State salary profile · Idaho

Idaho Salaries

Idaho statewide wages plus 6 metro areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas, from BLS OEWS May 2025. Published local OEWS areas include Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Pocatello, ID, then Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Twin Falls, ID.

$171,807
Mean of top 50 medians
617
Occupations
8
Local wage areas
41,190
Estimated jobs (top tier)

The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians in Idaho is $171,807.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, The May 2025 release has a published median for 617 occupations in Idaho; percentile boundaries and local-area rows are available only where BLS publishes them. The highest-paying reported occupation, Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, earns $507,640, versus $27,240 for Bartenders at the bottom of the range. Detail is available for 6 metro areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas. Published local OEWS areas include Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Pocatello, ID, then Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Twin Falls, ID.

Idaho · employment ≠ wage

In Idaho, Fast Food and Counter Workers lead by published employment (25,810 jobs, #1 of 591) but rank #585 of 591 on median wage ($28,940), while Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers top the wage list at $507,640 (#1 of 591) with 330 jobs (#335 of 591). The largest payroll is not the highest published median.

25,810
Fast Food and Counter Work... employment #1
$507,640
Airline Pilots wage #1
#335
Employment rank of wage leader
#585
Wage rank of employment leader

Employment is OEWS tot_emp inside this state; pay is the occupation median. Same detailed-occupation pool, two rankings.

Employment of Idaho's #1 occupations by headcount vs median wage

Same unit (published jobs) for both named leaders. BLS OEWS May 2025.

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What this shows Fast Food and Counter Workers lead Idaho by employment; Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers lead on median wage at $507,640.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

Idaho, the picture in one line

Idaho ranks #37 of 54 states and territories by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage; its highest published occupation median is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $507,640. Published local OEWS areas include Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Pocatello, ID, then Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Twin Falls, ID.

#37
of 54 states by published mean wage
$507,640
top-paying: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
31st
percentile among all states
Boise City, ID
local OEWS: Boise City, ID and Coeur d'Alene, ID

The state rank uses BLS's All Occupations mean. Occupation rows below use occupation-specific medians; the two statistics are not interchangeable. Start local checks in Boise City, ID.

Statewide OEWS footprints behind Idaho's 8 local areas

Software Developers and Medical and Health Services Managers lead Idaho's published employment inside this top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.

  1. 1. Software Developers 5,750 jobs · $131,590
  2. 2. Medical and Health Services Managers 3,920 jobs · $117,770
  3. 3. Financial Managers 3,120 jobs · $127,210
  4. 4. Chief Executives 2,920 jobs · $177,210
  5. 5. Sales Managers 2,490 jobs · $135,350
  6. 6. Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,950 jobs · $162,240
  7. 7. Pharmacists 1,790 jobs · $144,900
  8. 8. Nurse Practitioners 1,750 jobs · $132,540
  9. 9. Physicians, All Other 1,700 jobs · $299,340
  10. 10. Marketing Managers 1,320 jobs · $142,090
  11. 11. Physician Assistants 1,320 jobs · $133,790
  12. 12. Managers, All Other 1,230 jobs · $131,550
  13. 13. Human Resources Managers 1,040 jobs · $119,990
  14. 14. Electrical Engineers 1,000 jobs · $129,340
  15. 15. Computer Hardware Engineers 920 jobs · $131,570
  16. 16. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 860 jobs · $125,410
  17. 17. Architectural and Engineering Managers 850 jobs · $162,970
  18. 18. Family Medicine Physicians 690 jobs · $347,160
  19. 19. Dentists, General 650 jobs · $124,190
  20. 20. Natural Sciences Managers 610 jobs · $124,800

Local BLS wage areas inside Idaho

Published local OEWS areas include Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Pocatello, ID, then Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Twin Falls, ID.

Boise City, ID Coeur d'Alene, ID Idaho Falls, ID Lewiston, ID-WA Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area Pocatello, ID Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area Twin Falls, ID

Observed statewide pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025

May 2024 → May 2025
  • BLS's published All Occupations median in Idaho moved from $46,470 in May 2024 to $47,970 in May 2025 (+3.2%).
  • Across the 54 states and territories priced in both releases, the median place changed +2.7%.
  • Idaho sits +0.5 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

General and Operations Managers shows the widest statewide vs national median gap in Idaho

General and Operations Managers publishes $80,390 here versus $105,770 nationally (-24.0%; 24,880statewide jobs). Next is Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel at $58,930 locally versus $69,990 nationally (-15.8%).

  1. General and Operations Managers$80,390 in Idaho sits 24.0% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (24,880 published local jobs).
  2. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$58,930 in Idaho sits 15.8% below the national Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $69,990 (5,030 published local jobs).
  3. Waiters and Waitresses$30,050 in Idaho sits 14.7% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (10,950 published local jobs).
  4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,690 in Idaho sits 14.4% below the national Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education median of $72,040 (6,570 published local jobs).

