Application Scientist Salary in Idaho

How much does an Application Scientist make in Idaho?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Application Scientist in Idaho is $90,139 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, an Application Scientist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,482
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,713 to $97,123
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,131

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Application Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,123	$8,094	$1,868	$47
Average	$90,139	$7,512	$1,733	$43
25th Percentile	$80,713	$6,726	$1,552	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Application Scientist Salaries

An Application Scientist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Application Scientist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Application Scientist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $69,512
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,793
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,815
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $136,886
Expert (over 8 years): $159,072

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Application Scientist	$69,512
Applicati... Level Application Scientist	$90,793
Applicati... Level Application Scientist	$116,815
Applicati... Level Application Scientist	$136,886
Applicati... Level Application Scientist	$159,072

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How Do Application Scientist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Application Scientists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,911.
California: $106,506.
Massachusetts: $105,086.

District of Columbia $106,911 California $106,506 Massachusetts $105,086 Washington $104,700 New Jersey $104,661 Alaska $104,526 Connecticut $103,194 New York $102,653

Hawaii $100,924 Rhode Island $100,113 Maryland $99,563 Minnesota $98,810 Colorado $98,520 Illinois $98,424 Oregon $98,057 Delaware $97,786

New Hampshire $97,616 Virginia $97,236 Pennsylvania $96,125 Nevada $95,565 North Dakota $95,382 Michigan $95,092 Wisconsin $94,986 Vermont $94,774

Texas $94,185 Maine $94,146 Arizona $94,088 Ohio $94,020 Georgia $93,132 Indiana $92,688 Wyoming $92,601 Utah $92,466

Iowa $92,408 Kansas $91,944 Louisiana $91,809 North Carolina $91,761 Missouri $91,742 Florida $91,365 Montana $91,162 Nebraska $90,969

Kentucky $90,863 South Carolina $90,477 Tennessee $90,235 Idaho $90,139 New Mexico $89,434 Oklahoma $89,279 Alabama $88,710 South Dakota $87,754

Arkansas $87,232 West Virginia $86,952 Mississippi $86,112

Top Paying Cities for Application Scientists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Pocatello: $83,389
Fort Hall: $83,692
Aberdeen: $85,109

Pocatello, ID $83,389 Fort Hall, ID $83,692 Aberdeen, ID $85,109 American Falls, ID $86,573 Arbon, ID $85,112 Arco, ID $87,405 Arimo, ID $84,911 Atomic City, ID $87,458

Bancroft, ID $85,425 Basalt, ID $87,291 Bern, ID $87,678 Blackfoot, ID $86,356 Bloomington, ID $87,876 Challis, ID $87,382 Clayton, ID $87,347 Clifton, ID $87,881

Cobalt, ID $87,217 Conda, ID $87,731 Dayton, ID $88,319 Dingle, ID $87,642 Downey, ID $87,059 Ellis, ID $87,445 Firth, ID $87,044 Franklin, ID $88,699

Geneva, ID $87,822 Georgetown, ID $87,861 Grace, ID $87,267 Holbrook, ID $87,502 Howe, ID $87,268 Inkom, ID $83,930 Lava Hot Springs, ID $85,190 Mccammon, ID $84,262

Mackay, ID $87,361 Malad City, ID $87,934 May, ID $87,377 Montpelier, ID $87,761 Moore, ID $87,479 Moreland, ID $85,741 Paris, ID $87,811 Pingree, ID $86,627

Preston, ID $87,918 Rockland, ID $86,874 Saint Charles, ID $87,742 Shelley, ID $87,478 Soda Springs, ID $87,980 Kamiah, ID $87,648 Garden City, ID $90,448 Athol, ID $92,136

Avery, ID $87,457 Bayview, ID $89,892 Blanchard, ID $94,290 Bonners Ferry, ID $87,846 Bovill, ID $87,588 Calder, ID $87,617 Careywood, ID $91,098 Cataldo, ID $91,237

Clark Fork, ID $88,130 Clarkia, ID $87,483 Cocolalla, ID $91,289 Coeur D Alene, ID $93,761 Coolin, ID $88,589 Oldtown, ID $92,644 Deary, ID $87,581 Desmet, ID $91,987

Dover, ID $90,150 Eastport, ID $87,750 Elk River, ID $87,627 Fernwood, ID $88,342 Genesee, ID $88,197 Harrison, ID $94,293 Harvard, ID $89,813 Hayden, ID $93,494

Hope, ID $87,650 Kellogg, ID $88,730 Kingston, ID $89,382 Kootenai, ID $89,221 Laclede, ID $91,174 Medimont, ID $91,655 Moscow, ID $88,700 Moyie Springs, ID $87,682

Mullan, ID $87,764 Naples, ID $87,635 Nordman, ID $88,106 Osburn, ID $88,133 Pinehurst, ID $89,303 Plummer, ID $94,162 Ponderay, ID $89,178 Porthill, ID $88,088

Post Falls, ID $96,525 Potlatch, ID $90,810 Priest River, ID $90,629 Princeton, ID $89,437 Rathdrum, ID $95,322 Sagle, ID $90,087 Saint Maries, ID $90,991 Sandpoint, ID $87,874

Colburn, ID $88,381 Santa, ID $89,238 Silverton, ID $87,880 Smelterville, ID $89,432 Spirit Lake, ID $94,334 Tensed, ID $91,827 Troy, ID $87,870 Viola, ID $89,836

