Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,562
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$10,108
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,554
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
$52,670
Kept after tax
$42,562
Worth in national money
$46,554
State rank
25
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $52,670, ranking 25 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Idaho, this sits in the middle: 251 of 476 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $52,670 the take-home is $42,562; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $46,554 would nationally. The average comes to $53,110, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho occupies the middle band for eligibility interviewers, government programs: a median of $52,670, ranking 25 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.
- Eligibility interviewers, government programs ranks 251 of 476 occupations in Idaho by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for eligibility interviewers, government programs in Idaho, on $52,670, is $42,562 — equivalent to $46,554 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 $53,110 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,310 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $52,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,440 |
| This salary | $52,670 |
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 | $42,562 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $44,500 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$760 |
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 | $50,258 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$919 |
| 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 eligibility interviewers, government programs in Idaho earn under $52,670 and half over. The published range runs $43,310 at the tenth percentile to $64,440 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $42,562, from $52,670, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 251 of 476 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $46,554, the adjusted value of that $52,670 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 251 of 476 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for eligibility interviewers, government programs in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $43,310 to $64,440; 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.
- Take-home for Idaho is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $42,562 from $52,670. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 251 of 476 locally.
- This $46,554 adjusted figure, worked from $52,670, 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 251 of 476 in the state. The occupation ranks 251 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $43,310 at the bottom tenth to $64,440 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $46,554 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Idaho's own levy, $42,562 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($43,310 to $64,440) 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 $46,554 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 $42,562 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.