Salaries in Idaho by job

Median annual wages in Idaho for 54 occupations, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).

Across all occupations, the Idaho median is 6% below the U.S. median.

Job	Median a year	vs U.S.
Airline pilot	$508,000	+119%
Family doctor / GP	$347,000	+42%
Pharmacist	$145,000	+3%
Marketing manager	$142,000	−15%
Software developer	$132,000	−3%
Electrical engineer	$129,000	+7%
Dentist	$124,000	−27%
Veterinarian	$116,000	−11%
Lawyer	$103,000	−35%
Financial analyst	$101,000	−2%
Physical therapist / physiotherapist	$99,000	−4%
Civil engineer	$98,000	−3%
Psychologist	$98,000	−3%
Project manager	$96,000	−6%
Dental hygienist	$95,000	−4%
Architect	$94,000	−6%
Mechanical engineer	$93,000	−10%
Registered nurse	$92,000	−5%
Network / systems administrator	$92,000	−7%
Data scientist	$89,000	−26%
Management consultant / analyst	$89,000	−13%
General / operations manager	$80,000	−24%
Web developer	$79,000	−14%
Accountant / auditor	$75,000	−11%
Police officer	$67,000	−12%
HR specialist	$65,000	−14%
Sales representative (B2B)	$65,000	−10%
Electrician	$63,000	same
High school teacher	$62,000	−14%
Elementary school teacher	$62,000	−4%
Paramedic	$60,000	same
Social worker	$60,000	same
IT support specialist	$59,000	−4%
Truck driver (heavy)	$59,000	same
Plumber	$52,000	−18%
Carpenter	$52,000	−14%
Chef / head cook	$52,000	−17%
Welder	$51,000	−6%
Graphic designer	$50,000	−20%
Paralegal	$50,000	−21%
Auto mechanic	$48,000	−4%
Bookkeeper	$48,000	−5%
Firefighter	$47,000	−20%
Construction laborer	$47,000	same
Administrative assistant	$44,000	−8%
Customer service representative	$43,000	−4%
Warehouse worker	$40,000	−1%
Real estate agent	$40,000	−25%
Nursing assistant	$39,000	−8%
Cook	$36,000	−3%
Hairdresser / stylist	$35,000	−1%
Retail salesperson	$35,000	−1%
Cashier	$30,000	−8%
Childcare worker	$30,000	−14%

Annual wages, all industries, full- and part-time workers, before tax. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. The last column shows how the Idaho median compares with the national median for the same occupation. Not published for Idaho: actuary.

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Sources

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: national estimates. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: state estimates. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.
Educational attainment for workers 25 years and older by detailed occupation (Table 5.3). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, 2023-2024.
PINC-03: Educational attainment by total money earnings, work experience and age. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2026 ASEC, 2025 earnings.

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