The highest paying job in Idaho is Chief Executives, with a median salary of $173,070 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in ID based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Executives | $173,070 | $215,780 | N/A |
| 2 | Dentists, General | $166,560 | $173,570 | 690 |
| 3 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $161,130 | $162,410 | N/A |
| 4 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $157,360 | $159,960 | 760 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $149,290 | $144,800 | 1,600 |
| 6 | Pharmacist | $138,580 | $132,460 | 1,750 |
| 7 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $136,550 | $140,750 | 60 |
| 8 | Financial Advisor | $136,440 | $143,410 | 930 |
| 9 | Physicists | $132,060 | $139,880 | 170 |
| 10 | Engineers, All Other | $131,390 | $136,720 | 590 |
| 11 | Nuclear Engineers | $130,210 | $129,980 | 720 |
| 12 | Physician Assistants | $129,000 | $129,210 | 1,170 |
| 13 | Electrical Engineer | $128,960 | $132,910 | 920 |
| 14 | Nurse Practitioners | $128,940 | $131,380 | 1,570 |
| 15 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $127,880 | $135,980 | 820 |
| 16 | Sales Manager | $126,560 | $127,800 | 2,360 |
| 17 | Database Architects | $126,030 | $130,240 | 350 |
| 18 | Financial Manager | $123,570 | $136,070 | 2,720 |
| 19 | Psychologists, All Other | $122,720 | $111,820 | 60 |
| 20 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $122,570 | $110,020 | 70 |
| 21 | Cybersecurity Analyst | $121,970 | $145,880 | 870 |
| 22 | Natural Sciences Managers | $120,640 | $128,440 | 520 |
| 23 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $120,240 | $107,220 | 800 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $119,110 | $124,160 | 1,160 |
| 25 | Purchasing Managers | $117,530 | $119,180 | 290 |
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The top-paying careers in Idaho are concentrated in Management fields. The #1 job, Chief Executives, pays $109,080 more than the state average of $63,989 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $117,530, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how Idaho's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.