SOC 25-1032 · Boise City, ID metro

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Boise, ID

The average salary for engineering teachers, postsecondary in Boise, Idaho is $108,000 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $101,610: half of the people in this job in the Boise City, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($129,011).

$108,000average per year

Median $101,610Take-home ≈ $80,192

  • $63K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $102KMedian
  • $123K75th
  • $151K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $151,150 or more. The middle half of engineering teachers, postsecondary in Boise earn between $78,110 and $122,840.

  • $63K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $102KMedian
  • $123K75th
  • $151K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$108,000$9,000—
Median$101,610$8,468—
Entry level (25th percentile)$78,110$6,509—
Experienced (75th percentile)$122,840$10,237—

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

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $108,000, a single filer in Boise takes home about $80,192 a year, or $6,683 a month and $3,084 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 engineering teachers, postsecondary? 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 $108,000 buys what about $109,766 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 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Boise: questions

What is the entry-level engineering teachers, postsecondary salary in Boise?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $78,110, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the engineering teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Boise?

About $80,192 a year ($6,683 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $108,000. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Do engineering teachers, postsecondary earn more in Boise than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($129,011).

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 25-1032; area Boise City, ID (14260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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).

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