Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Boise, ID

Based on 47 certified H-1B filings in the Boise City, ID metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Meridian, Eagle.

Median salary$124,500
Middle 50%$99.5k–$140.9k
vs. national median+8%comparison median $114,795
Filings47FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $88,949 and $215,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,064
25th$99,549
50th (median)$124,500
75th$140,932
90th$161,491

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $83,637 (25 filings) FY2021: median $95,945 (23 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (67 filings) FY2023: median $90,000 (36 filings) FY2024: median $111,023 (24 filings) FY2025: median $126,270 (33 filings) FY2026: median $105,550 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 25 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 67 filings FY22 FY2023: 36 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 33 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 67
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$83,637$71,319$102,55125
FY2021$95,945$80,059$105,50023
FY2022$90,000$73,500$108,63967
FY2023$90,000$61,575$121,89036
FY2024$111,023$77,329$121,15324
FY2025$126,270$99,549$136,41033
FY2026$105,550$90,064$152,78714

Cost of living

Boise's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $124,500 is worth about $126,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boise = 98.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Boise, ID area earned a median of $101,330 in May 2025 (620 employed). The H-1B median here is $124,500, 23% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Micron$141,00015
Cognizanttoo few5
Wiprotoo few5
IBMtoo few3
Decision Sixtoo few3
Accenturetoo few2
BirthBasetoo few2
The Internet Truckstoptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $99,549 22
Senior · Level III $130,208 13
Expert · Level IV $161,642 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$99,549$99,54922
Senior · Level III$130,208$130,20813
Expert · Level IV$138,008$161,64210

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.