Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,063
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$22,757
24.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$76,634
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
$92,820
Kept after tax
$70,063
Worth in national money
$76,634
State rank
41
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $92,820, ranking 41 of 50 states — about 3.97% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Idaho. It ranks 73 out of 476 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $92,820 you keep $70,063 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $76,634 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $91,730.
- Idaho ranks 41 of 50 for postmasters and mail superintendents, with a median of $92,820 — about 3.97% 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.
- Within Idaho, postmasters and mail superintendents ranks 73 of 476 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in Idaho is $70,063 after the full tax stack, from $92,820. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $76,634 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $91,730 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $72,800 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $111,180 |
| This salary | $92,820 |
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 | $70,063 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,129 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$350 |
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 | $87,040 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$484 |
| 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 $92,820. The published range is $72,800 up to $111,180, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $70,063 take-home in Idaho comes from $92,820. 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 73 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $76,634 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 73.
- Reported values are medians; for postmasters and mail superintendents in Idaho the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $72,800 to $111,180. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $70,063, from $92,820, 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 73 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 41 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $76,634, worked from $92,820, 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 73 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $72,800 and the top tenth $111,180, so most people doing this work in Idaho sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $76,634 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 $70,063.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 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 ($72,800 to $111,180) 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 $76,634 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 $70,063 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.