Library Assistants, Clerical in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,520
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$5,440
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,195
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
$33,960
Kept after tax
$28,520
Worth in national money
$31,195
State rank
34
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is among the lower-paying states for library assistants, clerical. The middle earner takes $33,960, ranking 34 of 50 states — about 7.99% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Idaho, this one sits low: 451 of 476 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $33,960 you keep $28,520, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $31,195 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $32,960, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Idaho ranks 34 of 50 for library assistants, clerical, with a median of $33,960 — about 7.99% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Library assistants, clerical occupies position 451 of 476 in Idaho's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Idaho income tax, retained pay for library assistants, clerical on $33,960 is $28,520. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $31,195 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $32,960 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Library Assistants, Clerical
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $21,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $33,960 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,390 |
| This salary | $33,960 |
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 | $28,520 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,467 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$872 |
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 | $32,782 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,054 |
| 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 library assistants, clerical in Idaho earn under $33,960 and half over. The published range runs $21,990 at the tenth percentile to $43,390 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $28,520 take-home in Idaho comes from $33,960. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 451 of 476.
- Two cautions on $31,195, the adjusted value of that $33,960 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Idaho. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 451 of 476 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for library assistants, clerical in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $21,990 to $43,390; 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.
- Retained pay of $28,520, from $33,960, assumes a single Idaho filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 451 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 34 of 50 for it.
- This $31,195 adjusted figure, worked from $33,960, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 451 of 476 in the state. The occupation ranks 451 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $21,990 at the bottom tenth to $43,390 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 $31,195 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 $28,520 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($21,990 to $43,390) 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 $31,195 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 $28,520 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.