Senior Software Engineer salary in Boise, ID

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Boise City, ID metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Meridian, Eagle, Garden City.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$150,229
Middle 50%$129k–$153.7k
vs. all levels here+24%comparison median $121,406
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $128,024 and $199,347.
PercentileSalary
10th$128,024
25th$129,012
50th (median)$150,229
75th$153,732
90th$162,420

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $120k $160k FY2020: median $90,000 (25 filings) FY2021: median $100,000 (35 filings) FY2022: median $106,913 (23 filings) FY2023: median $117,915 (29 filings) FY2024: median $125,712 (22 filings) FY2025: median $150,970 (14 filings) FY2026: median $134,971 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 25 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 29 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 35
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$90,000$84,947$100,00025
FY2021$100,000$95,000$109,00035
FY2022$106,913$95,996$119,48523
FY2023$117,915$106,933$137,16029
FY2024$125,712$116,987$141,71122
FY2025$150,970$139,001$151,99714
FY2026$134,971$128,024$156,28513

Cost of living

Boise's median senior Software Engineer salary of $150,229 is worth about $152,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Boise, ID area earned a median of $131,590 in May 2025 (3,240 employed). The H-1B median here is $150,229, 14% 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
Blue Cross of Idaho Health Servicestoo few5
Microntoo few2
Randstadtoo few2
Capgemini Americatoo few2
Teknatiotoo few2
The Internet Truckstoptoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $90,750 22
Mid-level · Level II $113,000 53
Senior · Level III $150,229 27
Expert · Level IV too few 5

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$73,653$90,75022
Mid-level · Level II$100,027$113,00053
Senior · Level III$128,024$150,22927

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.