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Salaries in Idaho: pay for 637 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Idaho had a median pay of $47,970 a year ($23.06 an hour) in May 2025, with 857,440 jobs counted. That is 6% below the national median of $50,980.

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Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Idaho, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$74,730$35.935,570
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$57,670$27.73140
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$65,050$31.27110
Administrative Services Managers$92,880$44.66880
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$50,040$24.06270
Advertising Sales Agents$53,460$25.70220
Advertising and Promotions Managers$80,680$38.7960
Aerospace Engineers$95,700$46.01190
Agricultural Equipment Operators$38,920$18.71490
Agricultural Inspectors$48,650$23.39280
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$105,690not published80
Agricultural Technicians$48,870$23.50650
Agricultural Workers, All Other$38,790$18.6540
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$56,530$27.18120
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,250$29.45600
Aircraft Service Attendants$40,250$19.3580
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$50,100$24.0940
Airfield Operations Specialists$62,510$30.0540
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$507,640not published330
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$30,530$14.682,010
Anesthesiologists$449,990$216.34not published
Animal Caretakers$32,170$15.471,760
Animal Control Workers$43,930$21.1250
Animal Trainers$40,770$19.60180
Anthropologists and Archeologists$88,710$42.65170
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$93,710$45.05850
Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,840$29.731,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,970$78.35850
Archivists$58,370$28.0630
Art Directors$80,680$38.79not published
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$72,300not published250
Athletic Trainers$60,410not published170
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$119,430$57.4250
Audio and Video Technicians$49,950$24.02210
Audiologists$95,120$45.73200
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$56,690$27.26240
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,200$23.65850
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$48,530$23.33110
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,420$23.285,030
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,560$17.10480
Avionics Technicians$80,620$38.7680
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$33,510$16.1170
Bailiffs$50,350$24.21110
Bakers$34,060$16.382,230
Barbers$36,040$17.33130
Bartenders$27,240$13.103,430
Bicycle Repairers$37,550$18.06260
Bill and Account Collectors$41,880$20.14510
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,440$22.332,850
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$133,750$64.30not published
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,620not published220
Biological Scientists, All Other$83,320$40.06430
Biological Technicians$42,130$20.25450
Boilermakers$88,400$42.5070
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,310$23.239,540
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$62,510$30.06320
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$46,940$22.5750
Broadcast Technicians$44,730$21.5090
Budget Analysts$83,220$40.01190
Bus Drivers, School$46,250$22.242,960
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$49,000$23.56520
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,230$28.481,930
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400$36.732,740
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$84,190not published240
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,030$18.281,480
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$69,240$33.291,610
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$44,870$21.57970
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$58,140$27.95120
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$100,100$48.13220
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,730$28.72570
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,510not published1,140
Cargo and Freight Agents$45,710$21.98300
Carpenters$52,000$25.008,380
Carpet Installers$51,550$24.79170
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$72,930$35.06100
Cashiers$30,370$14.6017,200
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$56,410$27.122,540
Chefs and Head Cooks$52,000$25.00550
Chemical Engineers$106,740$51.32140
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$77,100$37.07550
Chemical Plant and System Operators$82,980$39.9060
Chemical Technicians$54,560$26.23170
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published60
Chemists$78,000$37.50320
Chief Executives$177,210$85.202,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,840$28.77810
Childcare Workers$30,160$14.504,430
Chiropractors$80,770$38.83220
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,200$30.39440
Civil Engineers$98,030$47.132,630
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,340$37.191,320
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,640$17.132,840
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$33,660$16.18not published
Clergy$59,570$28.64150
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$47,450$22.811,590
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$97,790$47.01300
Coaches and Scouts$46,600not published1,410
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,810$22.03760
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$49,830$23.96120
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$43,230$20.79140
Commercial Pilots$109,620not published310
Commercial and Industrial Designers$80,730$38.81180
Communications Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published80
Community Health Workers$52,050$25.02270
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$50,390$24.22130
Compensation and Benefits Managers$90,020$43.28100
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$63,680$30.62500
Compliance Officers$75,450$36.271,660
Computer Hardware Engineers$131,570$63.26920
