Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,213
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$7,997
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,609
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
$44,210
Kept after tax
$36,213
Worth in national money
$39,609
State rank
32
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Idaho is 32 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $44,210. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Idaho, this sits in the middle: 350 of 476 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $44,210 the take-home is $36,213; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $39,609 would nationally. The average comes to $44,790, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho ranks 32 of 51 for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators at $44,210. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ranks 350 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.
- Post-tax income for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Idaho, on $44,210, is $36,213 — equivalent to $39,609 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 $44,790 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,380 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,210 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,920 |
| This salary | $44,210 |
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 | $36,213 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,703 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$811 |
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 | $42,356 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$980 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Idaho earn under $44,210 and half over. The published range runs $35,380 at the tenth percentile to $57,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $36,213 take-home in Idaho comes from $44,210. 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 350 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,609 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 350.
- Figures are distribution medians for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,380 to $57,920; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $36,213, from $44,210, 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 350 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 32 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,609, worked from $44,210, 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 350 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,380 at the tenth percentile, $57,920 at the ninetieth.
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 $39,609 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 $36,213.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,380 to $57,920) 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 $39,609 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 $36,213 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.