Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Idaho

734 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Idaho for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$46,580	170	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$46,580	170	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$46,450	580	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,440	2,850	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,420	2,950	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$46,350	1,290	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$46,250	2,960	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,140	7,330	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,980	170	View salary detail
File Clerks	$45,910	540	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$45,880	2,680	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,810	760	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$45,760	350	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$45,730	830	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$45,710	300	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$45,710	300	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$45,650	260	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$45,340	580	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,130	2,900	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,120	790	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$45,050	—	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$44,990	40	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,920	5,120	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$44,880	2,040	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$44,870	970	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$44,830	20,790	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$44,730	90	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$44,700	5,250	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,690	510	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$44,580	1,980	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,470	60	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$44,370	7,120	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$43,950	530	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$43,930	50	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$43,840	—	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$43,790	920	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$43,720	140	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$43,710	7,570	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$43,520	40	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$43,470	130	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$43,460	150	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$43,400	1,010	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$43,230	140	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$43,200	18,770	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$42,810	540	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,690	520	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$42,640	50	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$42,620	210	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$42,620	210	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$42,620	210	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.