Computer Programmers in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$67,591
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$21,429
24.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$73,930
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
$89,020
Kept after tax
$67,591
Worth in national money
$73,930
State rank
34
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is among the lower-paying states for computer programmers. The middle earner takes $89,020, ranking 34 of 46 states — about 11.33% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Idaho this is well-paid work. Of 476 occupations with published figures in the state, computer programmers ranks 81 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $89,020 the take-home is $67,591; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $73,930 would nationally. The average comes to $90,990, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho ranks 34 of 46 for computer programmers, with a median of $89,020 — about 11.33% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Ranked against every occupation Idaho publishes a median for, computer programmers sits 81 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.
- Post-tax income for computer programmers in Idaho, on $89,020, is $67,591 — equivalent to $73,930 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 $90,990 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Programmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,820 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $89,020 |
| Top tenth earn over | $113,610 |
| This salary | $89,020 |
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 | $67,591 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $71,456 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$397 |
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 | $83,526 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$549 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $89,020 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $62,820 and the ninetieth is $113,610 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $67,591, worked from $89,020. 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 81 of 476.
- Two cautions on $73,930, the adjusted value of that $89,020 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 81 of 476 locally.
- The Idaho median of $89,020 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $62,820 to $113,610. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Idaho take-home of $67,591, on $89,020 for work ranking 81 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 81 of 476 in the state.
- This $73,930 adjusted figure, worked from $89,020, 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 81 of 476 in the state. The occupation ranks 81 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $62,820 at the tenth percentile, $113,610 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 $73,930.
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 $67,591.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 46 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 ($62,820 to $113,610) 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 $73,930 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 $67,591 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.