Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,406
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$5,734
16.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,164
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
$35,140
Kept after tax
$29,406
Worth in national money
$32,164
State rank
23
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Idaho is 23 of 51 states for laundry and dry-cleaning workers, with a middle wage of $35,140. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Idaho this is lower-paid work. Of 476 occupations the state publishes figures for, laundry and dry-cleaning workers ranks 436. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $35,140 you keep $29,406 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $32,164 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $34,330.
- Idaho ranks 23 of 51 for laundry and dry-cleaning workers at $35,140. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Idaho reports, laundry and dry-cleaning workers ranks 436 of 476, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay in Idaho is $29,406 after the full tax stack, from $35,140. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $32,164 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $34,330 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,700 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,540 |
| This salary | $35,140 |
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 | $29,406 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,415 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$865 |
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 | $33,884 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,046 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $35,140 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $23,700 and the ninetieth is $45,540 — 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 $29,406, worked from $35,140. 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 436 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $32,164 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 436.
- The Idaho median of $35,140 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $23,700 to $45,540. 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 $29,406, on $35,140 for work ranking 436 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 436 of 476 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $32,164, worked from $35,140, 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 436 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $23,700 at the bottom tenth to $45,540 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Idaho is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $32,164 in national terms.
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 $29,406 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($23,700 to $45,540) 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 $32,164 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 $29,406 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.