Data Scientists Salary in Boise, ID

Data Scientists pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $168,360 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Boise earn between $77,990 and $130,780.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $108,260, a single filer in Boise takes home about $80,361 a year, or $6,697 a month and $3,091 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).

Is Boise a good place for data scientists? 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 $108,260 buys what about $110,030 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Idaho cities

Boise ranks 2nd of 5 Idaho metro areas for this job; Idaho Falls pays the most ($159,110).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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