Labor Relations Specialists in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,251
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$22,859
24.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$76,840
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
$93,110
Kept after tax
$70,251
Worth in national money
$76,840
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Idaho pays labor relations specialists a middle wage of $93,110, ranking 17 of 51 states and sitting about 2.42% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Idaho. It ranks 71 out of 476 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $93,110 the take-home is $70,251; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $76,840 would nationally. The average lands at $81,760, below the middle of the range.
- Idaho's median for labor relations specialists is $93,110, about 2.42% above the national figure and 17 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Idaho, labor relations specialists ranks 71 of 476 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for labor relations specialists in Idaho, on $93,110, is $70,251 — equivalent to $76,840 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 $81,760 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Labor Relations Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $93,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $118,570 |
| This salary | $93,110 |
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 | $70,251 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,333 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$347 |
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 | $87,308 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$479 |
| 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 labor relations specialists in Idaho earn under $93,110 and half over. The published range runs $46,830 at the tenth percentile to $118,570 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 $70,251, worked from $93,110. 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 71 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $76,840, the adjusted value of that $93,110 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 71 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for labor relations specialists in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,830 to $118,570; 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 $70,251, on $93,110 for work ranking 71 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 71 of 476 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $76,840 — the adjusted value of that $93,110 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 71 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 $81,760, 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?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $46,830, the highest tenth $118,570, 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 $76,840 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Idaho's own levy, $70,251 remains.
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 $81,760. 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 ($46,830) and the ninetieth ($118,570) 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 $76,840 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 $70,251 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.