Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,455
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$9,075
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,156
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
$48,530
Kept after tax
$39,455
Worth in national money
$43,156
State rank
18
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Idaho is 18 of 45 states for this job, with a middle wage of $48,530. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 476 occupations Idaho reports figures for, this is number 295.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $48,530 the take-home is $39,455; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $43,156 would nationally. The average comes to $48,580, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho ranks 18 of 45 for automotive glass installers and repairers at $48,530. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Idaho's occupational distribution, automotive glass installers and repairers sits at 295 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.
- Post-tax income for automotive glass installers and repairers in Idaho, on $48,530, is $39,455 — equivalent to $43,156 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $48,580 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,530 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,090 |
| This salary | $48,530 |
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 | $39,455 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,174 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$785 |
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 | $46,391 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$949 |
| 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 automotive glass installers and repairers in Idaho earn under $48,530 and half over. The published range runs $36,400 at the tenth percentile to $63,090 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $39,455, worked from $48,530. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 295 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,156, the adjusted value of that $48,530 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 295 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for automotive glass installers and repairers in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,400 to $63,090; 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.
- The Idaho take-home of $39,455, on $48,530 for work ranking 295 of 476 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 295 of 476 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $43,156 — the adjusted value of that $48,530 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 295 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,400 and the top tenth $63,090, so most people doing this work in Idaho sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Idaho sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $43,156 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $39,455.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,400 to $63,090) 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 $43,156 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 $39,455 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.