Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,667
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$11,473
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,044
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
$58,140
Kept after tax
$46,667
Worth in national money
$51,044
State rank
8
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $58,140, which ranks 8 of 47 states with published figures. That is about 13.27% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 226 among 476 occupations Idaho publishes pay for.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $58,140 you keep $46,667, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $51,044 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $58,010, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Idaho ranks 8 of 47 states publishing a median for structural metal fabricators and fitters, at $58,140 — about 13.27% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 226 of 476 in Idaho places structural metal fabricators and fitters 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 structural metal fabricators and fitters on $58,140 is $46,667. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $51,044 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 $58,010 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $81,990 |
| This salary | $58,140 |
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 | $46,667 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,895 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$727 |
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 | $55,367 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$880 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,140 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,330 and the ninetieth is $81,990 — 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 $46,667, worked from $58,140. 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 226 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $51,044 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 226.
- The Idaho median of $58,140 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,330 to $81,990. 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 $46,667, on $58,140 for work ranking 226 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 226 of 476 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $51,044, worked from $58,140, 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 226 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $36,330 and the top tenth $81,990 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $51,044 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Idaho adds its own income tax on top — which is why $46,667 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($36,330) and the ninetieth ($81,990) 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 $51,044 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 $46,667 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.