Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,140
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$11,630
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,562
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
$58,770
Kept after tax
$47,140
Worth in national money
$51,562
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Idaho is 26 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $58,770. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Idaho, this sits in the middle: 221 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 $58,770 the take-home is $47,140; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $51,562 would nationally. The average comes to $59,160, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho ranks 26 of 51 for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers at $58,770. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ranks 221 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 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Idaho, on $58,770, is $47,140 — equivalent to $51,562 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 $59,160 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,360 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,770 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,120 |
| This salary | $58,770 |
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 | $47,140 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,402 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$724 |
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 | $55,955 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$875 |
| 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 $58,770. The published range is $43,360 up to $77,120, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $47,140, from $58,770, 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 221 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 $51,562, the adjusted value of that $58,770 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 221 of 476 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Idaho the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $43,360 to $77,120. 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 $47,140 from $58,770. 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 221 of 476 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $51,562 — the adjusted value of that $58,770 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 221 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $43,360 at the bottom tenth to $77,120 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 $51,562 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 $47,140 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($43,360 to $77,120) 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 $51,562 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 $47,140 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.