Mechanical Engineers salary in Boise, ID

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Boise, ID: $82,790/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $60,940 – $111,830 · about 550 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($95,605) by −$12,815 (-13%).

What it's really worth in Boise

With Boise's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $82,790 has the buying power of about $87,846 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $78,138 · median home $496,288 · median rent $1,837/mo.

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How Boise ranks for this job

On raw pay, Boise, ID is 152nd of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Boise's cost of living is applied, it ranks 152nd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Boise sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Boise

A median home in Boise, ID costs $496,288 — about 6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,837/mo works out at 27% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where mechanical engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Boise.

Metro	Median pay	vs Boise	Rent vs Boise
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+85%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+65%	1.8×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+61%	0.8×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+58%	0.8×

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