Civil engineer · Boise, ID
Civil engineer in Boise: $2,817/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Boise at $99,510 a year. About 1,610 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.73). The 10th percentile is $72,630 and the 90th is $135,860. Pay ranks 119th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,383/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,817 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 192 miles away, at $3,084 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,817
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,510
$72,630 to $135,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,383
$1,647 (2 bd)
Employment
1,610
Location quotient 1.73
Pay rank
119th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $99,510.
- Taxes$2,163
- Rent$1,383
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$2,817
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,510
- Federal income tax
- −$13,506
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,613
- State income tax (ID)
- −$4,836
- Take-home pay
- $73,556
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,383
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,313
Left over each month
$8,293 gross, minus $2,163 in tax and $3,313 in living costs.
$2,817
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $3,084/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Boise?
$99,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,610 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Boise?
$2,817 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,383, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Idaho Falls, about 192 miles away, leaves $3,084 a month, more than Boise.