Maintenance Workers, Machinery in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,249
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$11,001
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,493
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
$56,250
Kept after tax
$45,249
Worth in national money
$49,493
State rank
37
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is among the lower-paying states for maintenance workers, machinery. The middle earner takes $56,250, ranking 37 of 46 states — about 7.56% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 476 occupations Idaho reports figures for, this is number 236.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $56,250 the take-home is $45,249; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $49,493 would nationally. The average comes to $61,730, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho ranks 37 of 46 for maintenance workers, machinery, with a median of $56,250 — about 7.56% 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.
- In Idaho's occupational distribution, maintenance workers, machinery sits at 236 of 476 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for maintenance workers, machinery in Idaho, on $56,250, is $45,249 — equivalent to $49,493 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 $61,730 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Maintenance Workers, Machinery
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,190 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $84,370 |
| This salary | $56,250 |
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 | $45,249 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,377 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$739 |
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 | $53,602 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$893 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Idaho earn less than $56,250. The published range is $43,190 up to $84,370, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $45,249, from $56,250, 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 236 of 476 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $49,493 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 236.
- Reported values are medians; for maintenance workers, machinery in Idaho the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $43,190 to $84,370. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Idaho is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $45,249 from $56,250. 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 236 of 476 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $49,493, worked from $56,250, 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 236 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $61,730 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $43,190, the highest tenth $84,370, 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 $49,493 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 $45,249.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Idaho is $61,730. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($43,190) and the ninetieth ($84,370) 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 $49,493 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 $45,249 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.