Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,194
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$5,996
16.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,026
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
$36,190
Kept after tax
$30,194
Worth in national money
$33,026
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho sits in the middle of the pack for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs. The median is $36,190, ranking 27 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Idaho, this one sits low: 427 of 476 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $36,190 you keep $30,194, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $33,026 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $39,290, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Idaho occupies the middle band for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs: a median of $36,190, ranking 27 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs occupies position 427 of 476 in Idaho's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Idaho income tax, retained pay for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs on $36,190 is $30,194. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $33,026 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 $39,290 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,190 |
| Top tenth earn over | $68,100 |
| This salary | $36,190 |
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 | $30,194 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,259 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$858 |
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 | $34,865 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,038 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $36,190 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $23,200 and the ninetieth is $68,100 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Idaho's $30,194, worked from $36,190. 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 427 of 476.
- Two cautions on $33,026, the adjusted value of that $36,190 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Idaho. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 427 of 476 locally.
- The Idaho median of $36,190 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $23,200 to $68,100. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Idaho take-home of $30,194, on $36,190 for work ranking 427 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 427 of 476 in the state.
- This $33,026 adjusted figure, worked from $36,190, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 427 of 476 in the state. The occupation ranks 427 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 $39,290, 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 $23,200 at the bottom tenth to $68,100 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $33,026 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $30,194.
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 $39,290. 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 ($23,200) and the ninetieth ($68,100) 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 $33,026 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 $30,194 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.