Commercial Pilots Salary in Boise, ID

Commercial Pilots pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $225,410 or more. The middle half of commercial pilots in Boise earn between $97,420 and $186,150.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Commercial Pilots salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $146,500, a single filer in Boise takes home about $104,743 a year, or $8,729 a month and $4,029 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% 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 commercial pilots? 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 $146,500 buys what about $148,896 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $146,500 is worth in another city

Commercial Pilots salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for commercial pilots

Waterbury, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($267,680).

Commercial Pilots salary by city

Related jobs in Boise

• Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$370,730 a year
• Flight Attendants$84,300 a year
• Transportation Inspectors$94,500 a year
• Crane and Tower Operators$69,510 a year
• Traffic Technicians$64,710 a year
• Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,060 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,500 a year
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,040 a year

Average salary in Boise and every job