How much do boilermakers make an hour in Idaho?

The median hourly wage is $42.50. The middle half earn between $35.90 and $50.77 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice boilermakers make in Idaho?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $33.66 an hour ($70,010 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $35.90.

How much does a journeyman boilermaker make in Idaho?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $88,400 a year ($42.50 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $105,600–$118,560.

Do boilermakers in Idaho earn more than the national average?

The Idaho median of $88,400 is 16% more than the U.S. median of $76,410. Prices in Idaho run 5% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $92,570 would nationally.

Boilermaker salary in Idaho

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Boilermakers in Idaho earn a median of $88,400 a year, or $42.50 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $118,560. That's 16% more than the national median of $76,410, 11th of 37 states and DC.

Median yearly pay$88,400

Bottom 10% under$70,010Top 10% over$118,560

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $33.66/hr
Jobs in Idaho: 70
After cost of living: $92,570
Median hourly pay: $42.50/hr
vs U.S. median: +16%
Rank among states: 11th of 37

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 16). Excludes self-employed boilermakers. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and top boilermaker pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$70,010–$74,670$33.66–$35.90/hr
Journeyman	$88,400$42.50/hr
Top earners	$105,600–$118,560$50.77–$57.00/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Idaho compares

Boilermakers are more concentrated in Idaho than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $118,560, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $70,010: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other trades in Idaho

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Wind turbine technician Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic Roofer Ironworker Millwright

Questions

How much do boilermakers make in Idaho?: Boilermakers in Idaho earn a median of $88,400 a year, or $42.50 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $118,560.
How much do boilermakers make an hour in Idaho?: The median hourly wage is $42.50. The middle half earn between $35.90 and $50.77 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice boilermakers make in Idaho?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $33.66 an hour ($70,010 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $35.90.
How much does a journeyman boilermaker make in Idaho?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $88,400 a year ($42.50 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $105,600–$118,560.
Do boilermakers in Idaho earn more than the national average?: The Idaho median of $88,400 is 16% more than the U.S. median of $76,410. Prices in Idaho run 5% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $92,570 would nationally.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2011 (Boilermakers), area code 16. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed boilermakers and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (95.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures