SOC 15-1299 · Boise City, ID metro

Computer Occupations, All Other Salary in Boise, ID

The average salary for other computer occupations in Boise, Idaho is $111,580 a year ($53.65 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $101,330: half of the 620 people in this job in the Boise City, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($121,297).

$111,580average per year

$53.65 / hourMedian $101,330Take-home ≈ $82,521

  • $61K10th
  • $81K25th
  • $101KMedian
  • $137K75th
  • $167K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

620people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 5Idaho metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Occupations, All Other pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,930 or more. The middle half of other computer occupations in Boise earn between $81,000 and $136,990.

  • $61K10th
  • $81K25th
  • $101KMedian
  • $137K75th
  • $167K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$111,580$9,298$53.64
Median$101,330$8,444$48.72
Entry level (25th percentile)$81,000$6,750$38.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$136,990$11,416$65.86

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

Computer Occupations, All Other salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $111,580, a single filer in Boise takes home about $82,521 a year, or $6,877 a month and $3,174 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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).

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Is Boise a good place for other computer occupations? 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 $111,580 buys what about $113,405 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Occupations, All Other salary in other Idaho cities

Boise ranks 1st of 5 Idaho metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Computer Occupations, All Other salaries in Idaho

Highest-paying cities for other computer occupations

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($195,680).

Computer Occupations, All Other salary by city

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Computer Occupations, All Other salary in Boise: questions

How much do other computer occupations make an hour in Boise?

$53.65 an hour on average, and $48.72 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other computer occupations salary in Boise?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $81,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other computer occupations take-home pay in Boise?

About $82,521 a year ($6,877 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $111,580. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Do other computer occupations earn more in Boise than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($121,297).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1299; area Boise City, ID (14260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.57, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.57).

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