Computer Network Architects$107,620$51.74720
Computer Network Support Specialists$63,340$30.45780
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$53,340$25.64480
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$63,560$30.56120
Computer Occupations, All Other$98,700$47.451,040
Computer Programmers$89,020$42.80not published
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published120
Computer Systems Analysts$75,310$36.211,650
Computer User Support Specialists$59,170$28.453,650
Computer and Information Research Scientistsnot publishednot published70
Computer and Information Systems Managers$162,240$78.001,950
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$39,190$18.84180
Concierges$34,760$16.71250
Conservation Scientists$81,330$39.10300
Construction Laborers$46,940$22.5710,850
Construction Managers$104,600$50.292,280
Construction and Building Inspectors$63,570$30.561,000
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$60,990$29.3270
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$84,390$40.57180
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$40,750$19.59240
Cooks, Fast Food$31,070$14.941,610
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,600$17.113,650
Cooks, Restaurant$36,440$17.528,130
Cooks, Short Order$40,090$19.28120
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$48,360$23.2590
Correctional Officers and Jailers$53,580$25.762,370
Correspondence Clerks$51,010$24.5340
Cost Estimators$79,700$38.321,600
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,370$18.932,070
Couriers and Messengers$36,110$17.36410
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$69,330$33.3340
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,450$23.291,500
Crane and Tower Operators$52,770$25.37not published
Credit Analysts$79,650$38.29330
Credit Counselors$51,130$24.5890
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$40,060$19.26470
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,500$24.76370
Curators$62,190$29.9050
Customer Service Representatives$43,200$20.7718,770
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,840$22.52160
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,580$19.03720
Data Entry Keyers$42,810$20.58540
Data Scientists$89,380$42.971,350
Database Administrators$85,660$41.19180
Database Architects$121,380$58.36260
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$31,370$15.08330
Dental Assistants$45,880$22.062,680
Dental Hygienists$94,650$45.512,060
Dental Laboratory Technicians$47,380$22.78370
Dentists, General$124,190$59.71650
Dermatologists$281,920$135.5460
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$72,520$34.86630
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$99,920$48.04510
Dietetic Technicians$32,620$15.68170
Dietitians and Nutritionists$71,610$34.43420
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$27,810$13.371,520
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$44,990$21.6340
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot published$22.33100
Dishwashers$29,920$14.392,730
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,660$23.871,430
Drafters, All Other$56,430$27.1360
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$69,590$33.4670
Driver/Sales Workers$35,770$17.202,090
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$43,790$21.05920
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$54,830$26.36450
Economists$131,270$63.11130
Editorsnot publishednot published230
Education Administrators, All Other$71,690$34.47170
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$101,090not published1,830
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,200$48.66870
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,720not published170
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,530$23.33200
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$42,520$20.44260
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,320$29.001,990
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$47,840$23.0060
Electrical Engineers$129,340$62.181,000
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$125,410$60.29860
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,170$37.10650
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$81,590$39.23100
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,410$30.96420
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$119,170$57.29100
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$39,980$19.221,430
Electricians$63,000$30.295,690
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$70,830$34.05120
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$55,760$26.8190
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$102,770$49.41500
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,600not published6,850
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,670$25.32240
Emergency Management Directors$99,720$47.9480
Emergency Medical Technicians$38,840$18.67780
Emergency Medicine Physicians$221,430$106.46380
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$54,240$26.0870
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$112,240not published180
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$65,790$31.63260
Engineers, All Other$130,970$62.97560
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$95,020$45.68110
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,240$29.9280
Environmental Engineers$117,520$56.50400
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$55,420$26.65200
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$70,350$33.82670
Epidemiologists$66,280$31.8640
Etchers and Engravers$42,640$20.5050
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$58,670$28.21190
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,200$28.941,180
Exercise Physiologists$56,750$27.2940
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$49,780$23.942,360
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$60,360$29.02not published
Extraction Workers, All Other$71,050$34.1640
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$34,700$16.68not published
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,580$18.55210
Facilities Managers$99,870$48.02610
Fallers$78,330$37.66190
Family Medicine Physicians$347,160$166.91690
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$59,600$28.65680
