Speech-Language Pathologists in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,572
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$19,808
23.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,629
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
$84,380
Kept after tax
$64,572
Worth in national money
$70,629
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Idaho is 34 of 51 states for speech-language pathologists, with a middle wage of $84,380. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Idaho. It ranks 90 out of 476 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $84,380 the take-home is $64,572; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $70,629 would nationally. The average comes to $87,060, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho ranks 34 of 51 for speech-language pathologists at $84,380. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Idaho, speech-language pathologists ranks 90 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.
- Post-tax income for speech-language pathologists in Idaho, on $84,380, is $64,572 — equivalent to $70,629 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 $87,060 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Speech-Language Pathologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,090 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $84,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $121,890 |
| This salary | $84,380 |
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 | $64,572 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,191 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$455 |
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 | $79,236 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$629 |
| 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 $84,380. The published range is $62,090 up to $121,890, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $64,572 take-home in Idaho comes from $84,380. 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 90 of 476.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,629, the adjusted value of that $84,380 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 90 of 476 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for speech-language pathologists in Idaho the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $62,090 to $121,890. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $64,572, from $84,380, 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 90 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 34 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $70,629 — the adjusted value of that $84,380 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 90 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $87,060 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $62,090 and the top tenth $121,890, so most people doing this work in Idaho sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $70,629.
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 $64,572.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $87,060. 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 ($62,090 to $121,890) 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 $70,629 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 $64,572 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.