Industrial Engineer salary in Boise, ID

Based on 133 certified H-1B filings in the Boise City, ID metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$109,825
Middle 50%$97.3k–$123.7k
vs. national median+1%comparison median $108,706
Filings133FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,987 and $163,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,974
25th$97,301
50th (median)$109,825
75th$123,660
90th$139,927

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $83,000 (33 filings) FY2021: median $82,688 (56 filings) FY2022: median $92,000 (51 filings) FY2023: median $96,000 (23 filings) FY2024: median $94,750 (46 filings) FY2025: median $108,000 (85 filings) FY2026: median $114,499 (48 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 33 filings FY20 FY2021: 56 filings FY21 FY2022: 51 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 46 filings FY24 FY2025: 85 filings FY25 FY2026: 48 filings FY26 85
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$83,000$82,000$87,50033
FY2021$82,688$82,000$91,47056
FY2022$92,000$83,500$108,77851
FY2023$96,000$86,930$103,26323
FY2024$94,750$90,477$106,40246
FY2025$108,000$97,000$120,62685
FY2026$114,499$102,504$123,72448

Cost of living

Boise's median Industrial Engineer salary of $109,825 is worth about $111,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Boise, ID area earned a median of $100,840 in May 2025 (810 employed). The H-1B median here is $109,825, 9% 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$109,825129

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $95,764 26
Mid-level · Level II $107,500 67
Senior · Level III $123,916 25
Expert · Level IV $142,240 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$84,926$95,76426
Mid-level · Level II$93,974$107,50067
Senior · Level III$110,510$123,91625
Expert · Level IV$138,403$142,24011

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.