Data Scientist salary in Boise, ID

Based on 63 certified H-1B filings in the Boise City, ID metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Meridian.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$119,640
Middle 50%$103.1k–$139k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $123,531
Filings63FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,181 and $177,777.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,600
25th$103,100
50th (median)$119,640
75th$139,040
90th$149,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $85,500 (14 filings) FY2022: median $119,081 (20 filings) FY2023: median $105,304 (20 filings) FY2024: median $120,060 (22 filings) FY2025: median $114,500 (41 filings) FY2026: median $126,400 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 41 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 41
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$85,500$82,100$96,54014
FY2021–––5
FY2022$119,081$106,000$137,98320
FY2023$105,304$97,673$113,52020
FY2024$120,060$105,684$142,90622
FY2025$114,500$100,037$136,50041
FY2026$126,400$110,531$139,52022

Cost of living

Boise's median Data Scientist salary of $119,640 is worth about $121,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Boise, ID area earned a median of $97,950 in May 2025 (600 employed). The H-1B median here is $119,640, 22% 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$122,02538
J.r. Simplot Companytoo few5
Clearwater Analyticstoo few4
The Internet Truckstoptoo few4
Cognizanttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II $110,000 26
Senior · Level III $123,633 16
Expert · Level IV $137,040 12

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$92,560$110,00026
Senior · Level III$110,531$123,63316
Expert · Level IV$131,206$137,04012

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.