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$81,010$38.95250
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$34,470$16.572,420
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$40,580$19.51480
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,940$13.9125,810
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$53,040$25.50not published
File Clerks$45,910$22.07540
Film and Video Editors$54,080$26.00100
Financial Clerks, All Other$51,310$24.67150
Financial Examiners$85,260$40.99210
Financial Managers$127,210$61.163,120
Financial Risk Specialists$76,870$36.96270
Financial Specialists, All Other$79,440$38.19210
Financial and Investment Analysts$100,830$48.48680
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$72,810$35.0130
Firefighters$47,320$22.752,240
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,550$36.326,730
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$79,330$38.14160
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$45,340$21.80580
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$69,360$33.35530
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$92,630$44.53520
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,190$18.367,440
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$48,390$23.271,220
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$58,200$27.981,120
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,940$36.033,780
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,200$37.60970
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,390$29.528,360
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$46,860$22.53700
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$94,920$45.64930
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,890$34.083,900
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$64,160$30.85110
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,140$22.187,330
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$49,300$23.70230
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$56,290$27.063,070
Fish and Game Wardens$73,200$35.19110
Flight Attendants$62,200not publishednot published
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tilesnot publishednot published210
Floral Designers$36,830$17.71330
Food Batchmakers$49,570$23.831,700
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$45,120$21.69790
Food Preparation Workers$31,510$15.154,670
Food Processing Workers, All Other$46,820$22.51130
Food Science Technicians$48,980$23.55560
Food Scientists and Technologists$77,440$37.23140
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,220$16.45930
Food Service Managers$70,140$33.72670
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$48,250$23.20430
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published30
Forensic Science Technicians$71,160$34.21160
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$47,050$22.6250
Forest and Conservation Technicians$53,290$25.622,020
Forest and Conservation Workers$59,460$28.59not published
Foresters$65,170$31.33280
Fundraisers$61,150$29.40380
Fundraising Managers$87,990$42.3070
Funeral Attendants$33,280$16.0070
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$57,690$27.74120
Furniture Finishers$39,510$19.00160
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$38,850$18.6850
Gas Plant Operators$79,280$38.1250
General Internal Medicine Physicians$355,390$170.86130
General and Operations Managers$80,390$38.6524,880
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$46,680$22.4470
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$91,170$43.83130
Glaziers$59,850$28.77580
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$27,680$13.31600
Graphic Designers$50,350$24.21920
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,980$22.11170
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$36,000$17.3140
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,480$17.062,250
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$49,710$23.90600
Health Education Specialists$61,330$29.49370
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$56,300$27.07560
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$101,910not publishednot published
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,220$22.70650
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$98,860$47.53250
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$62,490$30.04110
Healthcare Social Workers$74,500$35.82750
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$52,160$25.08220
Hearing Aid Specialists$75,300$36.20160
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,240$27.044,550
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,770$28.2615,920
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$39,240$18.8690
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$48,950$23.53210
Helpers--Carpenters$41,820$20.10not published
Helpers--Electricians$39,480$18.98250
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,250$18.87430
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$38,760$18.64230
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$40,120$19.29not published
Helpers--Production Workers$38,240$18.391,140
Highway Maintenance Workers$52,050$25.021,340
Home Appliance Repairers$45,650$21.95260
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,790$16.7220,770
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,280$13.122,360
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,870$16.282,130
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,770$24.89280
Human Resources Managers$119,990$57.691,040
Human Resources Specialists$64,990$31.253,930
Hydrologic Technicians$54,950$26.4250
Hydrologists$78,850$37.91160
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,150$30.36300
Industrial Engineers$100,840$48.481,330
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,860$30.222,750
Industrial Production Managers$107,340$51.611,210
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,600$22.402,560
Information Security Analystsnot publishednot published840
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,940$24.01490
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$45,130$21.702,900
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,680$24.84990
Instructional Coordinators$63,030$30.301,490
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$41,550$19.98330
