What salary do you need to live in Boise, ID?
For a single person: about $66,000/year before taxes to live comfortably. That's the gross income whose ID-taxed take-home covers roughly $1,400 rent plus everyday essentials, with a 20% cushion for savings. Figures include 2025 federal tax, FICA, and an effective 5.3% Idaho income tax.
Single person — est. essentials $3,567/mo
Tight
take-home covers $3,567/mo
$54,500/yr
Comfortable
take-home covers $4,280/mo
$66,000/yr
Thriving
take-home covers $5,351/mo
$86,000/yr
2-person household — est. essentials $4,844/mo
Tight
take-home covers $4,844/mo
$72,000/yr
Comfortable
take-home covers $5,813/mo
$87,500/yr
Thriving
take-home covers $7,266/mo
$110,500/yr
3-person household — est. essentials $5,851/mo
Tight
take-home covers $5,851/mo
$88,000/yr
Comfortable
take-home covers $7,021/mo
$107,000/yr
Thriving
take-home covers $8,777/mo
$136,000/yr
4-person household — est. essentials $6,740/mo
Tight
take-home covers $6,740/mo
$102,500/yr
Comfortable
take-home covers $8,088/mo
$124,000/yr
Thriving
take-home covers $10,110/mo
$160,500/yr
How we calculate this
Essentials = typical rent ($1,400) + a national non-housing baseline by household size ($2,450 for one person) + Idaho's combined sales tax on the taxable share of that spending. We then solve for the gross salary whose after-tax take-home hits each tier. Local income taxes and property taxes aren't modeled — see the methodology.
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