1 collection site across 1 bank, $834/month.
In Idaho: 1 walk-in bank site. Known-donor agencies work nationwide — including Idaho — so a directed match is an option even where no bank is within driving distance.
Idaho's single site is Fairfax Cryobank in Boise. One national bank at moderate pay, and Boise is the only part of the state within easy reach of a collection site.
Fairfax Cryobank in Boise advertises $667–1k a month, paid on a deferred schedule rather than same-day cash, with part of each payment held in escrow until samples clear the FDA's six-month quarantine. The range is a ceiling that assumes consistent attendance and sample quality.
Boise metro
Fairfax Cryobank ($667–1k/mo)
Boise is the only Idaho site. Idaho Falls (~280 mi) and Coeur d'Alene (~380 mi) are far from any bank — for most of the state the nationwide known-donor route is the realistic option.
A separate route from the walk-in banks above: directed / known-donor agencies match you to specific intended parents and work in all 50 states, including Idaho. The family pays a per-cycle fee ($5k–$100k), usually trait-priced and released from escrow after FDA clearance — not a monthly wage, so it doesn't sort against bank pay.
“MSM” = whether the agency welcomes gay/bisexual donors. Directed donation is exempt from the FDA anonymous-bank deferral, but only Seed Scout says so on its own pages — treat “Ask agency” as unconfirmed, not a no.
Bank or agency — how to choose
Legal note
Idaho's Artificial Insemination Act (Idaho Code §39-5401 et seq.) provides that a donor is not the natural parent of a child conceived through physician-supervised insemination.
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