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$76,110$36.59not published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,200$22.69580
Insurance Sales Agents$58,510$28.133,200
Insurance Underwriters$62,530$30.06360
Interior Designersnot publishednot published350
Interpreters and Translators$66,130$31.80300
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,450$18.97560
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,110$17.3610,800
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$47,090$22.64130
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$172,920$83.13250
Judicial Law Clerks$75,540$36.3260
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,240not published460
Labor Relations Specialists$93,110$44.77190
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,900$19.1815,610
Landscape Architects$73,950$35.56160
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$41,600$20.007,980
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,140$16.901,350
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$106,810not published40
Lawyers$103,400$49.712,490
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$41,880$20.14420
Legal Support Workers, All Other$64,480$31.0060
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$54,130$26.03650
Library Assistants, Clerical$33,960$16.33920
Library Technicians$34,510$16.59520
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,800$30.671,880
Life Scientists, All Other$68,990$33.1780
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$50,600$24.33550
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$28,770$13.83750
Light Truck Drivers$44,370$21.337,120
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,090$23.121,240
Loan Officers$71,070$34.172,030
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$43,460$20.90150
Lodging Managers$65,390$31.4470
Log Graders and Scalers$57,620$27.70140
Logging Equipment Operators$56,490$27.16560
Logisticians$73,920$35.54570
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$42,580$20.47170
Machinists$58,810$28.281,070
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$101,680$48.88170
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,560$16.626,210
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$39,890$19.18110
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$56,250$27.05170
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,190$23.178,200
Management Analysts$88,710$42.653,700
Managers, All Other$131,550$63.241,230
Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,910$16.78160
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$60,970$29.313,780
Marketing Managers$142,090$68.311,320
Marriage and Family Therapists$62,700$30.15140
Massage Therapists$60,420$29.05170
Materials Engineers$105,820$50.8890
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published200
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$39,200$18.84280
Mechanical Door Repairers$51,770$24.89180
Mechanical Drafters$59,050$28.39330
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$68,310$32.8430
Mechanical Engineers$93,190$44.801,070
Medical Appliance Technicians$48,020$23.0940
Medical Assistants$44,700$21.495,250
Medical Equipment Preparers$46,450$22.33580
Medical Equipment Repairers$74,270$35.71310
Medical Records Specialists$53,460$25.701,490
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$83,010$39.91380
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,920$21.605,120
Medical Transcriptionists$38,140$18.34400
Medical and Health Services Managers$117,770$56.623,920
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$52,520$25.25510
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$38,770$18.641,570
Meter Readers, Utilitiesnot publishednot published70
Microbiologists$65,940$31.7070
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,930not published2,360
Millwrights$64,710$31.11410
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$123,680$59.46110
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,210$21.265,890
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$65,420$31.45450
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,690$21.49510
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,830$31.171,220
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$42,620$20.49210
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,690$20.52520
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$60,250$28.97160
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$41,190$19.8070
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,740$22.95100
Motorcycle Mechanics$43,470$20.90130
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,410$24.24480
Museum Technicians and Conservators$43,520$20.9240
Natural Sciences Managers$124,800$60.00610
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$91,880$44.171,010
New Accounts Clerks$45,760$22.00350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$51,190$24.61220
Nuclear Engineers$133,970$64.41not published
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$104,630$50.3180
Nurse Anesthetists$263,130$126.50not published
Nurse Practitioners$132,540$63.721,750
Nursing Assistants$38,650$18.587,910
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$90,890not published430
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$223,560$107.48110
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$86,920$41.79730
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$60,670$29.17240
Occupational Therapists$97,760$47.00840
Occupational Therapy Aides$32,590$15.67120
Occupational Therapy Assistants$65,330$31.41210
Office Clerks, General$44,830$21.5520,790
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$61,140$29.39240
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,680$29.664,270
Operations Research Analysts$103,600$49.81500
Ophthalmic Laboratory Techniciansnot publishednot published40
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,280$18.41230
Opticians, Dispensing$43,950$21.13530
Optometrists$103,390$49.71160
Order Clerks$40,110$19.2990
Orderlies$38,650$18.58300
Orthodontistsnot publishednot published40
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$55,320$26.59190
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$46,720$22.463,950
Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,920$17.752,020
