Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,332
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$12,358
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,959
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
$61,690
Kept after tax
$49,332
Worth in national money
$53,959
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $61,690, ranking 36 of 51 states — about 14.37% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 476 occupations Idaho reports figures for, this is number 184.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $61,690 the take-home is $49,332; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $53,959 would nationally. The average comes to $66,470, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho ranks 36 of 51 for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, with a median of $61,690 — about 14.37% 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.
- In Idaho's occupational distribution, secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education sits at 184 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.
- Post-tax income for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Idaho, on $61,690, is $49,332 — equivalent to $53,959 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 $66,470 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,690 |
| Top tenth earn over | $91,620 |
| This salary | $61,690 |
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 | $49,332 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,748 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$706 |
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 | $58,683 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$854 |
| 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 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Idaho earn under $61,690 and half over. The published range runs $47,950 at the tenth percentile to $91,620 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $49,332 take-home in Idaho comes from $61,690. 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 184 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $53,959, the adjusted value of that $61,690 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 184 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,950 to $91,620; 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 $49,332, from $61,690, 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 184 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 36 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $53,959 — the adjusted value of that $61,690 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 184 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 $66,470, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $47,950 at the tenth percentile, $91,620 at the ninetieth.
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 $53,959 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $49,332 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.
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 $66,470. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,950 to $91,620) 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 $53,959 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 $49,332 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.