Mechanical engineer · Boise, ID

Mechanical engineer in Boise: $2,376/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median mechanical engineer wage in Boise at $91,340 a year. About 480 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $63,630 and the 90th is $134,980. Pay ranks 286th-highest of 345 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× 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 $2,376 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Logan, about 235 miles away, at $4,120 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,376

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$91,340

$63,630 to $134,980

Rent (1 bd)

$1,383

$1,647 (2 bd)

Employment

480

Location quotient 0.64

Pay rank

286th of 345

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $91,340.

Taxes$1,922
Rent$1,383
Other living costs$1,930
Left over$2,376

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $91,340
Federal income tax: −$11,709
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,988
State income tax (ID): −$4,370
Take-home pay: $68,273
Effective tax rate: 25.3%

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

$7,612 gross, minus $1,922 in tax and $3,313 in living costs.

$2,376

Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Logan, $4,120/mo.

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Questions

What does a mechanical engineer make in Boise?

$91,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 mechanical engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a mechanical engineer in Boise?

$2,376 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,383, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?

Logan, about 235 miles away, leaves $4,120 a month, more than Boise.