Salaries

Salaries in Boise.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.95x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$320,000

SVP of AI Innovation

Median of All Roles

$131,000

Embedding Engineer

Entry Level

$32,000

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The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Boise, ID has a cost-of-living index of 0.95x the national average. The highest-paying role is SVP of AI Innovation at $320,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $131,000. Boise has emerged as one of the fastest growing tech cities in the Mountain West, driven by Micron Technology, HP, and a wave of startup relocations.

About the Boise market

Boise has emerged as one of the fastest growing tech cities in the Mountain West, driven by Micron Technology, HP, and a wave of startup relocations. The city's quality of life and affordability have attracted significant in-migration from California and Washington. Tech salaries are rising fast as demand outpaces local talent supply.

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Top 50 salaries in Boise

#RoleMedianRange
1SVP of AI Innovation$320,000$272,000 – $416,000
2SVP of Finance$317,000$270,000 – $412,000
3Senior VP of Product$313,000$245,000 – $407,000
4Senior VP of Security$310,000$263,000 – $403,000
5Chief Security Officer$310,000$242,000 – $403,000
6Chief Science Officer$306,000$239,000 – $398,000
7SVP of Product$302,000$256,000 – $392,000
8SVP of Data$302,000$256,000 – $392,000
9Chief Strategy Officer$300,000$234,000 – $391,000
10VP of AI Product$299,000$255,000 – $389,000
11VP of Machine Learning$299,000$255,000 – $389,000
12VP of Mobile$299,000$255,000 – $389,000
13VP of Technical Support$299,000$255,000 – $389,000
14VP of AI Engineering$296,000$252,000 – $386,000
15CTO$296,000$231,000 – $385,000
16VP of Data$296,000$252,000 – $386,000
17VP of Core Engineering$296,000$252,000 – $386,000
18SVP of Engineering$295,000$251,000 – $384,000
19SVP of Technology$295,000$251,000 – $384,000
20VP of Data Science$294,000$250,000 – $382,000
21Chief Machine Learning Officer$291,000$227,000 – $378,000
22VP of Data Engineering$291,000$248,000 – $378,000
23VP of Platform Engineering$291,000$248,000 – $378,000
24VP of Analytics$291,000$248,000 – $378,000
25VP of Developer Experience$291,000$248,000 – $378,000
26VP of Risk$291,000$247,000 – $378,000
27VP of Information Security$291,000$248,000 – $378,000
28VP of Security Engineering$291,000$248,000 – $378,000
29VP of Quality$291,000$248,000 – $378,000
30VP of Cybersecurity$291,000$248,000 – $378,000
31Senior Head of Product$290,000$227,000 – $378,000
32Chief AI Officer$289,000$214,000 – $372,000
33VP of Network Engineering$288,000$245,000 – $374,000
34Senior VP of Design$286,000$223,000 – $371,000
35Chief Commercial Officer$286,000$223,000 – $372,000
36VP of AI Research$285,000$243,000 – $371,000
37Chief Legal Officer$285,000$222,000 – $371,000
38Chief Architect$285,000$242,000 – $371,000
39VP of Support Engineering$285,000$243,000 – $371,000
40VP of Application Engineering$285,000$243,000 – $371,000
41VP of Site Reliability Engineering$285,000$243,000 – $371,000
42VP of AI$282,000$240,000 – $367,000
43VP of IT$282,000$240,000 – $367,000
44VP of Infrastructure$282,000$240,000 – $367,000
45Chief Digital Officer$282,000$219,000 – $367,000
46VP of Partner Engineering$282,000$240,000 – $367,000
47VP of Solutions Engineering$282,000$240,000 – $367,000
48Chief Cloud Officer$282,000$219,000 – $367,000
49Chief Technology Officer$281,000$208,000 – $368,000
50Chief Transformation Officer$281,000$219,000 – $365,000

Tax considerations

Idaho has a flat 5.8% state income tax. Boise has no city income tax. While higher than neighboring states, the rate is offset by affordable housing and low overall cost of living.

Negotiating in Boise

Reference Bay Area and Seattle talent competition. Boise employers increasingly match 80 to 90% of coastal salaries for in demand tech roles.

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