Medical Assistants salary in Boise, ID

Median pay for medical assistants in Boise, ID: $41,300/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,010 – $50,450 · about 2,380 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$2,135 (+5%).

What it's really worth in Boise

With Boise's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $41,300 has the buying power of about $43,822 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $78,138 · median home $496,288 · median rent $1,837/mo.

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How Boise ranks for this job

On raw pay, Boise, ID is 64th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Boise's cost of living is applied, it ranks 47th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Boise sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Boise

A median home in Boise, ID costs $496,288 — about 12× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,837/mo works out at 53% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where medical assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Boise.

Metro	Median pay	vs Boise	Rent vs Boise
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+81%	1.3×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+46%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+45%	1.8×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+44%	1.2×

Who hires medical assistants around Boise

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• St. Luke's Health System · Healthcare
• Boise State University · Education
• St. Alphonsus Health System · Healthcare
• West Ada School District · Education

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