Physician Assistants salary in Boise, ID

Median pay for physician assistants in Boise, ID: $123,010/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $46,720 – $142,540 · about 540 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($125,700) by −$2,690 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Boise

With Boise's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $123,010 has the buying power of about $130,523 in an average-cost US metro.

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

Full Boise cost of living & taxes →

How Boise ranks for this job

On raw pay, Boise, ID is 109th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Boise's cost of living is applied, it ranks 89th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Boise is one of the places where physician assistants gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Boise

A median home in Boise, ID costs $496,288 — about 4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,837/mo works out at 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physician assistants 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	$208,000	+69%	2×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+42%	1.3×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+40%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+39%	1.8×

Who hires physician assistants around Boise

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• St. Luke's Health System · Healthcare
• Boise State University · Education
• St. Alphonsus Health System · Healthcare
• West Ada School District · Education

Other jobs in Boise