Wallace, ID $87,676 Murray, ID $87,602 Worley, ID $95,696 Springfield, ID $84,591 Kendrick, ID $87,543 Kooskia, ID $87,813 Lapwai, ID $88,009 Lenore, ID $87,597

Lucile, ID $87,613 Nezperce, ID $87,543 Orofino, ID $87,660 Peck, ID $87,589 Pierce, ID $87,604 Pollock, ID $87,861 Reubens, ID $87,542 Riggins, ID $87,660

Stites, ID $87,601 Weippe, ID $87,590 White Bird, ID $87,561 Winchester, ID $87,617 Atlanta, ID $88,160 Banks, ID $89,201 Bruneau, ID $87,374 Caldwell, ID $89,686

Cambridge, ID $87,884 Cascade, ID $87,473 Council, ID $87,801 Donnelly, ID $87,718 Eagle, ID $90,111 Emmett, ID $89,505 Fruitland, ID $88,964 Garden Valley, ID $88,986

Glenns Ferry, ID $87,825 Grand View, ID $88,277 Greenleaf, ID $89,286 Hammett, ID $87,761 Homedale, ID $89,045 Horseshoe Bend, ID $89,807 Huston, ID $89,365 Idaho City, ID $89,414

Indian Valley, ID $87,696 King Hill, ID $87,498 Kuna, ID $90,107 Lake Fork, ID $87,722 Letha, ID $89,322 Lowman, ID $87,554 Mccall, ID $87,589 Marsing, ID $88,907

Melba, ID $89,362 Meridian, ID $90,283 Mesa, ID $87,799 Middleton, ID $89,777 Midvale, ID $88,105 Mountain Home, ID $88,858 Mountain Home A F B, ID $88,832 Murphy, ID $87,918

Nampa, ID $89,743 New Meadows, ID $87,741 New Plymouth, ID $89,018 Notus, ID $89,298 Ola, ID $88,469 Parma, ID $88,981 Payette, ID $88,815 Placerville, ID $89,516

Star, ID $90,025 Sweet, ID $89,432 Warren, ID $87,592 Weiser, ID $88,219 Wilder, ID $89,129 Yellow Pine, ID $87,233 Boise, ID $90,448 Stanley, ID $87,277

Swanlake, ID $87,634 Thatcher, ID $87,446 Wayan, ID $88,375 Weston, ID $88,461 Fish Haven, ID $88,233 Twin Falls, ID $86,054 Rogerson, ID $87,529 Albion, ID $87,501

Almo, ID $87,530 Bellevue, ID $87,565 Bliss, ID $87,517 Buhl, ID $87,837 Burley, ID $87,689 Carey, ID $87,428 Castleford, ID $87,906 Corral, ID $87,345

Declo, ID $87,534 Dietrich, ID $87,524 Eden, ID $87,289 Fairfield, ID $87,378 Filer, ID $86,153 Gooding, ID $87,655 Hagerman, ID $87,620 Hailey, ID $87,597

Hansen, ID $86,425 Hazelton, ID $87,578 Heyburn, ID $87,747 Hill City, ID $87,475 Jerome, ID $87,650 Ketchum, ID $87,544 Kimberly, ID $86,070 Malta, ID $87,477

Minidoka, ID $87,654 Murtaugh, ID $87,244 Oakley, ID $87,541 Paul, ID $87,564 Picabo, ID $87,455 Richfield, ID $87,542 Rupert, ID $87,655 Shoshone, ID $87,575

Sun Valley, ID $87,762 Wendell, ID $87,747 Idaho Falls, ID $87,580 Ashton, ID $87,716 Chester, ID $88,003 Driggs, ID $88,601 Dubois, ID $87,453 Felt, ID $88,395

Hamer, ID $87,637 Iona, ID $87,566 Irwin, ID $91,749 Island Park, ID $87,614 Lewisville, ID $87,561 Macks Inn, ID $87,958 Menan, ID $87,549 Monteview, ID $87,444

Newdale, ID $88,162 Parker, ID $88,256 Rexburg, ID $87,534 Rigby, ID $87,567 Ririe, ID $88,094 Roberts, ID $87,537 Saint Anthony, ID $87,903 Spencer, ID $87,462

Sugar City, ID $87,522 Swan Valley, ID $88,679 Terreton, ID $87,518 Teton, ID $88,186 Tetonia, ID $88,246 Ucon, ID $87,580 Victor, ID $91,307 Carmen, ID $87,718

Gibbonsville, ID $87,695 Leadore, ID $87,390 Lemhi, ID $87,470 North Fork, ID $87,623 Salmon, ID $87,678 Tendoy, ID $87,562 Shoup, ID $87,216 Lewiston, ID $88,395

Ahsahka, ID $87,624 Cottonwood, ID $87,612 Craigmont, ID $87,510 Culdesac, ID $87,697 Elk City, ID $87,393 Ferdinand, ID $87,561 Grangeville, ID $87,627 Fenn, ID $87,625

Greencreek, ID $87,559 Juliaetta, ID $87,767

Application Scientist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Application Scientist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$80,713

Average $90,139/year

$97,123

$6,726

Average $7,512/month

$8,094

$1,552

Average $1,733/week

$1,868

$39

Average $43/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,123	$8,094	$1,868	$47
Average	$90,139	$7,512	$1,733	$43
25th Percentile	$80,713	$6,726	$1,552	$39

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