Mechanical Engineer salary in Boise, ID

Based on 61 certified H-1B filings in the Boise City, ID metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Nampa.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$116,300
Middle 50%$98k–$129.9k
vs. national median+8%comparison median $108,000
Filings61FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,782 and $176,874.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,629
25th$98,000
50th (median)$116,300
75th$129,883
90th$159,196

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $104,650 (12 filings) FY2021: median $96,500 (15 filings) FY2022: median $98,000 (25 filings) FY2023: median $103,188 (12 filings) FY2024: median $101,003 (16 filings) FY2025: median $121,700 (36 filings) FY2026: median $103,000 (25 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 36 filings FY25 FY2026: 25 filings FY26 36
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$104,650$92,980$121,77512
FY2021$96,500$84,960$113,06015
FY2022$98,000$83,000$110,00025
FY2023$103,188$85,245$120,00012
FY2024$101,003$92,318$122,87316
FY2025$121,700$106,500$146,25036
FY2026$103,000$97,757$120,10625

Cost of living

Boise's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $116,300 is worth about $118,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Boise, ID area earned a median of $91,340 in May 2025 (480 employed). The H-1B median here is $116,300, 27% 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$120,10643
Asmltoo few7
Applied Materialstoo few2
Autovoltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II $102,465 16
Senior · Level III $115,733 19
Expert · Level IV $133,700 19

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$75,462$102,46516
Senior · Level III$88,275$115,73319
Expert · Level IV$101,067$133,70019

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.