SOC 11-9121 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Idaho Falls, ID?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Natural Sciences Managers in Idaho Falls, ID is $124,800. The 10th percentile is $107,180 and the 90th percentile is $225,470. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$124,800

10th percentile
$107,180
25th percentile
$107,180
Median
$124,800
75th percentile
$176,560
90th percentile
$225,470
Mean
$142,690

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $107,180 and the 90th percentile is $225,470. The difference is $118,290, which is 94.8% 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 $107,180 to the 75th at $176,560, covers $69,380.

The mean annual wage is $142,690, which sits above the median of $124,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Idaho Falls, ID median is 25.4% lower than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $132,187, which is 21% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Idaho median of $124,800.

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 $124,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $132,187 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 1st of 6 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).).

  • Logan, UT-ID is 124 miles away, with a median of $124,530 and employment of 30. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,817, against $132,187 here.
  • Twin Falls, ID is 136 miles away, with a median of $119,430 and employment of 30. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,663, against $132,187 here.
  • Bozeman, MT is 145 miles away, with a median of $122,930 and employment of 70. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,920, against $132,187 here.

Employment share

Natural Sciences Managers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Idaho Falls, ID (80 of 81,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.40 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 · Natural Sciences Managers 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 Natural Sciences Managers make in Idaho Falls, ID?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Natural Sciences Managers in Idaho Falls, ID is $124,800. The 10th percentile is $107,180 and the 90th percentile is $225,470. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Natural Sciences Managers?

The local median is 25.4% lower than the national median of $167,220.

What is Natural Sciences Managers 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 $124,800 is $132,187. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Idaho Falls, ID compare with nearby metros for Natural Sciences Managers?

Logan, UT-ID is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 124 miles away, at $124,530. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.