Montana · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Montana

The median web developer wage in Montana is $29.84 an hour, 33% below the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $35–$60 an hour — $650–$1,100 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$650–$1,100

About 18 hours at $35–$60 an hour, the freelance rate in Montana. Plus $40–$80 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Montana

Web designer pay in Montana

Median web developer wage
$29.84/hr
$62,100 a year
Freelance rate
$35–$60
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
45th
of 49 with published data
MontanaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$29.84$31.66550
Web and digital interface designers$37.03$46.08100

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Montana.

What to charge for a website in Montana

At $35–$60 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Montana employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$40–$80
Five-page business site$650–$1,100$40–$80
Five pages with online booking$750–$1,300$40–$80
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,350–$2,350$40–$80
Small online shop$1,100–$1,850$40–$80

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Montana?+

The median web developer wage in Montana is $29.84 an hour, about $62,100 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $37.03 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Montana?+

About $35–$60 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Montana?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Montana freelancer costs about $650–$1,100, plus $40–$80 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Montana?+

BLS counts 550 employed web developers and 100 web and digital interface designers in Montana. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.