SOC 51-2041 · Boise City, ID metro

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Salary in Boise, ID

The average salary for structural metal fabricators and fitters in Boise, Idaho is $56,450 a year ($27.14 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $55,720: half of the 130 people in this job in the Boise City, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($54,030).

$56,450average per year

$27.14 / hourMedian $55,720Take-home ≈ $45,654

  • $37K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

130people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Idaho metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,180 or more. The middle half of structural metal fabricators and fitters in Boise earn between $46,590 and $63,150.

  • $37K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,450$4,704$27.14
Median$55,720$4,643$26.79
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,590$3,882$22.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,150$5,262$30.36

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters pay in Boise vs. Idaho and the U.S.

Structural metal fabricators and fitters in Boise earn about the same as the Idaho average ($58,010) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($54,030). At the median the gap is +9% against the U.S. median of $51,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Boise$56,450$55,720$37,270$75,180130
Idaho$58,010$58,140$36,330$81,990320
United States$54,030$51,330$37,960$72,28052,360

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $56,450, a single filer in Boise takes home about $45,654 a year, or $3,804 a month and $1,756 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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Is Boise a good place for structural metal fabricators and fitters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boise area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.4), so the average $56,450 buys what about $57,373 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in other Idaho cities

Boise ranks 2nd of 2 Idaho metro areas for this job; Idaho Falls pays the most ($65,630).

All Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salaries in Idaho

Highest-paying cities for structural metal fabricators and fitters

Albany, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($71,610).

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary by city

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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in Boise: questions

How much do structural metal fabricators and fitters make an hour in Boise?

$27.14 an hour on average, and $26.79 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level structural metal fabricators and fitters salary in Boise?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,270 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,590, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the structural metal fabricators and fitters take-home pay in Boise?

About $45,654 a year ($3,804 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,450. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Do structural metal fabricators and fitters earn more in Boise than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($54,030).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-2041; area Boise City, ID (14260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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