Materials Engineer salary in Boise, ID

Based on 134 certified H-1B filings in the Boise City, ID metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$120,910
Middle 50%$105.9k–$137.5k
vs. national median+0%comparison median $120,765
Filings134FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,158 and $190,832.
PercentileSalary
10th$94,999
25th$105,872
50th (median)$120,910
75th$137,488
90th$149,686

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $97,925 (46 filings) FY2021: median $100,000 (56 filings) FY2022: median $110,000 (46 filings) FY2023: median $102,348 (39 filings) FY2024: median $115,000 (41 filings) FY2025: median $118,000 (60 filings) FY2026: median $123,843 (74 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 46 filings FY20 FY2021: 56 filings FY21 FY2022: 46 filings FY22 FY2023: 39 filings FY23 FY2024: 41 filings FY24 FY2025: 60 filings FY25 FY2026: 74 filings FY26 74
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$97,925$94,250$112,70846
FY2021$100,000$92,092$113,34456
FY2022$110,000$99,502$118,99946
FY2023$102,348$93,504$112,00039
FY2024$115,000$106,247$130,00041
FY2025$118,000$98,229$135,68160
FY2026$123,843$115,233$137,48874

Cost of living

Boise's median Materials Engineer salary of $120,910 is worth about $122,900 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Micron$122,570121
Asm Americatoo few4
Applied Materialstoo few3
Tokyo Electron Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $105,646 51
Senior · Level III $127,688 34
Expert · Level IV $135,915 44

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$70,408$105,64651
Senior · Level III$100,298$127,68834
Expert · Level IV$119,995$135,91544

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.