Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,935
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$7,905
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,306
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
$43,840
Kept after tax
$35,935
Worth in national money
$39,306
State rank
43
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for tree trimmers and pruners is on the low side in Idaho. The middle earner gets $43,840. That is 43 of 49 states, and about 13.97% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Tree trimmers and pruners ranks 352 among 476 occupations Idaho publishes pay for.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $43,840 you keep $35,935, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $39,306 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $50,860, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For tree trimmers and pruners, Idaho sits in the lower band at $43,840, ranking 43 of 49 and trailing the national median by about 13.97%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 352 of 476 in Idaho places tree trimmers and pruners 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 tree trimmers and pruners on $43,840 is $35,935. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $39,306 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 $50,860 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Tree Trimmers and Pruners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,840 |
| Top tenth earn over | $56,560 |
| This salary | $43,840 |
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 | $35,935 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,405 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$813 |
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 | $42,010 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$983 |
| 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 tree trimmers and pruners in Idaho earn under $43,840 and half over. The published range runs $41,080 at the tenth percentile to $56,560 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $35,935, from $43,840, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 352 of 476 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Idaho, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,306, the adjusted value of that $43,840 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 352 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for tree trimmers and pruners in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $41,080 to $56,560; 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.
- Take-home for Idaho is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,935 from $43,840. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 352 of 476 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $39,306 — the adjusted value of that $43,840 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 352 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 $50,860, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $41,080 and the top tenth $56,560, 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 $39,306.
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, $35,935 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release 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 $50,860. 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 ($41,080 to $56,560) 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 $39,306 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 $35,935 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.