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$44,880$21.582,040
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$45,050$21.66not published
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,950$27.86480
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$49,690$23.892,030
Paramedics$60,380$29.03440
Parking Attendants$31,990$15.38470
Parking Enforcement Workers$33,930$16.3160
Parts Salespersons$44,580$21.431,980
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$73,210$35.20130
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$51,790$24.90800
Pediatricians, General$297,680$143.1160
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$41,600$20.00160
Personal Financial Advisors$94,370$45.37760
Pest Control Workers$40,220$19.34620
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$47,630$22.90610
Pharmacists$144,900$69.661,790
Pharmacy Aides$37,690$18.12110
Pharmacy Technicians$46,420$22.322,950
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published120
Phlebotomists$43,400$20.871,010
Photographers$33,320$16.02190
Physical Therapist Aides$28,660$13.78540
Physical Therapist Assistants$61,020$29.34560
Physical Therapists$99,000$47.601,030
Physician Assistants$133,790$64.321,320
Physicians, All Other$299,340$143.911,700
Physicists$135,150$64.97not published
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$106,040not published50
Pipelayers$58,650$28.20280
Plant and System Operators, All Other$61,690$29.6640
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,470$21.3860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$52,380$25.183,090
Podiatrists$124,610$59.9130
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$66,990$32.212,810
Postal Service Clerks$60,530$29.10480
Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,820$27.801,660
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430$27.61250
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$92,820$44.63130
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$74,180not published2,200
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$136,550$65.6560
Power Plant Operators$124,440$59.83310
Prepress Technicians and Workers$47,220$22.7050
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$32,800$15.771,010
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$35,990$17.30110
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$40,200$19.3330
Printing Press Operators$38,650$18.58610
Private Detectives and Investigators$47,910$23.03210
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$59,780$28.74760
Procurement Clerks$50,310$24.19470
Producers and Directors$61,150$29.40380
Production Workers, All Other$37,480$18.02810
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,950$28.821,070
Project Management Specialists$95,630$45.985,750
Property Appraisers and Assessors$63,410$30.49500
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$51,370$24.701,680
Protective Service Workers, All Other$46,580$22.39170
Psychiatric Technicians$41,490$19.95780
Psychiatrists$75,470$36.28110
Psychologists, All Other$121,140$58.2470
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$83,010not published180
Public Relations Managers$98,160$47.19not published
Public Relations Specialists$61,110$29.381,220
Public Safety Telecommunicators$51,780$24.89580
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$60,200$28.94not published
Purchasing Managers$136,970$65.85270
Radiation Therapists$99,660$47.92100
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$107,250$51.56not published
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,080$38.501,490
Rail Car Repairers$85,420$41.07110
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$79,020$37.9990
Railroad Conductors and Yardmastersnot publishednot published270
Real Estate Brokers$57,660$27.72380
Real Estate Sales Agents$39,820$19.151,170
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,810$17.705,340
Recreation Workers$30,100$14.472,080
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$58,720not published70
Recreational Therapists$49,720$23.9090
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$49,550$23.82370
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,880$23.98730
Registered Nurses$92,460$44.4516,880
Rehabilitation Counselors$54,550$26.23820
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$40,230$19.34420
Residential Advisors$37,160$17.86400
Respiratory Therapists$78,460$37.72820
Retail Salespersons$35,080$16.8720,180
Riggers$72,850$35.0360
Rock Splitters, Quarry$35,880$17.2590
Roofers$57,790$27.781,190
Sales Engineers$128,030$61.56360
Sales Managers$135,350$65.072,490
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$58,930$28.335,030
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,840$31.187,210
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$101,390$48.751,880
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$34,400$16.54280
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$48,350$23.25700
School Bus Monitors$32,230$15.49340
School Psychologists$71,700$34.47310
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,690not published6,570
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$43,710$21.017,570
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$64,620$31.071,690
Security Guards$38,300$18.413,750
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$49,180$23.65340
Self-Enrichment Teachers$36,490$17.542,190
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,160$25.08780
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$46,860$22.53230
Sewing Machine Operators$37,160$17.87410
Sheet Metal Workers$46,350$22.291,290
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$41,430$19.924,900
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$40,000$19.2340
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$36,190$17.401,110
Skincare Specialists$34,130$16.41720
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$40,370$19.41450
Social Science Research Assistants$62,570$30.08not published
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$61,190not published90
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$88,610$42.6070
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$62,230not published80
Social Workers, All Other$88,610$42.60210
Social and Community Service Managers$79,120$38.04820
