Elevator Maintenance recruiters serving Boise.
BLS counts 22 business locations of nonresidential building-equipment contractors across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Boise.
BLS counts about 740 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Boise metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 490). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Elevator Maintenance hub.
Elevator Mechanic / Installer
Sample job description →Boise: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
Elevator Maintenance Technician
QEI-Certified Inspector
Boise: 490 employed · $62,700 median, 84th-highest of 112 metros
Escalator Technician
Elevator Modernization Technician
Elevator Project Manager
Boise: 1,270 employed · $109,990 median, 54th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator
Boise: 530 employed · $52,580 median, 19th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Estimator
Boise: 780 employed · $79,700 median, 40th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician
Boise: 250 employed · $64,410 median, 74th-highest of 107 metros
What Elevator Maintenance roles earn in Boise.
BLS publishes no Boise pay for elevator and escalator installers and repairers; nationally the median is $109,910. Construction and building inspectors in Boise earn a median $62,700, 16% under the $74,690 national figure, and 84th of 112 metros. Pay runs $47,040 at the tenth percentile to $98,200 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $64,410 against $74,090 nationally. BLS withholds Boise pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Boise median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevator Mechanic / Installer · Elevator Service Technician · Elevator Maintenance TechnicianElevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (47-4021) | – | – | $109,910 | – | – |
| QEI-Certified InspectorConstruction and Building Inspectors (47-4011) | $62,700 | $47,040–$98,200 | $74,690 | −16% | 490 |
| Elevator Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $109,990 | $60,060–$162,390 | $114,990 | −4% | 1,270 |
| Elevator Service Dispatcher / CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $52,580 | $36,880–$79,060 | $50,340 | +4% | 530 |
| Elevator EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $79,700 | $50,140–$128,190 | $78,740 | +1% | 780 |
| Elevator Controls / Electronics TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $64,410 | $49,110–$78,660 | $74,090 | −13% | 250 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Boise metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Boise's elevator maintenance market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Boise rose from 15 in 2018 to 22 in 2023, up 47%, ahead of the 8% national rise. BLS stops short of publishing headcount and pay for them here, which happens when a handful of firms account for most of the work.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: business locations | 15 | 22 | +47% |
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: employment | 72 | – | – |
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: average annual pay | $83,746 | – | – |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free Elevator Maintenance hiring resources.
Definitive Guide to Elevator Maintenance · 2026 Elevator Maintenance Salary Guide · 3-Step Interview Guide for Elevator Maintenance
How Boise's elevator maintenance market compares
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Boise metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Elevator Maintenance licensing in Idaho.
Idaho does not license elevator mechanics or elevator contractors. The state regulates the equipment, requiring installation permits before new work or major alterations, acceptance inspections, periodic inspections and a certificate to operate, all administered statewide with no local code enforcement authority. The one personnel credential is the inspector: Idaho Code 39-8603 defines a Qualified Elevator Inspector as someone currently certified by a NAESA International accredited certifying organization to the ASME QEI-1 standard, and 39-8607 requires all installation and periodic inspections to be performed by a QEI. Screen mechanic candidates on apprenticeship completion and employer work history, since no state card exists to check.
Licensing authority: Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, Elevator Program (Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 86). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Boise talent.
The closest metro we cover is Ogden, about 270 miles away. BLS does not publish Boise figures for this occupation, so the nearby markets are the best guide: Salt Lake City has the largest pool within reach, about 190, and Spokane pays the most, a $138,100 median.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | – | – | – |
| Ogden | 272 mi | – | – |
| Spokane | 286 mi | 60 | $138,100 |
| Salt Lake City | 296 mi | 190 | $82,750 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Boise crews.
Not elevator maintenance work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Boise in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Boise Airport infrastructure upgrades$74M+ in federal grantsRunway reconstruction beginning March, spanning two construction seasons
$59.4M for parallel runway reconstruction, $9.6M for Concourse A apron phase 2, and $6M for a new central utility plant expanding the airport's electrical capacity for future Concourse A development.
- Micron semiconductor expansion$25B (Idaho-specific commitment; the $6.4B CHIPS Act award is shared across Idaho, New York, and Virginia, not Boise-specific)First wafer production mid-2027; second fab operational late 2028
Two new fabrication plants plus supporting infrastructure - the first new domestic memory plant in two decades, an estimated 17,000 statewide jobs and 2,000 direct Micron jobs. By far the largest capital project in Idaho's history.
- Meta data center$800MUnder construction
A separate hyperscale data center build proceeding alongside Micron's fabs - concurrent demand on the same electrical and mechanical labor pool.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Boise market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for elevator maintenance, and what kills offers in Boise.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 4 things that most often end an elevator maintenance offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: Elevator Maintenance credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - Elevator Maintenance hiring in Boise.
Which elevator maintenance roles pay the most in Boise?
Of the roles we recruit for, Elevator Project Manager pays the most in Boise, a $109,990 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician at $64,410, 41% below it. QEI-Certified Inspector is the lowest-paid field role at $62,700. Relative to national pay, Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator is the strongest-paying role here (4% above). QEI-Certified Inspector trails national pay the most (16% below).
How many nonresidential building-equipment contractors operate in Boise?
BLS counted 22 nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Boise in 2023. Up from 15 in 2018, a 47% increase against 8% growth nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers. BLS counts elevator contractors under nonresidential building-equipment contractors.
Which nearby metros compete with Boise for elevator and escalator installers and repairers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Spokane (286 miles, about 60, $138,100 median) and Salt Lake City (296 miles, about 190, $82,750 median).
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