Salaries in Boise.

422 roles. One city.

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

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Highest Paying

$289,000

Chief AI Officer

Median of All Roles

$139,000

Model Registry Manager

Entry Level

$30,000

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Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.

Boise, ID has a cost-of-living index of 0.95x the national average. The highest-paying role is Chief AI Officer at $289,000, while the median across all 422 roles is $139,000. 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

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Chief AI Officer	$289,000	$214,000 – $372,000
2	SVP of AI Innovation	$282,000	$212,000 – $371,000
3	Chief Technology Officer	$281,000	$208,000 – $368,000
4	Chief Data & AI Officer	$280,000	$209,000 – $366,000
5	Chief Algorithm Officer	$269,000	$201,000 – $350,000
6	Chief Product Officer	$267,000	$198,000 – $351,000
7	Head of AI	$262,000	$194,000 – $339,000
8	CEO	$259,000	$188,000 – $357,000
9	VP of AI Engineering	$259,000	$196,000 – $338,000
10	Chief Revenue Officer	$258,000	$194,000 – $341,000
11	Chief Marketing Officer	$257,000	$193,000 – $336,000
12	CFO	$254,000	$191,000 – $338,000
13	VP of AI Product	$252,000	$188,000 – $326,000
14	Head of AI Research	$246,000	$182,000 – $324,000
15	Chief Operating Officer	$240,000	$179,000 – $320,000
16	VP of Engineering	$240,000	$180,000 – $313,000
17	Chief Data Officer	$237,000	$178,000 – $310,000
18	AI Transformation Officer	$237,000	$178,000 – $311,000
19	Head of AI Platform	$236,000	$176,000 – $309,000
20	Chief Human Resources Officer	$233,000	$176,000 – $302,000
21	VP of Sales	$233,000	$174,000 – $310,000
22	Head of Applied AI	$233,000	$173,000 – $306,000
23	VP of Product	$226,000	$170,000 – $290,000
24	Head of AI Partnerships	$221,000	$165,000 – $292,000
25	Director of Generative AI	$218,000	$165,000 – $287,000
26	Director of Engineering	$217,000	$168,000 – $282,000
27	Director of AI Strategy	$215,000	$163,000 – $282,000
28	VP of Product Design	$214,000	$160,000 – $278,000
29	VP of Marketing	$214,000	$160,000 – $283,000
30	AI Program Director	$212,000	$160,000 – $277,000
31	Transformer Architecture Engineer	$206,000	$153,000 – $269,000
32	AI Hardware/Chip Design Engineer	$204,000	$152,000 – $269,000
33	AI Agent Architect	$203,000	$153,000 – $262,000
34	AI Cloud Architect	$201,000	$152,000 – $254,000
35	AI Financial Engineer	$201,000	$149,000 – $259,000
36	AI Systems Architect	$201,000	$152,000 – $262,000
37	Foundation Model Engineer	$200,000	$149,000 – $261,000
38	AI Research Scientist	$198,000	$148,000 – $257,000
39	AI World Model Engineer	$197,000	$146,000 – $259,000
40	Director of Data Science	$196,000	$150,000 – $255,000
41	Deep Learning Engineer	$194,000	$150,000 – $247,000
42	AI Infrastructure Manager	$194,000	$147,000 – $252,000
43	Multi-Agent Systems Architect	$194,000	$143,000 – $256,000
44	AI Interpretability Researcher	$193,000	$143,000 – $255,000
45	Multimodal AI Researcher	$192,000	$143,000 – $255,000
46	AI Security & Red Teaming Specialist	$191,000	$142,000 – $250,000
47	NLP Research Scientist	$191,000	$142,000 – $252,000
48	AI Alignment Researcher	$191,000	$142,000 – $253,000
49	Autonomous Vehicle AI Engineer	$191,000	$142,000 – $252,000
50	Multimodal AI Engineer	$190,000	$143,000 – $247,000

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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Salaries in Boise.

422 roles. One city.

