Idaho native who set $70K minimum pay in Seattle opens Boise office, pledges raises

Dan Price stunned the business world when he announced four years ago that he would begin paying his 120 employees at Gravity Payments a minimum salary of of $70,000 a year.

Employees gasped when they heard the news at Gravity’s Seattle headquarters. Price, who grew up between Melba and Marsing in rural Canyon County, slashed his $1.1 million salary to $70,000.