Pocatello, ID

Across all occupations in the Pocatello, ID metropolitan area, the median wage is $45,160 a year ($21.71 an hour) and the mean $55,170, May 2025. That median is −11% against the US median of $50,980 and −6% against Idaho's $47,970. BLS counts 38,290 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is nurse anesthetists; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Pocatello, ID vs Idaho and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Pocatello, ID area, Idaho and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Pocatello, ID	Hourly	$13.47	$16.62	$21.71	$29.82	$44.38	$26.52	38,290
Pocatello, ID	Annual	$28,020	$34,570	$45,160	$62,020	$92,310	$55,170	38,290
Idaho	Hourly	$14.09	$17.63	$23.06	$34.77	$49.63	$29.41	857,440
Idaho	Annual	$29,300	$36,660	$47,970	$72,320	$103,240	$61,170	857,440
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

180 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Idaho. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Pocatello, ID

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$268,710	$129.19	50
2	Chief Executives	$180,280	$86.67	100
3	Sales Managers in Idaho	$136,520	$65.64	80
4	Pharmacists	$135,290	$65.04	100
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Idaho	$133,800	$64.33	50
6	Physician Assistants	$129,480	$62.25	80
7	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$127,700	$61.39	30
8	Nurse Practitioners	$125,690	$60.43	90
9	Personal Financial Advisors	$119,840	$57.61	40
10	Software Developers in Idaho	$119,430	$57.42	90
11	Human Resources Managers	$117,730	$56.60	40
12	Dentists, General	$115,870	$55.71	50
13	Electrical Engineers	$110,380	$53.07	40
14	Financial Managers in Idaho	$109,850	$52.81	110
15	Construction Managers	$102,640	$49.35	70
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,920	$49.00	160
17	Industrial Production Managers	$100,920	$48.52	40
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,250	*	70
19	Facilities Managers	$97,670	$46.96	30
20	Information Security Analysts	$93,970	$45.18	30

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Pocatello, ID

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Idaho	1,380	36.07	1.46	$28,870
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Idaho	1,370	35.89	1.30	$34,390
3	Customer Service Representatives in Idaho	1,130	29.64	1.78	$37,940
4	Retail Salespersons in Idaho	990	25.83	1.03	$30,220
5	General and Operations Managers in Idaho	880	23.06	1.02	$78,100
6	Cashiers in Idaho	860	22.39	1.13	$28,910
7	Registered Nurses in Idaho	830	21.76	1.00	$78,780
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Idaho	580	15.21	1.07	$34,320
9	Stockers and Order Fillers in Idaho	560	14.64	0.80	$36,560
10	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Idaho	490	12.78	1.38	$57,020
11	Waiters and Waitresses in Idaho	470	12.40	0.85	$30,200
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Idaho	470	12.40	0.94	$56,370
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Idaho	420	10.90	0.57	$36,090
14	Medical Assistants in Idaho	400	10.55	2.01	$37,610
14	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Idaho	400	10.50	1.33	$36,870
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Idaho	380	9.92	0.90	$43,990
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Idaho	370	9.61	0.98	$44,640
18	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Idaho	360	9.37	1.03	$31,130
19	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Idaho	350	9.22	1.67	$32,720
19	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Idaho	350	9.19	1.27	$42,260

Most concentrated occupations in Pocatello, ID

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Loan Officers	3.73	250	6.58	$80,210
2	Social and Human Service Assistants	3.00	320	8.44	$45,380
3	Speech-Language Pathologists	2.34	110	2.76	$76,140
4	Tellers	2.09	170	4.44	$38,640
5	Carpenters in Idaho	2.07	340	8.93	$50,700
6	Medical Assistants in Idaho	2.01	400	10.55	$37,610
7	Chief Executives	2.00	100	2.63	$180,280
8	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	1.96	130	3.29	$29,330
9	Dental Hygienists	1.95	110	2.80	$93,060
10	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	1.91	190	4.88	$28,500

Occupation groups in Pocatello, ID

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$96,420	$108,880	2,160	56.31	0.79
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$78,780	$96,540	2,690	70.27	1.11
Architecture and Engineering	$77,520	$84,760	520	13.49	0.80
Computer and Mathematical	$76,130	$83,300	620	16.16	0.48
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$63,070	$71,330	490	12.67	1.34
Business and Financial Operations	$63,050	$76,350	1,780	46.58	0.69
Legal	$61,080	$81,570	210	5.42	0.65
Educational Instruction and Library	$57,580	$62,010	2,230	58.14	0.99
Construction and Extraction	$53,550	$56,770	1,960	51.18	1.24
Community and Social Service	$51,130	$54,820	930	24.41	1.42
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$50,840	$56,840	1,480	38.74	0.99
Protective Service	$50,090	$53,780	730	19.13	0.79
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$48,520	$59,420	360	9.34	0.71
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$47,390	$48,800	60	1.64	0.59
Production	$45,110	$46,140	2,030	53.11	0.96
Office and Administrative Support	$42,870	$44,520	5,820	152.03	1.33
Transportation and Material Moving	$38,930	$42,800	2,670	69.84	0.79
Healthcare Support	$35,580	$36,200	2,580	67.26	1.32
Sales and Related	$34,460	$42,860	3,100	80.91	0.94
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$34,270	$36,050	1,250	32.69	1.12
Personal Care and Service	$31,260	$34,210	1,080	28.12	1.34
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,370	$31,260	3,540	92.57	1.05

Every occupation in Idaho, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 180 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Pocatello, ID estimates (area 38540).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Pocatello, ID area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.