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

422 roles tracked

Get your playbook

Highest Paying

$289,000

Chief AI Officer

Median of All Roles

$139,000

Model Registry Manager

Entry Level

$30,000

Home Health Aide

About the Boise market

SemiconductorsTechnologyHealthcareAgricultureOutdoor Recreation

Top 50 salaries in Boise

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Chief AI Officer	$289,000	$214,000 – $372,000
2	SVP of AI Innovation	$282,000	$212,000 – $371,000
3	Chief Technology Officer	$281,000	$208,000 – $368,000
4	Chief Data & AI Officer	$280,000	$209,000 – $366,000
5	Chief Algorithm Officer	$269,000	$201,000 – $350,000
6	Chief Product Officer	$267,000	$198,000 – $351,000
7	Head of AI	$262,000	$194,000 – $339,000
8	CEO	$259,000	$188,000 – $357,000
9	VP of AI Engineering	$259,000	$196,000 – $338,000
10	Chief Revenue Officer	$258,000	$194,000 – $341,000
11	Chief Marketing Officer	$257,000	$193,000 – $336,000
12	CFO	$254,000	$191,000 – $338,000
13	VP of AI Product	$252,000	$188,000 – $326,000
14	Head of AI Research	$246,000	$182,000 – $324,000
15	Chief Operating Officer	$240,000	$179,000 – $320,000
16	VP of Engineering	$240,000	$180,000 – $313,000
17	Chief Data Officer	$237,000	$178,000 – $310,000
18	AI Transformation Officer	$237,000	$178,000 – $311,000
19	Head of AI Platform	$236,000	$176,000 – $309,000
20	Chief Human Resources Officer	$233,000	$176,000 – $302,000
21	VP of Sales	$233,000	$174,000 – $310,000
22	Head of Applied AI	$233,000	$173,000 – $306,000
23	VP of Product	$226,000	$170,000 – $290,000
24	Head of AI Partnerships	$221,000	$165,000 – $292,000
25	Director of Generative AI	$218,000	$165,000 – $287,000
26	Director of Engineering	$217,000	$168,000 – $282,000
27	Director of AI Strategy	$215,000	$163,000 – $282,000
28	VP of Product Design	$214,000	$160,000 – $278,000
29	VP of Marketing	$214,000	$160,000 – $283,000
30	AI Program Director	$212,000	$160,000 – $277,000
31	Transformer Architecture Engineer	$206,000	$153,000 – $269,000
32	AI Hardware/Chip Design Engineer	$204,000	$152,000 – $269,000
33	AI Agent Architect	$203,000	$153,000 – $262,000
34	AI Cloud Architect	$201,000	$152,000 – $254,000
35	AI Financial Engineer	$201,000	$149,000 – $259,000
36	AI Systems Architect	$201,000	$152,000 – $262,000
37	Foundation Model Engineer	$200,000	$149,000 – $261,000
38	AI Research Scientist	$198,000	$148,000 – $257,000
39	AI World Model Engineer	$197,000	$146,000 – $259,000
40	Director of Data Science	$196,000	$150,000 – $255,000
41	Deep Learning Engineer	$194,000	$150,000 – $247,000
42	AI Infrastructure Manager	$194,000	$147,000 – $252,000
43	Multi-Agent Systems Architect	$194,000	$143,000 – $256,000
44	AI Interpretability Researcher	$193,000	$143,000 – $255,000
45	Multimodal AI Researcher	$192,000	$143,000 – $255,000
46	AI Security & Red Teaming Specialist	$191,000	$142,000 – $250,000
47	NLP Research Scientist	$191,000	$142,000 – $252,000
48	AI Alignment Researcher	$191,000	$142,000 – $253,000
49	Autonomous Vehicle AI Engineer	$191,000	$142,000 – $252,000
50	Multimodal AI Engineer	$190,000	$143,000 – $247,000

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.

Other cities

New York San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago Seattle Austin Boston Denver Dallas Atlanta Miami Houston

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Salaries in Boise.

About the Boise market

Top 50 salaries in Boise

Tax considerations

Negotiating in Boise

Other cities

Related

Know the number. Get the offer.

Salaries in Boise.

About the Boise market

Top 50 salaries in Boise

Tax considerations

Negotiating in Boise

Other cities

Related

Know the number. Get the offer.