SOC 49-2098 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025
How much do Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers make in Idaho Falls, ID?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Idaho Falls, ID is $58,660. The 10th percentile is $38,600 and the 90th percentile is $109,200. Employment is 60.
Median annual wage
$58,660
- 10th percentile
- $38,600
- 25th percentile
- $46,900
- Median
- $58,660
- 75th percentile
- $108,440
- 90th percentile
- $109,200
- Mean
- $68,240
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, the published 10th percentile is $38,600 and the 90th percentile is $109,200. The difference is $70,600, which is 120.4% 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 $46,900 to the 75th at $108,440, covers $61,540.
The mean annual wage is $68,240, which sits above the median of $58,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Idaho Falls, ID median is 2.3% lower than the national median of $60,070 for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,132, which is 3.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 19.3% higher than the Idaho median of $49,180.
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 $58,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers at $62,132 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 3rd of 4 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).).
- Bozeman, MT is 145 miles away, with a median of $59,740 and employment of 30. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,277, against $62,132 here.
- Ogden, UT is 175 miles away, with a median of $59,690 and employment of 110. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,482, against $62,132 here.
- Boise City, ID is 192 miles away, with a median of $49,150 and employment of 190. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,954, against $62,132 here.
Employment share
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Idaho Falls, ID (60 of 81,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (86,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.32 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 · Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 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 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers make in Idaho Falls, ID?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Idaho Falls, ID is $58,660. The 10th percentile is $38,600 and the 90th percentile is $109,200. Employment is 60.
How does that compare with the national median for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers?
The local median is 2.3% lower than the national median of $60,070.
What is Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 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 $58,660 is $62,132. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Idaho Falls, ID compare with nearby metros for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers?
Bozeman, MT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 145 miles away, at $59,740. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.