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PE License Requirements in Idaho for Civil Engineers

What the Idaho board asks for, what Idaho employers are hiring for now, and what those jobs pay.

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JOBS IN IDAHO

Idaho licenses professional engineers through the Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors (IPELS). This site currently lists 12 open civil engineering jobs in Idaho: 6 require a PE license and 0 ask for an EIT.

The rules below come from the board's own pages, checked on October 30, 2026. Boards change their rules, so confirm anything you rely on with the board before you apply.

Idaho PE licensing at a glance

Licensing board
Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors (IPELS)
Experience
Set out in the Board's online application and its Law and Rules Compendium.
Taking the PE before the experience is done
You apply for the license after passing the NCEES PE exam.
Exams
NCEES FE exam; NCEES PE exam
References
Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
Renewal
Tied to your birth month. The late fee is 50% of the renewal amount for each month late.
Continuing education
Continuing professional development is required. You keep your records and produce them only if audited.
MEDIAN RANGE MIDPOINT$88,4003 of 12 Idaho postings disclose pay
PE-REQUIRED ROLES—Too few disclosed ranges to show
ALL OTHER ROLES—Too few disclosed ranges to show
PE and EIT roles in Idaho firstSee all 12 →

ABOUT THIS PAGE

How we built it.

The licensing summary paraphrases the Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors (IPELS)'s published requirements. It is not legal advice and does not replace the board's rules. Where the board's pages did not state something, we say so rather than guess.

Job counts and pay come from the live civil engineering postings on this site. Pay is shown only when at least three postings disclose a range, using each range's midpoint, with hourly pay annualized at 2,080 hours. See the salary methodology.

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