Painters, Construction and Maintenance in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,716
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$8,164
18.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,159
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
$44,880
Kept after tax
$36,716
Worth in national money
$40,159
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is among the lower-paying states for painters, construction and maintenance. The middle earner takes $44,880, ranking 43 of 51 states — about 9.15% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Painters, construction and maintenance ranks 342 among 476 occupations Idaho publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $44,880 you keep $36,716 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $40,159 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $45,490, since top earners drag the number up.
- Idaho ranks 43 of 51 for painters, construction and maintenance, with a median of $44,880 — about 9.15% 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.
- Position 342 of 476 in Idaho places painters, construction and maintenance 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.
- Retained pay in Idaho is $36,716 after the full tax stack, from $44,880. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $40,159 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $45,490 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Painters, Construction and Maintenance
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,890 |
| This salary | $44,880 |
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 | $36,716 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,241 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$807 |
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 | $42,982 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$976 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,880 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $34,390 and the ninetieth is $60,890 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $36,716, from $44,880, 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 342 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 $40,159 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 342.
- The Idaho median of $44,880 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $34,390 to $60,890. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Idaho is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,716 from $44,880. 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 342 of 476 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,159, worked from $44,880, 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 342 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,390 at the bottom tenth to $60,890 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Idaho sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $40,159 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $36,716 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,390 to $60,890) 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 $40,159 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 $36,716 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.