Millwrights in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,598
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$13,112
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,438
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
$64,710
Kept after tax
$51,598
Worth in national money
$56,438
State rank
24
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Idaho pays millwrights around $64,710 at the midpoint, 24 of 48 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Millwrights ranks 153 among 476 occupations Idaho publishes pay for.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $64,710 you keep $51,598, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $56,438 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $66,260, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For millwrights the Idaho median is $64,710, ranking 24 of 48 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Position 153 of 476 in Idaho places millwrights in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Idaho income tax, retained pay for millwrights on $64,710 is $51,598. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $56,438 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $66,260 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Millwrights
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $57,000 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,460 |
| This salary | $64,710 |
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 | $51,598 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,174 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$688 |
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 | $61,504 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$832 |
| 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 $64,710. The published range is $57,000 up to $77,460, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $51,598, worked from $64,710. 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 153 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $56,438, the adjusted value of that $64,710 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 153 of 476 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for millwrights in Idaho the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $57,000 to $77,460. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Idaho take-home of $51,598, on $64,710 for work ranking 153 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 153 of 476 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $56,438 — the adjusted value of that $64,710 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 153 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $57,000 and the top tenth $77,460, so most people doing this work in Idaho sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $56,438.
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 $51,598 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($57,000 to $77,460) 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 $56,438 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 $51,598 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.