Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,551
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$10,769
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,730
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
$55,320
Kept after tax
$44,551
Worth in national money
$48,730
State rank
8
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $55,320, which ranks 8 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 15.54% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 476 occupations Idaho reports figures for, this is number 239.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $55,320 you keep $44,551 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $48,730 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $57,100, since top earners drag the number up.
- Idaho ranks 8 of 49 states publishing a median for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics, at $55,320 — about 15.54% 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.
- In Idaho's occupational distribution, outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics sits at 239 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.
- Retained pay in Idaho is $44,551 after the full tax stack, from $55,320. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $48,730 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $57,100 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $55,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $81,640 |
| This salary | $55,320 |
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 | $44,551 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $46,630 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$744 |
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 | $52,733 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$900 |
| 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 outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in Idaho earn under $55,320 and half over. The published range runs $39,330 at the tenth percentile to $81,640 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $44,551, worked from $55,320. 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 239 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $48,730 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 239.
- Figures are distribution medians for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,330 to $81,640; 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.
- The Idaho take-home of $44,551, on $55,320 for work ranking 239 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 239 of 476 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $48,730, worked from $55,320, 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 239 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $57,100, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $39,330 at the bottom tenth to $81,640 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 $48,730 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, $44,551 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 $57,100. 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 ($39,330) and the ninetieth ($81,640) 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 $48,730 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 $44,551 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.