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,540$22.863,810
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,140not published50
Software Developers$131,590$63.265,750
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testersnot publishednot published560
Soil and Plant Scientists$95,150$45.75540
Sound Engineering Technicians$54,970$26.4340
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$63,610not published620
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$60,170not published300
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$49,610not published180
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,700not published470
Speech-Language Pathologists$84,380$40.571,210
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$64,460$30.99120
Statisticiansnot publishednot published160
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,310$17.9412,450
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$72,750$34.98500
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$58,140$27.95320
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$63,360$30.462,990
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$34,080$16.391,800
Surgeons, All Other$211,490$101.6860
Surgical Assistants$56,460$27.14not published
Surgical Technologists$72,550$34.881,100
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$52,630$25.30450
Surveyors$73,940$35.55250
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$38,000$18.2770
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewersnot publishednot published110
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$41,700$20.0580
Tapers$57,690$27.74310
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$61,110$29.38300
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$53,600not published290
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,560not published8,710
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$37,310not published220
Technical Writersnot publishednot published430
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,440$30.021,080
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$56,340$27.09300
Telemarketers$39,400$18.94280
Tellers$42,380$20.382,690
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$30,000$14.42not published
Tile and Stone Setters$47,940$23.05570
Tire Repairers and Changers$37,570$18.061,070
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$61,730$29.68640
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$59,250$28.49100
Tool and Die Makers$57,800$27.7950
Tour and Travel Guides$37,960$18.25460
Traffic Technicians$57,180$27.4970
Training and Development Managers$128,120$61.60190
Training and Development Specialists$61,720$29.672,430
Transportation Inspectors$54,330$26.12170
Transportation Security Screeners$63,130$30.35250
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$93,920$45.151,040
Travel Agents$48,110$23.13220
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$43,840$21.08not published
Tutors$34,990$16.82760
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$32,250not published170
Upholsterers$39,730$19.10190
Urban and Regional Planners$76,500$36.78350
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$29,360$14.12700
Veterinarians$116,170$55.85540
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$37,530$18.04680
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$42,120$20.25790
Waiters and Waitresses$30,050$14.4510,950
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$52,210$25.101,480
Web Developers$79,290$38.12220
Web and Digital Interface Designers$64,250$30.89340
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$43,720$21.02140
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,530$24.303,300
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,850$24.45100
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$60,810$29.2440
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$45,730$21.99830
Word Processors and Typists$49,930$24.0060
Writers and Authors$56,360$27.1090
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$73,360$35.27380

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Idaho

By median pay, Idaho is number 35 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $29,300 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $103,240. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $36,660 to $72,320. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $61,170, 28% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 857,440 jobs counted here are 0.6% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Idaho are Office and Administrative Support (106,250 jobs, 13%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (73,900 jobs, 9%), Sales and Related (71,980 jobs, 9%) and Transportation and Material Moving (71,900 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Forest and Conservation Technicians (12.1 times the national share), Agricultural Technicians (7.8 times the national share) and Food Science Technicians (7.0 times the national share). The table on this page lists 637 occupations; for 19 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 175 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 15 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 123 pay less and 37 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Food Batchmakers ($49,570 here, $42,290 nationally), Parts Salespersons ($44,580 here, $38,630 nationally) and Physicians, All Other ($299,340 here, $265,930 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Lawyers ($103,400 here, $159,670 nationally), Computer Systems Analysts ($75,310 here, $105,850 nationally) and Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers ($51,370 here, $69,990 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Idaho

What is the median salary in Idaho?

The median pay of all employees in Idaho was $47,970 a year ($23.06 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Idaho?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, with 25,810 jobs and a median pay of $28,940 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Idaho?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($507,640), Anesthesiologists ($449,990) and General Internal Medicine Physicians ($355,390).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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