Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,826
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$25,854
25.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,938
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
$101,680
Kept after tax
$75,826
Worth in national money
$82,938
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $101,680, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 6.49% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Idaho. It ranks 43 out of 476 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $101,680 you keep $75,826 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $82,938 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $101,370.
- Idaho ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for magnetic resonance imaging technologists, at $101,680 — about 6.49% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Idaho, magnetic resonance imaging technologists ranks 43 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.
- Retained pay in Idaho is $75,826 after the full tax stack, from $101,680. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $82,938 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $101,370 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $82,820 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $101,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $124,470 |
| This salary | $101,680 |
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 | $75,826 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,362 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$240 |
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 | $95,233 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$331 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $101,680 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $82,820 and the ninetieth is $124,470 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $75,826, from $101,680, 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 43 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 $82,938, the adjusted value of that $101,680 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 43 of 476 in the state.
- The Idaho median of $101,680 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $82,820 to $124,470. 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 $75,826 from $101,680. 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 43 of 476 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $82,938 — the adjusted value of that $101,680 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 43 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $82,820 at the bottom tenth to $124,470 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 $82,938 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 $75,826 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 ($82,820 to $124,470) 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 $82,938 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 $75,826 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.