Home / Wages / Boise City Boise City salaries The median worker in the Boise City, ID metro area earned $47,580 a year in 2024, about $22.88 an hour. That ranks #160 of the 391 metro areas published here, 3.9% below the national median.
Idaho
Median pay $47,580 $22.88 per hour
Vs national -3.9% U.S. $49,500
Workers 386,560 wage and salary
Metro rank #160 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Boise City pays 2.4% more than Idaho as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Housing here moved +3.9% over the year to 2026 Q2 and +14.8% over five years. Pay and house prices rarely move together, and where they diverge for long the
affordability of an area changes even when nothing about the jobs does.
House prices in Boise City .
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Surveying and Mapping Technicians 4.26× 610 $47,090 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 3.02× 630 $46,710 Construction Laborers 2.22× 5,900 $45,930 Architectural and Civil Drafters 2.13× 590 $60,100 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 2.13× 660 $50,300 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 2.05× 1,060 $48,320 Childcare Workers 1.97× 2,570 $29,620 Carpenters 1.94× 3,400 $47,160 Civil Engineers 1.92× 1,720 $96,710 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 1.9× 1,890 $58,620 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 1.84× 550 $31,530 Customer Service Representatives 1.83× 12,540 $42,730
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Boise City Occupation Median Hourly Employed Dentists, General $179,310 $86.21 310 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $174,660 $83.97 240 Personal Financial Advisors $167,940 $80.74 530 Architectural and Engineering Managers $163,730 $78.72 530 Computer and Information Systems Managers $156,460 $75.22 930 Pharmacists $139,170 $66.91 800 Engineers, All Other $134,540 $64.69 310 Nurse Practitioners $130,380 $62.68 810 Physician Assistants $129,610 $62.31 570 Human Resources Managers $127,690 $61.39 310 Financial Managers $127,670 $61.38 1,390 Electrical Engineers $127,430 $61.26 550 Industrial Engineers $125,940 $60.55 820 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $123,530 $59.39 340 Information Security Analysts $123,310 $59.29 360 Natural Sciences Managers $120,640 $58.00 280 Purchasing Managers $119,700 $57.55 200 Managers, All Other $119,480 $57.44 500 Marketing Managers $118,290 $56.87 680 Veterinarians $118,250 $56.85 240 Sales Managers $116,140 $55.84 1,090 Software Developers $112,230 $53.96 2,820 Sales Engineers $111,650 $53.68 250 Computer Network Architects $110,500 $53.12 710 Construction Managers $108,610 $52.22 910 Industrial Production Managers $106,270 $51.09 500 Computer Occupations, All Other $105,730 $50.83 840 Lawyers $105,640 $50.79 1,130 Data Scientists $103,170 $49.60 590 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $99,890 $48.02 320 Mechanical Engineers $99,450 $47.81 320 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $99,150 $47.67 280 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $99,060 n/a 640 Education Administrators, Postsecondary $97,430 $46.84 430 Civil Engineers $96,710 $46.50 1,720 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $95,880 $46.10 380 Physical Therapists $95,640 $45.98 540 Registered Nurses $93,830 $45.11 6,970 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $93,100 $44.76 1,010 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $92,960 $44.69 460 Financial and Investment Analysts $92,260 $44.36 470 Occupational Therapists $90,940 $43.72 290 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $89,540 $43.05 230 Administrative Services Managers $86,320 $41.50 410 Dental Hygienists $85,060 $40.89 900 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $84,840 $40.79 620 Project Management Specialists $83,830 $40.30 3,160 Computer Systems Analysts $83,600 $40.19 1,070 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $83,090 $39.95 400 Property Appraisers and Assessors $82,910 $39.86 240 General and Operations Managers $82,390 $39.61 13,480 Cost Estimators $79,990 $38.46 830 Social and Community Service Managers $79,600 $38.27 570 Speech-Language Pathologists $79,360 $38.16 720 Management Analysts $79,260 $38.11 1,780 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $79,250 $38.10 570 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $77,940 $37.47 1,400 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $77,870 n/a 230 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $75,870 $36.48 290 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $75,640 $36.37 460
Where most people work Largest occupations in Boise City by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly General and Operations Managers 13,480 $82,390 $39.61 Customer Service Representatives 12,540 $42,730 $20.54 Fast Food and Counter Workers 10,800 $29,080 $13.98 Office Clerks, General 9,790 $43,900 $21.11 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 9,440 $39,160 $18.83 Retail Salespersons 9,340 $33,880 $16.29 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 7,880 $33,390 $16.05 Registered Nurses 6,970 $93,830 $45.11 Cashiers 6,620 $31,030 $14.92 Construction Laborers 5,900 $45,930 $22.08 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 5,860 $56,420 $27.12 Stockers and Order Fillers 5,570 $37,300 $17.93 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5,410 $35,810 $17.22 Waiters and Waitresses 5,120 $31,610 $15.20 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4,440 $47,180 $22.68 Light Truck Drivers 4,420 $48,520 $23.33 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 4,220 $61,420 $29.53 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 4,150 $60,370 $29.02 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 4,130 $42,370 $20.37 Cooks, Restaurant 3,620 $35,280 $16.96
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Idaho metro areas Lewiston 27,910 workers $47,340 Coeur d'Alene 71,680 workers $46,010 Idaho Falls 81,000 workers $45,080 Logan 66,730 workers $44,770 Twin Falls 49,570 workers $44,160 Pocatello 37,440 workers $43,180 Boise City pay: common questions What is the average salary in Boise City? The median across all occupations is $47,580 , or $22.88 an hour, covering 386,560 wage and salary workers. The mean is $61,670, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Boise City pay more than the rest of Idaho? Yes. The metro median of $47,580 is 2.4% above the Idaho median of $46,470. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Boise City? Dentists, General ($179,310), Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates ($174,660), Personal Financial Advisors ($167,940). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Boise City unusually full of? Surveying and Mapping Technicians, at 4.26× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.