Idaho · BLS May 2025

Electrician Salary in Idaho

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 5,690 electricians working in Idaho. Here is what they are paid, what the median leaves after federal, state and FICA tax, and what that is worth against local prices.

Median pay · Idaho

$63,000A year, or $30.29 an hour.
Take-home a month$4,213After federal, state and FICA tax at 19.8%
Worth at national prices$65,973Prices here sit at 95.5 against 100
Against the nation0.3% belowNational median $63,190
What electricians earn in Idaho, May 2025
PercentileAnnualHourly
10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid$38,830$18.67
25th percentile$48,380$23.26
MedianHalf earn more, half less$63,000$30.29
75th percentile$82,040$39.44
90th percentileMost experienced and senior$95,470$45.90
MeanThe average, pulled up by the top$66,600$32.02
How we got this
  1. Median wage in IdahoBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of electricians earned more than this, half less.$63,000
  2. Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$30.29
  3. Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$4,213 a month at an effective rate of 19.8%.$50,551 a year
  4. Worth at national average pricesPrices in Idaho sit at 95.5 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$65,973
  5. Against the national medianThe national median is $63,190.0.3% below
  6. Jobs countedA concentration of 1.36 against the nation's 1.00.5,690
What we assumed
  • Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
  • OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
  • Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
  • Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details

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What lands in the bank

A $63,000 salary in Idaho, for one single filer taking the standard deduction in 2026.

  • Federal income tax. $5,380 a year.
  • State income tax. $2,249 a year.
  • Social Security and Medicare. $4,820 a year.
  • Left over. $50,551 a year, $4,213 a month, an effective rate of 19.8%.

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What $63,000 is worth in Idaho

Prices in Idaho sit at 95.5 against a national average of 100, so $63,000 earned here buys what $65,973 buys at national average prices.

  • Rents. 90 against 100, the component that moves most between states.
  • Against local households. The median household in Idaho takes in $77,800, so this occupation's median is 0.81 times that, on one income.
  • How common the job is here. 36% more concentrated in Idaho than in the country as a whole.

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Common questions

Electrician pay in Idaho, answered

How much does an electrician make in Idaho?

The median wage for electricians in Idaho is $63,000 a year, or $30.29 an hour.

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.

What is the take-home pay for an electrician in Idaho?

On the median wage of $63,000, one filer taking the standard deduction keeps about $50,551 a year, or roughly $4,213 a month.

That is after federal, state and FICA tax, an effective rate of 19.8%.

Idaho takes $2,249 of it in state income tax.

Do electricians earn more in Idaho than in the rest of the country?

No. The median in Idaho is 0.3% below the national median of $63,190.

Nominal pay is only half the comparison: prices in Idaho sit at 95.5 against a national 100, so the gap in what the money buys is different from the gap in the salary.

Is $63,000 a good salary in Idaho?

It is 0.81 times the median household income of $77,800. A household often has more than one earner, so a single salary at this level goes further than the ratio alone suggests.

Prices in Idaho run at 95.5 against a national average of 100, with rents at 90, so $63,000 here buys about what $65,973 buys at national average prices.

What do the highest-paid electricians earn in Idaho?

The top tenth earn $95,470 a year or more, against $38,830 at the bottom tenth.

Experience, specialism, employer and the part of Idaho someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.

How many electricians are there in Idaho?

The survey counted 5,690 of these jobs in Idaho for May 2025.

That makes the occupation 36% more concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.

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