Childcare Workers Salary in Boise, ID

Childcare Workers pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $41,730 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Boise earn between $28,550 and $36,860.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $31,770, a single filer in Boise takes home about $27,132 a year, or $2,261 a month and $1,044 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Is Boise a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boise area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.4), so the average $31,770 buys what about $32,290 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 15.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Idaho cities

Boise ranks 4th of 6 Idaho metro areas for this job; Coeur d'Alene pays the most ($34,010).

All Childcare Workers salaries in Idaho

Highest-paying cities for childcare workers

Sarasota, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,680).

Childcare Workers salary by city

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