General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Idaho; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.

· Source: BLS OEWS May 2025

The Idaho OEWS table has a published median for 617 occupations. The displayed top 50 rows have summed published employment of approximately 41,190; that sum does not include the bottom table or rows whose employment is suppressed. BLS publishes means and percentile boundaries only where the corresponding estimate meets its publication standards. Averaging the medians of the top 50 highest-paying occupations gives $171,807 per year. That is only a mean of the displayed upper-tier occupation medians; it is not the BLS All Occupations mean or median and does not describe a typical worker. Published local OEWS areas include Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Pocatello, ID, then Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Twin Falls, ID. Local OEWS areas in this extract include Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Pocatello, ID, Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Twin Falls, ID.

At the top of the ranking, Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers pays a Idaho median of $507,640, the highest-paying reported occupation in the state. The number-two spot goes to Anesthesiologists at $449,990, followed by General Internal Medicine Physicians at $355,390. At the bottom of the published range, Bartenders has a median of $27,240, making the displayed endpoint ratio 18.6×. The endpoints do not establish a cause or career stage. WageDex has BLS occupation rows for 6 metro areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas assigned to Idaho, allowing comparisons below the statewide estimate without treating nonmetropolitan areas as MSAs.

Because Idaho publishes 8 OEWS areas, treat the statewide Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers median as a roll-up and re-check the same occupation in Boise City, ID or Coeur d'Alene, ID where BLS releases the row. Tips and commissions stay inside OEWS; benefits and equity do not. Published local OEWS areas include Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Pocatello, ID, then Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Twin Falls, ID. Local OEWS area names are state-specific; statewide means are not metro offers.

Top-Tier Sample

75

occupations shown below

Avg. Median Salary

$171,807

top 50 occupations

Top Salary

$507,640

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Where Idaho ranks by published mean wage

BLS All Occupations annual mean vs. 54 states & territories; local OEWS includes Boise City, ID and Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID

$61,170 Bottom 31% higher than 31% of 54 states & territories

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Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more states & territories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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$50,000–$55,000 3 states & territories 6%
$55,000–$60,000 8 states & territories 15%
$60,000–$65,000 (this entry) 16 states & territories 30%
$65,000–$70,000 8 states & territories 15%
$70,000–$75,000 8 states & territories 15%
$75,000–$80,000 4 states & territories 7%
$80,000–$85,000 3 states & territories 6%
$85,000–$90,000 1 states & territories 2%
$90,000–$95,000 0 states & territories 0%
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$110,000–$115,000 1 states & territories 2%

$61,170 · 31st percentile of 54 states & territories

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Idaho ranks #37 of 54 by BLS-published All Occupations annual mean wage ($61,170). It is not the median wage or a prediction for a particular worker.

National-price-equivalent mean: dividing the $61,170 BLS All Occupations mean by the BEA state RPP gives $64,052. Inputs: BEA Regional Price Parity for Idaho (RPP 95.5, 2024; 100 = national average, all items, table SARPP). The division is a WageDex calculation, not an after-tax or household-income measure.

Largest OEWS footprints in Idaho

Published employment among the top-pay sample, top 15 by jobs

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Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS As of May 2025

BLS publishes wage data for 617 distinct occupations in Idaho. The table below shows the top 50 by median annual wage, reordered by published employment for this reading. Drill into the full top-100 ranking or the fastest-growing list for deeper coverage.

Top-pay occupations in Idaho, by employment

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Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published Idaho jobs so the title sequence follows the local OEWS mix.

# Occupation Median Salary
1 Software Developers $131,590
2 Medical and Health Services Managers $117,770
3 Financial Managers $127,210
4 Chief Executives $177,210
5 Sales Managers $135,350
6 Computer and Information Systems Managers $162,240
7 Pharmacists $144,900
8 Nurse Practitioners $132,540
9 Physicians, All Other $299,340
10 Marketing Managers $142,090
11 Physician Assistants $133,790
12 Managers, All Other $131,550
13 Human Resources Managers $119,990
14 Electrical Engineers $129,340
15 Computer Hardware Engineers $131,570
16 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $125,410
17 Architectural and Engineering Managers $162,970
18 Family Medicine Physicians $347,160
19 Dentists, General $124,190
20 Natural Sciences Managers $124,800
21 Engineers, All Other $130,970
22 Veterinarians $116,170
23 Environmental Engineers $117,520
24 Emergency Medicine Physicians $221,430
25 Sales Engineers $128,030
26 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $507,640
27 Power Plant Operators $124,440
28 Commercial Pilots $109,620
29 Purchasing Managers $136,970
30 Database Architects $121,380
31 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $172,920
32 Training and Development Managers $128,120
33 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $112,240
34 General Internal Medicine Physicians $355,390
35 Economists $131,270
36 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $223,560
37 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $123,680
38 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $119,170
39 Psychologists, All Other $121,140
40 Pediatricians, General $297,680
41 Dermatologists $281,920
42 Surgeons, All Other $211,490
43 Power Distributors and Dispatchers $136,550
44 Atmospheric and Space Scientists $119,430
45 Podiatrists $124,610
46 Anesthesiologists $449,990
47 Nurse Anesthetists $263,130
48 Physicists $135,150
49 Nuclear Engineers $133,970
50 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $133,750

