Respiratory Therapists in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,722
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$17,738
22.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,417
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
$78,460
Kept after tax
$60,722
Worth in national money
$66,417
State rank
38
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for respiratory therapists is on the low side in Idaho. The middle earner gets $78,460. That is 38 of 51 states, and about 4.64% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Idaho this is well-paid work. Of 476 occupations with published figures in the state, respiratory therapists ranks 108 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $78,460 you keep $60,722, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $66,417 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $78,370, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For respiratory therapists, Idaho sits in the lower band at $78,460, ranking 38 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 4.64%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Idaho publishes a median for, respiratory therapists sits 108 of 476 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Idaho income tax, retained pay for respiratory therapists on $78,460 is $60,722. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $66,417 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 $78,370 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Respiratory Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,540 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $95,290 |
| This salary | $78,460 |
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 | $60,722 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,027 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$529 |
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 | $73,762 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$730 |
| 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 $78,460. The published range is $63,540 up to $95,290, 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 $60,722, worked from $78,460. 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 108 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $66,417 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 108.
- Reported values are medians; for respiratory therapists in Idaho the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $63,540 to $95,290. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Idaho take-home of $60,722, on $78,460 for work ranking 108 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 108 of 476 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $66,417, worked from $78,460, 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 108 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $63,540 and the top tenth $95,290, 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 $66,417 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, $60,722 remains.
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 ($63,540 to $95,290) 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 $66,417 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 $60,722 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.