Food Service Managers in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$55,309
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$14,831
21.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,497
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
$70,140
Kept after tax
$55,309
Worth in national money
$60,497
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Idaho is 27 of 51 states for food service managers, with a middle wage of $70,140. 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 140.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $70,140 you keep $55,309 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $60,497 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $73,850, since top earners drag the number up.
- Idaho ranks 27 of 51 for food service managers at $70,140. 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, food service managers sits at 140 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.
- Retained pay in Idaho is $55,309 after the full tax stack, from $70,140. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $60,497 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $73,850 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Food Service Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,110 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $70,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,160 |
| This salary | $70,140 |
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 | $55,309 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $58,173 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$632 |
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 | $66,122 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$873 |
| 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 service managers in Idaho earn under $70,140 and half over. The published range runs $43,110 at the tenth percentile to $105,160 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $55,309, from $70,140, 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 140 of 476 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $60,497, the adjusted value of that $70,140 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 140 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for food service managers in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $43,110 to $105,160; 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 $55,309 from $70,140. 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 140 of 476 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $60,497 — the adjusted value of that $70,140 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 140 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $73,850 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $43,110, the highest tenth $105,160, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $60,497 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $55,309.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $73,850. 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 ($43,110) and the ninetieth ($105,160) 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 $60,497 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 $55,309 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.