Lowest Paying Jobs in Idaho

Occupation Median Salary
Bartenders $27,240
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $27,280
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $27,680
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $27,810
Physical Therapist Aides $28,660
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $28,770
Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,940
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $29,360
Dishwashers $29,920
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other $30,000
Waiters and Waitresses $30,050
Recreation Workers $30,100
Childcare Workers $30,160
Cashiers $30,370
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $30,530
Cooks, Fast Food $31,070
Demonstrators and Product Promoters $31,370
Food Preparation Workers $31,510
Parking Attendants $31,990
Animal Caretakers $32,170
School Bus Monitors $32,230
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials $32,250
Occupational Therapy Aides $32,590
Dietetic Technicians $32,620
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $32,800

Fastest Growing Jobs

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See national growth projections alongside the published OEWS state employment estimates for each occupation in Idaho. Based on BLS employment projections 2024-2034.

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Two BLS OEWS peer sets outside Idaho. Local metro cards below stay inside this state; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on published All Occupations mean wage ($61,170 here) and reported employment (857,440 jobs here).

Similar mean wage

Nearest other states by BLS All Occupations annual mean wage.

Similar employment scale

Nearest headcount peers (floor 250,000 All Occupations jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS All Occupations mean annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude states already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Local OEWS areas and related Idaho pages

Published local OEWS areas include Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Pocatello, ID, then Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Twin Falls, ID.

Boise City, ID

Local OEWS wage area

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Local OEWS wage area

Idaho Falls, ID

Local OEWS wage area

Lewiston, ID-WA

Local OEWS wage area

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area

Local OEWS wage area

Pocatello, ID

Local OEWS wage area

Highest Paying in Idaho

Top 100 by median salary

Fastest Growing in Idaho

Projected 2024-2034 growth

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

National occupation profile

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average of the top 50 occupation medians in Idaho? ▼
The equal-weighted mean of the top 50 published occupation medians is $171,807/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). It is not the statewide mean or median and does not describe the wage of a typical worker.
What is the average salary in Idaho? ▼
BLS publishes an All Occupations annual mean wage of $61,170/year for Idaho in the May 2025 OEWS release, which ranks 37th among the 54 states and territories with a published mean. Published local OEWS areas include Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Pocatello, ID, then Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Twin Falls, ID. This is an occupational wage estimate, not a household-income statistic or a prediction for one worker.
What is the highest paying job in Idaho? ▼
The highest paying occupation in Idaho is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers with a median salary of $507,640/year according to BLS data. The second highest is Anesthesiologists at $449,990/year.
What jobs pay the least in Idaho? ▼
The lowest published occupation median in this Idaho ranking is Bartenders at $27,240/year. The table does not classify that occupation as entry-level or explain why its median is lowest.
How many local BLS wage areas are shown for Idaho? ▼
WageDex has occupation-level wage rows for 6 metro areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas assigned to Idaho. Published local OEWS areas include Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA, Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Pocatello, ID, then Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Twin Falls, ID. Nonmetropolitan reporting areas are not MSAs. Compare the same occupation and statistic across areas; published coverage can differ by occupation and geography.
How many occupations are shown for Idaho? ▼
BLS publishes wage data for 617 distinct occupations in Idaho. The 50 occupations in the displayed upper tier have a combined OEWS employment estimate of approximately 41,190 jobs in covered establishments.

Local-area sources inside Idaho

BLS OEWS state wage tables → BLS OEWS metro area tables → BLS LAUS unemployment → BEA personal income by state →

What to do with this data

How to use Idaho wage data in a real decision

  • Idaho has 8 published OEWS areas starting with Boise City, ID; open Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers inside a metro before using the statewide $507,640 median. Boise City, ID
  • Inside Idaho, re-check Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers in Boise City, ID, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Idaho Falls, ID, Lewiston, ID-WA or Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area before treating the statewide median as a metro offer. Boise City, ID
  • Open Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers for percentile bands and local-area rows; Idaho's statewide median of $507,640 uses a different geography than any single metro estimate. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
  • The published Idaho range runs from Bartenders at $27,240 to Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $507,640; an offer still depends on the exact role and employer. Salary calculator

BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period and exclude self-employed workers; some small occupation-area cells are suppressed.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State-level employment totals and local-area breakouts from BLS OEWS State and Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025. Local areas can be metropolitan or nonmetropolitan.

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