Average Salary in Idaho (ID)

Idaho has been one of the fastest-growing states in the US over the past decade by percentage, and the Boise metro specifically has led that growth. The $74,942 median household income has climbed meaningfully from the mid-2010s as the state's technology footprint expanded. Micron Technology, one of the largest memory-chip manufacturers in the world, is headquartered in Boise and is the state's largest private employer; its recent $15 billion fab expansion is expected to add thousands of high-wage jobs over the next decade. Outside of Boise, the economy is more traditional — agriculture (potatoes, dairy, sugar beets, wheat), manufacturing, and tourism around the mountain regions. The cost-of-living index of 97 sits just below the national average, but Boise's housing market has decoupled from that statewide figure; median home prices in Ada County have roughly doubled since 2016. Idaho's flat state income tax of 5.695% is among the higher flat rates in the West. The $7.25/hour minimum wage remains at the federal floor, and bills to raise it have stalled repeatedly in the legislature. Property taxes are modest by national standards. Full data follows.