Principal Developer Salary in Boise, Idaho

How much does a Principal Developer make in Boise, ID?

As of May 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Developer in Boise, ID is $170,341. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $141,375 to a high of $203,256, with most professionals earning between $155,180 and $187,570.

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Common responsibilities of a Principal Developer

Act as subject matter expert and stay abreast of latest technology infrastructure and processes in industry and marketplace.

January 03, 2023

Support and confer with business analysts and other technical teams to determine the best technical solution to meet requirements.

December 18, 2022

Participate in product and solution training to acquire and maintain a detailed level of product knowledge of core components of SAS offerings and assigned solution areas, how each solution addresses business challenges, competitive information to identify how our solution stands apart, and what challenges/limitations may be encountered.

January 06, 2023

Provide leadership and mentoring to less experienced team members in the analysis, design, coding, and testing of mobile applications.

February 22, 2023

Review requirements document, ask clarifying questions to elicit detailed requirements when needed, ensure that the solution is implementable and that requirements are clearly defined enough that they are testable.

March 04, 2023

Lead efforts in the design, coding, analysis, testing, and rewriting of programs and prepare or coordinate preparation of documents for the System Document Life Cycle process, without assistance.

March 14, 2023

Develop the overall solution design for the project, codes, assembles, tests, debugs, implements, documents, and maintains routine and non-routine application programs within the applicable environment.

April 05, 2023

Demonstrated thought leader in a single domain or industry (publishes articles, leads demand generation activities, and speaks in the business track at conferences/events).

May 17, 2023

Understand the benefits of data warehousing, data architecture, data quality processes, data warehousing design and implementation, table structure, fact and dimension tables, logical and physical database design, data modeling, reporting process metadata, and ETL processes.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Principal Developer in Boise, ID

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

155180

187570

170341

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

167267

209406

185864

What is the average salary for Principal Developer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Developer in Boise, ID. The base salary for Principal Developer ranges from $155,180 to $187,570 with the average base salary of $170,341. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $167,267 to $209,406 with the average total cash compensation of $185,864.

View Average Salary for Principal Developer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$170,341	$155,180 - $187,570
Bonus	$15,522	$12,087 - $21,836
Total Pay	$185,864	$167,267 - $209,406

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Principal Developer Salary Near Boise, ID

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Boise, ID
CITY, STATE Meridian, ID	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $155,013 - $187,368	COMPARE TO Boise, ID
CITY, STATE Nampa, ID	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $153,511 - $185,554	COMPARE TO Boise, ID
CITY, STATE Caldwell, ID	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $153,345 - $185,352	COMPARE TO Boise, ID
CITY, STATE Twin Falls, ID	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $147,373 - $178,134	COMPARE TO Boise, ID
CITY, STATE Pocatello, ID	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $143,887 - $173,920	COMPARE TO Boise, ID
CITY, STATE Idaho Falls, ID	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $151,293 - $182,872	COMPARE TO Boise, ID

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About Boise, Idaho

Boise (/ˈbɔɪsi/ (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, and is the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, the population of Boise at the 2010 Census was 205,671, the 99th largest in the United States. Its estimated population in 2016 was 223,154. Boise is in southwestern Idaho, about 41 miles (66 km) east of the Oregon border, and 110 miles (177 km) north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's elevation is 2,704 feet (824 m) above sea level. Most of the metropolitan area lies on a broad, flat plain, descending to the ...

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