Architectural and Engineering Managers in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$114,872
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$48,098
29.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$125,646
Idaho costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Idaho — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$162,970
Kept after tax
$114,872
Worth in national money
$125,646
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Idaho is 29 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $162,970. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Idaho this is well-paid work. Of 476 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 5 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $162,970 you keep $114,872 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $125,646 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $164,770, since top earners drag the number up.
- Idaho ranks 29 of 51 for architectural and engineering managers at $162,970. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Idaho publishes a median for, architectural and engineering managers sits 5 of 476 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Idaho is $114,872 after the full tax stack, from $162,970. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $125,646 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $164,770 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Architectural and Engineering Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $103,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $162,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $219,970 |
| This salary | $162,970 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Idaho | $114,872 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $122,656 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$576 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $151,581 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$819 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Idaho earn less than $162,970. The published range is $103,130 up to $219,970, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $114,872 take-home in Idaho comes from $162,970. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 5 of 476.
- Two cautions on $125,646, the adjusted value of that $162,970 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Idaho. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 5 of 476 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for architectural and engineering managers in Idaho the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $103,130 to $219,970. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $114,872, from $162,970, assumes a single Idaho filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 5 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 29 of 51 for it.
- This $125,646 adjusted figure, worked from $162,970, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 5 of 476 in the state. The occupation ranks 5 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $103,130 and the top tenth $219,970, so most people doing this work in Idaho sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $125,646.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Idaho then takes its own share, leaving $114,872.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($103,130 to $219,970) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Idaho rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Idaho's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $125,646 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $114,872 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Idaho income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.