Average Salary in Idaho
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Idaho. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$58,440Rank #39 of 51
- Median annual wage$46,470Rank #38 of 51
- Median household income$81,166ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity95.5US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$61,194Rank #46 at national prices
- Total employment844,910Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $58,440 is $11,970 (25.8 %) above the median of $46,470, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Idaho are about 4.5 % below the national average (RPP 95.5, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Idaho buys what $61,194 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Idaho is $81,166 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Idaho
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $132,460 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $127,720 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $127,340 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $125,460 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $120,410 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $108,170 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $96,980 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $95,230 |
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