Library Technicians in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,933
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$5,577
16.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,647
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
$34,510
Kept after tax
$28,933
Worth in national money
$31,647
State rank
45
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Idaho pays library technicians a middle wage of $34,510, 45 of 51 states and about 22.59% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Idaho this is lower-paid work. Of 476 occupations the state publishes figures for, library technicians ranks 444. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $34,510 the take-home is $28,933; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $31,647 would nationally. The average comes to $34,690, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho's $34,510 median for library technicians places it 45 of 51 states, about 22.59% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation Idaho reports, library technicians ranks 444 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.
- Post-tax income for library technicians in Idaho, on $34,510, is $28,933 — equivalent to $31,647 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 $34,690 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Library Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $24,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,100 |
| This salary | $34,510 |
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 | $28,933 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,909 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$868 |
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 | $33,296 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,050 |
| 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 technicians in Idaho earn under $34,510 and half over. The published range runs $24,960 at the tenth percentile to $46,100 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 $28,933, worked from $34,510. 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 444 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $31,647, the adjusted value of that $34,510 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 444 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for library technicians in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $24,960 to $46,100; 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 $28,933, on $34,510 for work ranking 444 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 444 of 476 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $31,647 — the adjusted value of that $34,510 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 444 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $24,960 at the tenth percentile, $46,100 at the ninetieth.
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 $31,647 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 $28,933 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 ($24,960 to $46,100) 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 $31,647 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 $28,933 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.