Food Processing Workers, All Other in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,172
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$8,648
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,752
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
$46,820
Kept after tax
$38,172
Worth in national money
$41,752
State rank
2
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is one of the better-paying states for food processing workers, all other. The middle earner takes $46,820, which ranks 2 of 46 states with published figures. That is about 17.99% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Food processing workers, all other ranks 320 among 476 occupations Idaho publishes pay for.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,820 the take-home is $38,172; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,752 would nationally. The average comes to $47,070, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho ranks 2 of 46 states publishing a median for food processing workers, all other, at $46,820 — about 17.99% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 320 of 476 in Idaho places food processing workers, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for food processing workers, all other in Idaho, on $46,820, is $38,172 — equivalent to $41,752 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 $47,070 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Food Processing Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $55,660 |
| This salary | $46,820 |
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 | $38,172 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,800 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$795 |
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 | $44,794 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$962 |
| 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 food processing workers, all other in Idaho earn under $46,820 and half over. The published range runs $38,130 at the tenth percentile to $55,660 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $38,172, worked from $46,820. 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 320 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $41,752 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 320.
- Figures are distribution medians for food processing workers, all other in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,130 to $55,660; 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.
- The Idaho take-home of $38,172, on $46,820 for work ranking 320 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 320 of 476 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $41,752, worked from $46,820, 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 320 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,130 at the bottom tenth to $55,660 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $41,752 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $38,172 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 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,130 to $55,660) 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 $41,752 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 $38,172 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.