Boise City, ID · CBSA 14260
Software Engineer Salary in Boise
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for software engineers in Boise City, ID, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Idaho and the national benchmark.
Software Engineers in Boise earn a median of $112,230 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $82,370–$136,950; the top 10% earn $167,670. That is 16% below the national median and 4% above the Idaho median. BLS reports 2,820 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$112,230
-16% vs national
Top 10% earn
$167,670
90th percentile
Employed in metro
2,820
Reliability Good (7.6% RSE)
Software 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 | $63,350 | -21% |
| 25th percentile | $82,370 | -20% |
| Median50th percentile | $112,230 | -16% |
| 75th percentile | $136,950 | -19% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $167,670 | -21% |
| Meanaverage | $128,320 | -11% |
How concentrated software 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
0.68
Jobs per 1,000
7.30
Metro rank (pay)
#183 of 381
All engineering roles
$111,057
At a location quotient of 0.68, this occupation is thinner on the ground in Boise than nationally. Pay can still be competitive, but the local employer pool is smaller.
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers), 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 →