Engineers, All Other in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$94,696
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$36,274
27.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$103,578
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
$130,970
Kept after tax
$94,696
Worth in national money
$103,578
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Idaho pays engineers, all other a middle wage of $130,970, ranking 10 of 51 states and sitting about 6.54% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 476 occupations Idaho reports, engineers, all other comes in at 15 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $130,970 you keep $94,696, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $103,578 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $131,260, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Idaho's median for engineers, all other is $130,970, about 6.54% above the national figure and 10 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Engineers, all other ranks 15 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 engineers, all other on $130,970 is $94,696. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $103,578 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 $131,260 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $84,030 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $130,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $195,360 |
| This salary | $130,970 |
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 | $94,696 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $100,784 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$136 |
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 | $122,063 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$194 |
| 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 $130,970. The published range is $84,030 up to $195,360, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $94,696, from $130,970, 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 15 of 476 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $103,578, the adjusted value of that $130,970 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 15 of 476 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for engineers, all other in Idaho the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $84,030 to $195,360. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Idaho is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $94,696 from $130,970. 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 15 of 476 locally.
- This $103,578 adjusted figure, worked from $130,970, 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 15 of 476 in the state. The occupation ranks 15 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $84,030 at the bottom tenth to $195,360 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Idaho sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $103,578 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $94,696 remains.
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 ($84,030) and the ninetieth ($195,360) 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 $103,578 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 $94,696 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.