Biological Scientists, All Other in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,883
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$19,437
23.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,875
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
$83,320
Kept after tax
$63,883
Worth in national money
$69,875
State rank
33
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho sits in the middle of the pack for biological scientists, all other. The median is $83,320, ranking 33 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 476 occupations Idaho reports, biological scientists, all other comes in at 93 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $83,320 you keep $63,883, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $69,875 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $82,100, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Idaho occupies the middle band for biological scientists, all other: a median of $83,320, ranking 33 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Biological scientists, all other ranks 93 of 476 occupations by median in Idaho, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Idaho income tax, retained pay for biological scientists, all other on $83,320 is $63,883. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $69,875 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 $82,100 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Biological Scientists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,940 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $109,300 |
| This salary | $83,320 |
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 | $63,883 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,446 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$468 |
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 | $78,256 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$647 |
| 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 biological scientists, all other in Idaho earn under $83,320 and half over. The published range runs $49,940 at the tenth percentile to $109,300 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $63,883 take-home in Idaho comes from $83,320. 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 93 of 476.
- Two cautions on $69,875, the adjusted value of that $83,320 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 93 of 476 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for biological scientists, all other in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $49,940 to $109,300; 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.
- Retained pay of $63,883, from $83,320, 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 93 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 33 of 50 for it.
- This $69,875 adjusted figure, worked from $83,320, 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 93 of 476 in the state. The occupation ranks 93 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $49,940 at the tenth percentile, $109,300 at the ninetieth.
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 $69,875.
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 $63,883.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($49,940 to $109,300) 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 $69,875 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 $63,883 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.