Software Developer Salary in Idaho

How much does a Software Developer make in Idaho?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Developer in Idaho is $120,695 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $58.

However, a Software Developer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $140,475
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $111,192 to $131,048
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $102,540

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Software Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$131,048	$10,921	$2,520	$63
Average	$120,695	$10,058	$2,321	$58
25th Percentile	$111,192	$9,266	$2,138	$53

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Key Factors That Influence Software Developer Salaries

A Software Developer'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 Software Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Developer'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): $76,099
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,930
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,933
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $138,762
Expert (over 8 years): $159,508

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Developer	$76,099
Software ... Level Software Developer	$97,930
Software ... Level Software Developer	$119,933
Software ... Level Software Developer	$138,762
Software ... Level Software Developer	$159,508

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How Do Software Developer 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 Software Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $143,153.
California: $142,610.
Massachusetts: $140,710.

District of Columbia $143,153 California $142,610 Massachusetts $140,710 Washington $140,192 New Jersey $140,141 Alaska $139,960 Connecticut $138,175 New York $137,451

Hawaii $135,137 Rhode Island $134,051 Maryland $133,314 Minnesota $132,306 Colorado $131,918 Illinois $131,788 Oregon $131,297 Delaware $130,935

New Hampshire $130,707 Virginia $130,198 Pennsylvania $128,711 Nevada $127,961 North Dakota $127,716 Michigan $127,328 Wisconsin $127,186 Vermont $126,901

Texas $126,112 Maine $126,061 Arizona $125,983 Ohio $125,893 Georgia $124,703 Indiana $124,108 Wyoming $123,992 Utah $123,811

Iowa $123,733 Kansas $123,113 Louisiana $122,932 North Carolina $122,867 Missouri $122,841 Florida $122,337 Montana $122,066 Nebraska $121,807

Kentucky $121,665 South Carolina $121,148 Tennessee $120,824 Idaho $120,695 New Mexico $119,751 Oklahoma $119,544 Alabama $118,781 South Dakota $117,501

Arkansas $116,803 West Virginia $116,428 Mississippi $115,303

Top Paying Cities for Software Developers

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: $111,657
Fort Hall: $112,063
Aberdeen: $113,960

Pocatello, ID $111,657 Fort Hall, ID $112,063 Aberdeen, ID $113,960 American Falls, ID $115,920 Arbon, ID $113,964 Arco, ID $117,035 Arimo, ID $113,695 Atomic City, ID $117,106

Bancroft, ID $114,383 Basalt, ID $116,882 Bern, ID $117,401 Blackfoot, ID $115,631 Bloomington, ID $117,666 Challis, ID $117,004 Clayton, ID $116,957 Clifton, ID $117,672

Cobalt, ID $116,783 Conda, ID $117,472 Dayton, ID $118,258 Dingle, ID $117,351 Downey, ID $116,572 Ellis, ID $117,088 Firth, ID $116,551 Franklin, ID $118,767

Geneva, ID $117,593 Georgetown, ID $117,645 Grace, ID $116,850 Holbrook, ID $117,164 Howe, ID $116,851 Inkom, ID $112,381 Lava Hot Springs, ID $114,069 Mccammon, ID $112,826

Mackay, ID $116,975 Malad City, ID $117,743 May, ID $116,997 Montpelier, ID $117,512 Moore, ID $117,134 Moreland, ID $114,807 Paris, ID $117,578 Pingree, ID $115,993

Preston, ID $117,721 Rockland, ID $116,324 Saint Charles, ID $117,486 Shelley, ID $117,133 Soda Springs, ID $117,804 Kamiah, ID $117,361 Garden City, ID $121,109 Athol, ID $123,370

Avery, ID $117,105 Bayview, ID $120,365 Blanchard, ID $126,253 Bonners Ferry, ID $117,626 Bovill, ID $117,279 Calder, ID $117,319 Careywood, ID $121,979 Cataldo, ID $122,165

Clark Fork, ID $118,006 Clarkia, ID $117,139 Cocolalla, ID $122,235 Coeur D Alene, ID $125,545 Coolin, ID $118,620 Oldtown, ID $124,050 Deary, ID $117,270 Desmet, ID $123,170

Dover, ID $120,711 Eastport, ID $117,496 Elk River, ID $117,332 Fernwood, ID $118,289 Genesee, ID $118,095 Harrison, ID $126,257 Harvard, ID $120,259 Hayden, ID $125,188

Hope, ID $117,363 Kellogg, ID $118,809 Kingston, ID $119,681 Kootenai, ID $119,467 Laclede, ID $122,081 Medimont, ID $122,725 Moscow, ID $118,769 Moyie Springs, ID $117,406

Mullan, ID $117,516 Naples, ID $117,342 Nordman, ID $117,973 Osburn, ID $118,010 Pinehurst, ID $119,577 Plummer, ID $126,083 Ponderay, ID $119,409 Porthill, ID $117,949

Post Falls, ID $129,246 Potlatch, ID $121,594 Priest River, ID $121,352 Princeton, ID $119,755 Rathdrum, ID $127,635 Sagle, ID $120,625 Saint Maries, ID $121,837 Sandpoint, ID $117,663

Colburn, ID $118,342 Santa, ID $119,489 Silverton, ID $117,671 Smelterville, ID $119,749 Spirit Lake, ID $126,313 Tensed, ID $122,956 Troy, ID $117,657 Viola, ID $120,290

