Living Wage Calculation for Idaho

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.

The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2024 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 14, 2024.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)

0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Living Wage $21.33 $36.53 $44.96 $59.03 $30.11 $36.84 $41.98 $45.31 $15.05 $20.73 $25.39 $29.14
Poverty Wage $7.24 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $17.59 $4.91 $6.21 $7.50 $8.79
Minimum Wage $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25

Typical Expenses

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)

0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Food $4,545 $6,699 $10,049 $13,356 $8,332 $10,372 $13,358 $16,286 $8,332 $10,372 $13,358 $16,286
Child Care $0 $8,262 $15,789 $22,510 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,262 $15,789 $22,510
Medical $2,613 $9,235 $9,123 $9,586 $6,150 $9,123 $9,586 $9,181 $6,150 $9,123 $9,586 $9,181
Housing $10,354 $14,444 $14,444 $20,265 $11,679 $14,444 $14,444 $20,265 $11,679 $14,444 $14,444 $20,265
Transportation $10,847 $12,553 $15,813 $18,194 $12,553 $15,813 $18,194 $18,173 $12,553 $15,813 $18,194 $18,173
Civic $3,032 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $7,269 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $7,269
Internet & Mobile $1,524 $1,524 $1,524 $1,524 $2,118 $2,118 $2,118 $2,118 $2,118 $2,118 $2,118 $2,118
Other $4,739 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $11,950 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $11,950
Required annual income after taxes $37,652 $66,511 $82,450 $105,642 $54,626 $67,578 $77,907 $85,242 $54,626 $75,840 $93,696 $107,752
Annual taxes $6,714 $9,466 $11,073 $17,140 $8,002 $9,052 $9,417 $8,998 $8,002 $10,397 $11,915 $13,459
Required annual income before taxes $44,366 $75,977 $93,522 $122,782 $62,628 $76,630 $87,324 $94,240 $62,628 $86,237 $105,611 $121,212

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $90,910
Business & Financial Operations $71,420
Computer & Mathematical $84,430
Architecture & Engineering $85,430
Life, Physical, & Social Science $63,040
Community & Social Service $52,210
Legal $77,860
Education, Training, & Library $52,000
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,720
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $88,350
Healthcare Support $32,990
Protective Service $50,610
Food Preparation & Serving Related $27,660
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,670
Personal Care & Service $33,180
Sales & Related $44,650
Office & Administrative Support $40,250
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $41,310
Construction & Extraction $49,620
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $50,750
Production $42,990
Transportation & Material Moving $42,010