Jobs in Idaho: pay, hiring and what a paycheck buys
Idaho has 559 open job postings from 131 employers in our data. 20.3% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $100,000 a year, 3.4% are remote and 23.4% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $100,000 posted salary in Idaho buys about what $104,500 buys in the average US state, because prices here run 5% below the national average.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($48,000) is worth $50,000 in average-US dollars, 34th of 41 states.
3.4% of postings are remote, 38th highest of 41 states.
Indeed's own count of job postings in the state is 29.8% above its February 2020 level.
Housing costs run 10% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
Idaho compared with similar-sized states: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
Prices in Idaho run 5% below the national average, and housing runs 10% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $48,000, which is worth $50,000 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $100,000 is worth $104,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Employers with the most openings
Trinity Health: 105 postings
Cbh Homes: 25 postings
Boxlunch: 20 postings
Dabella: 18 postings
Northpointrecoveryholdingsllc: 17 postings
Federal government hiring
133 federal job announcements open to the public list Idaho, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $106,500. Agencies hiring most: Indian Health Service (23), Veterans Health Administration (21), Federal Aviation Administration (17), Department of the Air Force Headquarters (16), Office of the Secretary of the Interior (13). Source: USAJOBS.
A posting that lists several states counts in each. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Idaho. Methodology · All states (CSV)
