Dental Laboratory Technicians in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,592
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$8,788
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,212
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
$47,380
Kept after tax
$38,592
Worth in national money
$42,212
State rank
33
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Idaho. The middle earner gets $47,380. That is 33 of 46 states, and about 4.5% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 476 occupations Idaho reports figures for, this is number 309.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,380 you keep $38,592, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $42,212 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $58,980, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For dental laboratory technicians, Idaho sits in the lower band at $47,380, ranking 33 of 46 and trailing the national median by about 4.5%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Idaho's occupational distribution, dental laboratory technicians sits at 309 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 dental laboratory technicians on $47,380 is $38,592. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $42,212 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 $58,980 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Dental Laboratory Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,280 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $101,230 |
| This salary | $47,380 |
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 | $38,592 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,250 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$792 |
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 | $45,317 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$957 |
| 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 dental laboratory technicians in Idaho earn under $47,380 and half over. The published range runs $36,280 at the tenth percentile to $101,230 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,592 take-home in Idaho comes from $47,380. 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 309 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,212, the adjusted value of that $47,380 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 309 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for dental laboratory technicians in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,280 to $101,230; 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 $38,592, from $47,380, 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 309 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 33 of 46 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $42,212 — the adjusted value of that $47,380 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 309 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $58,980, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $36,280 at the bottom tenth to $101,230 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Idaho is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $42,212 in national terms.
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 $38,592.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $58,980. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($36,280) and the ninetieth ($101,230) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $42,212 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 $38,592 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.