Senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Boise, ID

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Boise City, ID metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Meridian, Eagle.

Median salary$130,208
Middle 50%$130.2k–$141k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $124,500
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $115,495 and $158,670.
PercentileSalary
10th$126,976
25th$130,208
50th (median)$130,208
75th$141,000
90th$148,136

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2021: median $95,472 (10 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (25 filings) FY2024: median $115,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $130,208 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 25
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–––5
FY2021$95,472$85,139$105,00210
FY2022$90,000$80,000$115,00025
FY2023–––8
FY2024$115,000$84,804$120,87013
FY2025$130,208$130,208$138,70511
FY2026–––2

Cost of living

Boise's median senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $130,208 is worth about $132,300 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 $130,208, 28% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Microntoo few6
Cognizanttoo few2
IBMtoo 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.