Idaho
State · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$54,540
Median Annual Wage
+44% since 2014
796,610
Total Workers
621
Occupations Tracked
Idaho is a State with 621 tracked occupations and an estimated 796,610 total workers. Wages grew an average of 43% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Computer and Mathematical Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Chief Executives | $173,070 |
| Dentists, General | $166,560 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $161,130 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $157,360 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $149,290 |
| Pharmacists | $138,580 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $136,550 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | $136,440 |
| Physicists | $132,060 |
| Engineers, All Other | $131,390 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+43%
avg wage growth since 2014
+33.5%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+343.0%
$19,130 → $84,750
|
| Education Administrators, All Other Management Occupations |
+163.2%
$34,060 → $89,630
|
| Coaches and Scouts Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations |
+149.4%
$18,800 → $46,890
|
| Word Processors and Typists Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+133.8%
$18,610 → $43,510
|
| Advertising Sales Agents Sales and Related Occupations |
+128.4%
$32,450 → $74,100
|
Most Jobs Added
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+500.0%
290 → 1,860
|
| Helpers--Electricians Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+500.0%
50 → 340
|
| Psychiatric Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+400.0%
230 → 1,300
|
| Manicurists and Pedicurists Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+400.0%
50 → 250
|
| Life Scientists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+300.0%
40 → 190
|
Wage Declines
| Optometrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-44.4%
$120,350 → $66,880
|
| Chemists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-25.3%
$79,650 → $59,460
|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-14.9%
$88,810 → $75,580
|
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Legal Occupations |
-14.5%
$68,290 → $58,410
|
| Social Workers, All Other Community and Social Service Occupations |
-13.8%
$69,580 → $59,950
|
Wage Trends in Idaho
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $54,540 |
| 2023 | $50,445 |
| 2022 | $47,710 |
| 2021 | $47,040 |
| 2020 | $45,340 |
| 2019 | $44,125 |
| 2018 | $42,190 |
| 2017 | $41,290 |
| 2016 | $39,510 |
| 2015 | $38,590 |
| 2014 | $37,840 |
Metro Areas in Idaho
BLS tracks 6 metropolitan statistical areas within this state.