Special Education Teachers, Middle School in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,191
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$11,979
19.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,711
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
$60,170
Kept after tax
$48,191
Worth in national money
$52,711
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Idaho pays this job a middle wage of $60,170, 39 of 51 states and about 9.94% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 208 among 476 occupations Idaho publishes pay for.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $60,170 you keep $48,191, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $52,711 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $61,630, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Idaho's $60,170 median for special education teachers, middle school places it 39 of 51 states, about 9.94% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Position 208 of 476 in Idaho places special education teachers, middle school 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.
- After federal, FICA and Idaho income tax, retained pay for special education teachers, middle school on $60,170 is $48,191. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $52,711 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 $61,630 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Special Education Teachers, Middle School
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,190 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,200 |
| This salary | $60,170 |
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 | $48,191 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,527 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$715 |
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 | $57,263 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$865 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,170 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $50,190 and the ninetieth is $76,200 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $48,191 take-home in Idaho comes from $60,170. 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 208 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $52,711, the adjusted value of that $60,170 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 208 of 476 in the state.
- The Idaho median of $60,170 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $50,190 to $76,200. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $48,191, from $60,170, 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 208 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 39 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $52,711 — the adjusted value of that $60,170 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 208 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $50,190 at the bottom tenth to $76,200 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $52,711.
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 $48,191.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,190 to $76,200) 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 $52,711 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 $48,191 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.