Machinists in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,170
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$11,640
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,594
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
$58,810
Kept after tax
$47,170
Worth in national money
$51,594
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho sits in the middle of the pack for machinists. The median is $58,810, ranking 27 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Idaho, this sits in the middle: 220 of 476 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $58,810 you keep $47,170 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $51,594 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $59,480, since top earners drag the number up.
- Idaho occupies the middle band for machinists: a median of $58,810, ranking 27 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.
- Machinists ranks 220 of 476 occupations in Idaho by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in Idaho is $47,170 after the full tax stack, from $58,810. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $51,594 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $59,480 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Machinists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,450 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,810 |
| Top tenth earn over | $81,920 |
| This salary | $58,810 |
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 | $47,170 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,434 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$723 |
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 | $55,993 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$875 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,810 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,450 and the ninetieth is $81,920 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $47,170, from $58,810, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 220 of 476 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $51,594, the adjusted value of that $58,810 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 220 of 476 in the state.
- The Idaho median of $58,810 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,450 to $81,920. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Idaho is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,170 from $58,810. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 220 of 476 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $51,594 — the adjusted value of that $58,810 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 220 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $38,450, the highest tenth $81,920, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $51,594 in national terms.
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 $47,170.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($38,450) and the ninetieth ($81,920) 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 $51,594 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 $47,170 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.