Manicurists and Pedicurists in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,233
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$5,677
16.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,975
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
$34,910
Kept after tax
$29,233
Worth in national money
$31,975
State rank
30
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho sits in the middle of the pack for manicurists and pedicurists. The median is $34,910, ranking 30 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Idaho, this one sits low: 439 of 476 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $34,910 the take-home is $29,233; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $31,975 would nationally. The average comes to $35,980, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho occupies the middle band for manicurists and pedicurists: a median of $34,910, ranking 30 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Manicurists and pedicurists occupies position 439 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.
- Post-tax income for manicurists and pedicurists in Idaho, on $34,910, is $29,233 — equivalent to $31,975 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 $35,980 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Manicurists and Pedicurists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $25,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,440 |
| This salary | $34,910 |
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 | $29,233 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,230 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$866 |
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 | $33,669 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,047 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $34,910 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $25,150 and the ninetieth is $51,440 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $29,233 take-home in Idaho comes from $34,910. 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 439 of 476.
- Two cautions on $31,975, the adjusted value of that $34,910 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 439 of 476 locally.
- The Idaho median of $34,910 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $25,150 to $51,440. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $29,233, from $34,910, 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 439 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 30 of 49 for it.
- This $31,975 adjusted figure, worked from $34,910, 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 439 of 476 in the state. The occupation ranks 439 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 $35,980 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?
The label is broader than the work. From $25,150 at the bottom tenth to $51,440 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $31,975 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Idaho's own levy, $29,233 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $35,980. 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 ($25,150) and the ninetieth ($51,440) 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 $31,975 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 $29,233 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.