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title: "Average Salary in Idaho"
description: "Mean $61,170, median $47,970 in Idaho (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/idaho"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Idaho

Mean annual wage $61,170, median $47,970 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $50,230 (rank 43 of 51 by that measure; rank 35 nominal).

| Percentile | Idaho | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $29,300 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $36,660 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $47,970 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $72,320 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $103,240 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 95.5 |
| Housing (rents) | 90.0 |
| Goods | 96.3 |
| Utilities | 70.4 |
| Other services | 99.0 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $100,820 | 58,420 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $96,770 | 15,160 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $90,000 | 19,570 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $84,360 | 51,500 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $74,440 | 43,020 |
| Legal | $74,310 | 5,650 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $67,560 | 12,580 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $56,610 | 39,180 |
| Community and Social Service | $56,200 | 13,760 |
| Construction and Extraction | $56,160 | 56,350 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $53,500 | 44,110 |
| Protective Service | $51,920 | 16,420 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $49,220 | 9,350 |
| Production | $46,990 | 50,700 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $45,340 | 106,350 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $44,470 | 73,070 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $37,820 | 5,960 |
| Sales | $37,720 | 72,090 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $37,430 | 28,930 |
| Healthcare Support | $37,200 | 41,510 |
| Personal Care and Service | $34,380 | 19,850 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $30,180 | 73,910 |

## Most common jobs

- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 25,810 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 24,880 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 20,790 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 20,180 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 18,770 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 17,200 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 16,880 workers
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 15,920 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 15,610 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 12,450 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $347,160 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $299,340 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $177,210 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $162,970 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $162,240 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $144,900 median
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $142,090 median
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $135,350 median
- [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant): $133,790 median
- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner): $132,540 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Forest and Conservation Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forest-and-conservation-technician): 12.06x the national share
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): 2.59x the national share
- [Carpenter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/carpenter): 2.27x the national share
- [Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cement-mason-and-concrete-finisher): 2.23x the national share
- [Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/water-and-wastewater-treatment-plant-and-system-operator): 2.08x the national share
- [Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanic and Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/heating-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-mechanic-and-installer): 2.02x the national share
- [Butcher and Meat Cutter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/butcher-and-meat-cutter): 1.97x the national share
- [Sheet Metal Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sheet-metal-worker): 1.95x the national share
- [Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/packaging-and-filling-machine-operator-and-tender): 1.89x the national share
- [Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School](https://nuecareer.com/careers/career-technical-education-teacher-secondary-school): 1.85x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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