May 2025 OEWS · ID

Wages in Idaho

All-occupations median

$47,970

10th percentile
$29,300
25th percentile
$36,660
Median
$47,970
75th percentile
$72,320
90th percentile
$103,240
Mean
$61,170

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Idaho is 95.494, with the United States at 100.

The highest published annual median in this list is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, at $507,640.

Paramedics seated in an ambulance
Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Idaho with a published annual median.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers330$120,740$507,640$507,910
AnesthesiologistsNot available$89,130$449,990$497,100
General Internal Medicine Physicians130$133,880$355,390$385,590
Family Medicine Physicians690$84,020$347,160$525,140
Physicians, All Other1,700$38,390$299,340$429,850
Pediatricians, General60$169,880$297,680$366,480
Dermatologists60$124,890$281,920$612,100
Nurse AnesthetistsNot available$216,820$263,130$338,620
Obstetricians and Gynecologists110$100,710$223,560$332,660
Emergency Medicine Physicians380$119,990$221,430$372,940
Surgeons, All Other60$201,820$211,490$815,940
Chief Executives2,920$103,360$177,210$403,230
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates250$79,180$172,920$226,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers850$103,130$162,970$219,970
Computer and Information Systems Managers1,950$92,680$162,240$219,380
Pharmacists1,790$102,180$144,900$164,050
Marketing Managers1,320$76,690$142,090$251,590
Purchasing Managers270$79,790$136,970$207,010
Power Distributors and Dispatchers60$119,540$136,550$176,140
Sales Managers2,490$70,730$135,350$224,890
PhysicistsNot available$85,110$135,150$199,990
Nuclear EngineersNot available$104,070$133,970$176,840
Physician Assistants1,320$100,590$133,790$160,120
Bioengineers and Biomedical EngineersNot available$36,190$133,750$137,600
Nurse Practitioners1,750$100,480$132,540$169,710
Software Developers5,750$71,030$131,590$178,980
Computer Hardware Engineers920$85,230$131,570$212,880
Managers, All Other1,230$69,800$131,550$210,340
Economists130$55,180$131,270$173,560
Engineers, All Other560$84,030$130,970$195,360

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Idaho by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Fast Food and Counter Workers25,810$20,130$28,940$36,330
General and Operations Managers24,880$41,920$80,390$170,990
Office Clerks, General20,790$29,530$44,830$63,190
Home Health and Personal Care Aides20,770$28,010$34,790$41,600
Retail Salespersons20,180$26,330$35,080$49,980
Customer Service Representatives18,770$29,990$43,200$62,190
Cashiers17,200$22,400$30,370$38,440
Registered Nurses16,880$71,210$92,460$121,230
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers15,920$43,360$58,770$77,120
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand15,610$29,550$39,900$49,250
Stockers and Order Fillers12,450$29,640$37,310$46,190
Waiters and Waitresses10,950$16,770$30,050$62,220
Construction Laborers10,850$36,560$46,940$63,190
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners10,800$28,390$36,110$49,000
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks9,540$34,690$48,310$72,870
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary8,710$23,980$35,560$48,800
Carpenters8,380$36,850$52,000$75,710
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers8,360$40,680$61,390$91,590
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General8,200$35,830$48,190$75,870
Cooks, Restaurant8,130$25,470$36,440$47,020

Metropolitan areas

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Idaho?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Idaho is $47,970. Employment is 857,440.