Wallace, ID $117,398 Murray, ID $117,298 Worley, ID $128,136 Springfield, ID $113,267 Kendrick, ID $117,220 Kooskia, ID $117,580 Lapwai, ID $117,843 Lenore, ID $117,292

Lucile, ID $117,313 Nezperce, ID $117,220 Orofino, ID $117,376 Peck, ID $117,280 Pierce, ID $117,301 Pollock, ID $117,645 Reubens, ID $117,218 Riggins, ID $117,376

Stites, ID $117,297 Weippe, ID $117,283 White Bird, ID $117,243 Winchester, ID $117,319 Atlanta, ID $118,046 Banks, ID $119,440 Bruneau, ID $116,993 Caldwell, ID $120,089

Cambridge, ID $117,676 Cascade, ID $117,125 Council, ID $117,565 Donnelly, ID $117,454 Eagle, ID $120,658 Emmett, ID $119,847 Fruitland, ID $119,123 Garden Valley, ID $119,151

Glenns Ferry, ID $117,597 Grand View, ID $118,202 Greenleaf, ID $119,553 Hammett, ID $117,512 Homedale, ID $119,230 Horseshoe Bend, ID $120,250 Huston, ID $119,659 Idaho City, ID $119,725

Indian Valley, ID $117,424 King Hill, ID $117,159 Kuna, ID $120,652 Lake Fork, ID $117,459 Letha, ID $119,601 Lowman, ID $117,234 Mccall, ID $117,280 Marsing, ID $119,045

Melba, ID $119,655 Meridian, ID $120,888 Mesa, ID $117,562 Middleton, ID $120,210 Midvale, ID $117,972 Mountain Home, ID $118,981 Mountain Home A F B, ID $118,946 Murphy, ID $117,721

Nampa, ID $120,165 New Meadows, ID $117,485 New Plymouth, ID $119,194 Notus, ID $119,569 Ola, ID $118,460 Parma, ID $119,145 Payette, ID $118,922 Placerville, ID $119,861

Star, ID $120,542 Sweet, ID $119,749 Warren, ID $117,286 Weiser, ID $118,125 Wilder, ID $119,343 Yellow Pine, ID $116,805 Boise, ID $121,109 Stanley, ID $116,863

Swanlake, ID $117,341 Thatcher, ID $117,089 Wayan, ID $118,333 Weston, ID $118,449 Fish Haven, ID $118,143 Twin Falls, ID $115,226 Rogerson, ID $117,200 Albion, ID $117,163

Almo, ID $117,202 Bellevue, ID $117,249 Bliss, ID $117,185 Buhl, ID $117,613 Burley, ID $117,415 Carey, ID $117,066 Castleford, ID $117,706 Corral, ID $116,955

Declo, ID $117,208 Dietrich, ID $117,194 Eden, ID $116,880 Fairfield, ID $116,999 Filer, ID $115,358 Gooding, ID $117,370 Hagerman, ID $117,323 Hailey, ID $117,292

Hansen, ID $115,722 Hazelton, ID $117,266 Heyburn, ID $117,492 Hill City, ID $117,128 Jerome, ID $117,363 Ketchum, ID $117,221 Kimberly, ID $115,247 Malta, ID $117,130

Minidoka, ID $117,368 Murtaugh, ID $116,819 Oakley, ID $117,217 Paul, ID $117,248 Picabo, ID $117,102 Richfield, ID $117,218 Rupert, ID $117,370 Shoshone, ID $117,262

Sun Valley, ID $117,513 Wendell, ID $117,492 Idaho Falls, ID $117,269 Ashton, ID $117,451 Chester, ID $117,835 Driggs, ID $118,637 Dubois, ID $117,099 Felt, ID $118,360

Hamer, ID $117,345 Iona, ID $117,251 Irwin, ID $122,852 Island Park, ID $117,314 Lewisville, ID $117,244 Macks Inn, ID $117,776 Menan, ID $117,227 Monteview, ID $117,086

Newdale, ID $118,048 Parker, ID $118,174 Rexburg, ID $117,208 Rigby, ID $117,252 Ririe, ID $117,958 Roberts, ID $117,212 Saint Anthony, ID $117,702 Spencer, ID $117,111

Sugar City, ID $117,191 Swan Valley, ID $118,740 Terreton, ID $117,186 Teton, ID $118,081 Tetonia, ID $118,161 Ucon, ID $117,269 Victor, ID $122,259 Carmen, ID $117,454

Gibbonsville, ID $117,423 Leadore, ID $117,014 Lemhi, ID $117,121 North Fork, ID $117,327 Salmon, ID $117,401 Tendoy, ID $117,245 Shoup, ID $116,781 Lewiston, ID $118,360

Ahsahka, ID $117,328 Cottonwood, ID $117,311 Craigmont, ID $117,176 Culdesac, ID $117,425 Elk City, ID $117,018 Ferdinand, ID $117,244 Grangeville, ID $117,332 Fenn, ID $117,330

Greencreek, ID $117,240 Juliaetta, ID $117,520

Software Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Developer'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

$111,192

Average $120,695/year

$131,048

$9,266

Average $10,058/month

$10,921

$2,138

Average $2,321/week

$2,520

$53

Average $58/hour

$63

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$131,048	$10,921	$2,520	$63
Average	$120,695	$10,058	$2,321	$58
25th Percentile	$111,192	$9,266	$2,138	$53

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