Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,845
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$7,875
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,207
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
$43,720
Kept after tax
$35,845
Worth in national money
$39,207
State rank
43
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Idaho. The middle earner gets $43,720. That is 43 of 49 states, and about 5.74% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 476 occupations Idaho reports figures for, this is number 354.
- Here is where Idaho does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $43,720 you keep $35,845, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $39,207 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $42,960, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping, Idaho sits in the lower band at $43,720, ranking 43 of 49 and trailing the national median by about 5.74%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Idaho's occupational distribution, weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping sits at 354 of 476 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Idaho income tax, retained pay for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping on $43,720 is $35,845. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $39,207 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 $42,960 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $50,830 |
| This salary | $43,720 |
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 | $35,845 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,309 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$814 |
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 | $41,898 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$984 |
| 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Idaho earn under $43,720 and half over. The published range runs $34,570 at the tenth percentile to $50,830 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $35,845, from $43,720, 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 354 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 $39,207, the adjusted value of that $43,720 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 354 of 476 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,570 to $50,830; 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 $35,845 from $43,720. 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 354 of 476 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Idaho, so $39,207 — the adjusted value of that $43,720 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 354 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $34,570 at the tenth percentile, $50,830 at the ninetieth.
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 $39,207 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $35,845 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,570 to $50,830) 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 $39,207 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 $35,845 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.