 4
Entry-Level Civil Engineer - Transportation/Highway (DOT) opportunity with Morrison-Maierle in Helena, MT, focused on transportation work.
Salary disclosed on application
WAT / 1D572 Verified Nov 4
Senior Water Resources Project Manager (H&H/Irrigation & Stormwater) opportunity with Morrison-Maierle in Missoula, MT, focused on water resources work.
Salary disclosed on application
ABOUT THIS PAGE
How we built it.
The licensing summary paraphrases the Montana Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors's published requirements. It is not legal advice and does not replace the board's rules. Where the board's pages did not state something, we say so rather than guess.
Job counts and pay come from the live civil engineering postings on this site. Pay is shown only when at least three postings disclose a range, using each range's midpoint, with hourly pay annualized at 2,080 hours. See the salary methodology.
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