State ID
Period May 2025
Price level 95.5
Data updated October 25, 2026

Highest-paying jobs in Idaho

The highest published median in Idaho is for airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers, at $507,640 a year. The median for all occupations in the state is $47,970, against $50,980 nationally.

Idaho · all occupationsMay 2025

Median / yr: $47,970
Mean / yr: $61,170
Price level (U.S.=100): 95.5
Median, price-adjusted: $50,234
Adjusted rank: 43 of 51
Jobs: 857,440

Price-adjusted = median ÷ (BEA 2024 regional price parity ÷ 100). Compare all states.

The 50 best-paid occupations in Idaho

ID · Src BLS-OEWS · May 2025Top 50 of 617

Top 50 occupations in Idaho by median annual wage
No.	Occupation	Median in ID	U.S. median	Employed in ID
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$507,640	$232,140	330
2	Anesthesiologists	$449,990	$391,490	—
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$355,390	$256,560	130
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$347,160	$244,180	690
5	Physicians, All Other	$299,340	$265,930	1,700
6	Pediatricians, General	$297,680	$210,040	60
7	Dermatologists	$281,920	$328,730	60
8	Nurse Anesthetists	$263,130	$236,590	—
9	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$223,560	$292,910	110
10	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$221,430	$335,550	380
11	Surgeons, All Other	$211,490	$414,010	60
12	Chief Executives	$177,210	$213,990	2,920
13	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$172,920	$153,990	250
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,970	$171,270	850
15	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,240	$175,140	1,950
16	Pharmacists	$144,900	$140,910	1,790
17	Marketing Managers	$142,090	$166,790	1,320
18	Purchasing Managers	$136,970	$148,080	270
19	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$136,550	$106,730	60
20	Sales Managers	$135,350	$148,270	2,490
21	Physicists	$135,150	$172,250	—
22	Nuclear Engineers	$133,970	$133,970	—
23	Physician Assistants	$133,790	$135,880	1,320
24	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$133,750	$109,370	—
25	Nurse Practitioners	$132,540	$132,300	1,750
26	Software Developers	$131,590	$135,980	5,750
27	Computer Hardware Engineers	$131,570	$161,740	920
28	Managers, All Other	$131,550	$141,900	1,230
29	Economists	$131,270	$124,720	130
30	Engineers, All Other	$130,970	$122,930	560
31	Electrical Engineers	$129,340	$120,630	1,000
32	Training and Development Managers	$128,120	$133,000	190
33	Sales Engineers	$128,030	$124,900	360
34	Financial Managers	$127,210	$166,570	3,120
35	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$125,410	$95,320	860
36	Natural Sciences Managers	$124,800	$167,220	610
37	Podiatrists	$124,610	$160,300	30
38	Power Plant Operators	$124,440	$102,040	310
39	Dentists, General	$124,190	$170,950	650
40	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$123,680	$106,220	110
41	Database Architects	$121,380	$139,500	260
42	Psychologists, All Other	$121,140	$110,840	70
43	Human Resources Managers	$119,990	$149,280	1,040
44	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$119,430	$99,070	50
45	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$119,170	$103,020	100
46	Medical and Health Services Managers	$117,770	$123,860	3,920
47	Environmental Engineers	$117,520	$107,110	400
48	Veterinarians	$116,170	$130,100	540
49	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$112,240	$109,270	180
50	Commercial Pilots	$109,620	$123,220	310

Dashes mean the employment estimate was not published.

Best-paid occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Idaho

Physicians, All Other — $299,340 (1,700 jobs)
Chief Executives — $177,210 (2,920 jobs)
Computer and Information Systems Managers — $162,240 (1,950 jobs)
Pharmacists — $144,900 (1,790 jobs)
Marketing Managers — $142,090 (1,320 jobs)
Sales Managers — $135,350 (2,490 jobs)
Physician Assistants — $133,790 (1,320 jobs)
Nurse Practitioners — $132,540 (1,750 jobs)
Software Developers — $131,590 (5,750 jobs)
Managers, All Other — $131,550 (1,230 jobs)

Sources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state file.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024.