Athletic Trainers in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,371
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$12,039
19.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,908
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
$60,410
Kept after tax
$48,371
Worth in national money
$52,908
State rank
33
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Idaho pays athletic trainers around $60,410 at the midpoint, 33 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 476 occupations Idaho reports figures for, this is number 203.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $60,410 you keep $48,371, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $52,908 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $67,210, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For athletic trainers the Idaho median is $60,410, ranking 33 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Idaho's occupational distribution, athletic trainers sits at 203 of 476 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Idaho income tax, retained pay for athletic trainers on $60,410 is $48,371. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $52,908 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $67,210 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Athletic Trainers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,940 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,410 |
| Top tenth earn over | $88,540 |
| This salary | $60,410 |
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 | $48,371 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,719 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$714 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $57,487 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$863 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of athletic trainers in Idaho earn under $60,410 and half over. The published range runs $52,940 at the tenth percentile to $88,540 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $48,371, from $60,410, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 203 of 476 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $52,908 uses one figure for the whole of Idaho. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 476 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 203.
- Figures are distribution medians for athletic trainers in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $52,940 to $88,540; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Idaho is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $48,371 from $60,410. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 203 of 476 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $52,908, worked from $60,410, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Idaho address, on work sitting at 203 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $67,210, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $52,940 at the bottom tenth to $88,540 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $52,908.
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 $48,371.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Idaho is $67,210. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($52,940 to $88,540) 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 $52,908 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 $48,371 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.