Driver/Sales Workers in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,879
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$5,891
16.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,681
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
$35,770
Kept after tax
$29,879
Worth in national money
$32,681
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for driver/sales workers is on the low side in Idaho. The middle earner gets $35,770. That is 35 of 51 states, and about 7.74% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 476 occupations Idaho publishes, driver/sales workers lands at 430. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $35,770 you keep $29,879, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $32,681 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $35,420, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For driver/sales workers, Idaho sits in the lower band at $35,770, ranking 35 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 7.74%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Idaho, this work ranks 430 of 476 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Idaho income tax, retained pay for driver/sales workers on $35,770 is $29,879. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $32,681 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 $35,420 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Driver/Sales Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $20,980 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,770 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,090 |
| This salary | $35,770 |
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 | $29,879 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,921 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$861 |
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 | $34,473 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,041 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Idaho earn less than $35,770. The published range is $20,980 up to $49,090, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $29,879 take-home in Idaho comes from $35,770. 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 430 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $32,681 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 430.
- Reported values are medians; for driver/sales workers in Idaho the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $20,980 to $49,090. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $29,879, from $35,770, 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 430 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 35 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $32,681, worked from $35,770, 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 430 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $20,980 at the bottom tenth to $49,090 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $32,681.
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 $29,879.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($20,980) and the ninetieth ($49,090) 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 $32,681 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 $29,879 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.