Idaho
Highest-Paying Occupations in Idaho
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Idaho
Figures describe the state of Idaho as a whole. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (20 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 617 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $507,640 | Not published | 330 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | $449,990 | $216.34 | Not published |
| 3 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $355,390 | $170.86 | 130 |
| 4 | Family Medicine Physicians | $347,160 | $166.91 | 690 |
| 5 | Physicians, All Other | $299,340 | $143.91 | 1,700 |
| 6 | Pediatricians, General | $297,680 | $143.11 | 60 |
| 7 | Dermatologists | $281,920 | $135.54 | 60 |
| 8 | Nurse Anesthetists | $263,130 | $126.50 | Not published |
| 9 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $223,560 | $107.48 | 110 |
| 10 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $221,430 | $106.46 | 380 |
| 11 | Surgeons, All Other | $211,490 | $101.68 | 60 |
| 12 | Chief Executives | $177,210 | $85.20 | 2,920 |
| 13 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $172,920 | $83.13 | 250 |
| 14 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $162,970 | $78.35 | 850 |
| 15 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $162,240 | $78.00 | 1,950 |
| 16 | Pharmacists | $144,900 | $69.66 | 1,790 |
| 17 | Marketing Managers | $142,090 | $68.31 | 1,320 |
| 18 | Purchasing Managers | $136,970 | $65.85 | 270 |
| 19 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $136,550 | $65.65 | 60 |
| 20 | Sales Managers | $135,350 | $65.07 | 2,490 |
| 21 | Physicists | $135,150 | $64.97 | Not published |
| 22 | Nuclear Engineers | $133,970 | $64.41 | Not published |
| 23 | Physician Assistants | $133,790 | $64.32 | 1,320 |
| 24 | Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $133,750 | $64.30 | Not published |
| 25 | Nurse Practitioners | $132,540 | $63.72 | 1,750 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Idaho overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.