Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,007
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$8,593
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,571
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
$46,600
Kept after tax
$38,007
Worth in national money
$41,571
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $46,600, ranking 33 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 476 occupations Idaho reports figures for, this is number 323.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $46,600 you keep $38,007 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $41,571 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $48,020, since top earners drag the number up.
- Idaho occupies the middle band for industrial truck and tractor operators: a median of $46,600, ranking 33 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Idaho's occupational distribution, industrial truck and tractor operators sits at 323 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 $38,007 after the full tax stack, from $46,600. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $41,571 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $48,020 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,840 |
| This salary | $46,600 |
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 | $38,007 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,623 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$796 |
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 | $44,588 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$963 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $46,600 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,400 and the ninetieth is $59,840 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $38,007, worked from $46,600. 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 323 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,571, the adjusted value of that $46,600 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 323 of 476 in the state.
- The Idaho median of $46,600 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,400 to $59,840. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Idaho take-home of $38,007, on $46,600 for work ranking 323 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 323 of 476 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $41,571 — the adjusted value of that $46,600 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 323 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 $48,020 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,400 at the bottom tenth to $59,840 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $41,571.
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 $38,007.
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.
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 $48,020. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,400 to $59,840) 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 $41,571 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 $38,007 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.