Boise City, ID · CBSA 14260
Civil Engineer Salary in Boise
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for civil engineers in Boise City, ID, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Idaho and the national benchmark.
Civil Engineers in Boise earn a median of $96,710 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $79,160–$117,620; the top 10% earn $133,920. That is 3% below the national median and 2% above the Idaho median. BLS reports 1,720 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$96,710
-3% vs national
Top 10% earn
$133,920
90th percentile
Employed in metro
1,720
Reliability Good (9.5% RSE)
Civil Engineer pay — Boise vs Idaho vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $65,080 | -1% |
| 25th percentile | $79,160 | — |
| Median50th percentile | $96,710 | -3% |
| 75th percentile | $117,620 | -8% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $133,920 | -17% |
| Meanaverage | $99,760 | -7% |
How concentrated civil engineers are in Boise
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
1.92
Jobs per 1,000
4.44
Metro rank (pay)
#156 of 373
All engineering roles
$111,057
At a location quotient of 1.92, Boise is a genuine hub for this discipline — the occupation is roughly 1.9× as concentrated here as nationally, which usually means deeper employer competition and more lateral options.
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 17-2051 (Civil Engineers), Boise City, ID (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →