Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,626
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$10,794
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,812
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
$55,420
Kept after tax
$44,626
Worth in national money
$48,812
State rank
22
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Idaho is 22 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $55,420. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 476 occupations Idaho reports figures for, this is number 238.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $55,420 the take-home is $44,626; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $48,812 would nationally. The average comes to $64,670, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho ranks 22 of 49 for environmental science and protection technicians, including health at $55,420. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Idaho's occupational distribution, environmental science and protection technicians, including health sits at 238 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.
- Post-tax income for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Idaho, on $55,420, is $44,626 — equivalent to $48,812 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 $64,670 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,800 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $55,420 |
| Top tenth earn over | $140,150 |
| This salary | $55,420 |
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 | $44,626 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $46,710 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$744 |
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 | $52,826 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$899 |
| 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 $55,420. The published range is $30,800 up to $140,150, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $44,626, worked from $55,420. 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 238 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $48,812, the adjusted value of that $55,420 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 238 of 476 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Idaho the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $30,800 to $140,150. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Idaho take-home of $44,626, on $55,420 for work ranking 238 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 238 of 476 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $48,812 — the adjusted value of that $55,420 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 238 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 $64,670, 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 $30,800 at the bottom tenth to $140,150 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 $48,812.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Idaho adds its own income tax on top — which is why $44,626 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 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 $64,670. 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 ($30,800) and the ninetieth ($140,150) 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 $48,812 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 $44,626 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.