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How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Idaho Falls, ID?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Idaho Falls, ID is $61,080. The 10th percentile is $46,750 and the 90th percentile is $78,320. Employment is 680.

Median annual wage

$61,080

10th percentile
$46,750
25th percentile
$49,110
Median
$61,080
75th percentile
$64,960
90th percentile
$78,320
Mean
$60,070

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $46,750 and the 90th percentile is $78,320. The difference is $31,570, which is 51.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,110 to the 75th at $64,960, covers $15,850.

The mean annual wage is $60,070, which sits below the median of $61,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Idaho Falls, ID median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,695, which is 1.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% lower than the Idaho median of $61,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Idaho Falls, ID is 94.412, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $64,695 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 4th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Pocatello, ID is 65 miles away, with a median of $60,840 and employment of 270. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,432, against $64,695 here.
  • Logan, UT-ID is 124 miles away, with a median of $74,790 and employment of 520. That median is 22.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,966, against $64,695 here.
  • Twin Falls, ID is 136 miles away, with a median of $60,890 and employment of 490. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,107, against $64,695 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.83% of wage-and-salary employment in Idaho Falls, ID (680 of 81,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Idaho Falls, ID · Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Idaho Falls, ID?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Idaho Falls, ID is $61,080. The 10th percentile is $46,750 and the 90th percentile is $78,320. Employment is 680.

How does that compare with the national median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

The local median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $63,970.

What is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education pay in Idaho Falls, ID after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Idaho Falls, ID is 94.412, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,080 is $64,695. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Idaho Falls, ID compare with nearby metros for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education?

Pocatello, ID is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $60,840. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 4th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.