Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Idaho

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Idaho have a median of $61,600 a year, below the national $63,970 (−4%); the state ranks 30th of 51 states by median. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education earn 28% more than the median across all occupations in Idaho ($47,970). Among neighbouring states, Washington, Oregon, Utah and Nevada pay more (up to $102,350 in Washington) and Wyoming and Montana pay less (down to $57,530 in Montana). Idaho employs 6,850 elementary school teachers, except special education, 7.99 per 1,000 jobs, the 38th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.90 is close to the national share.

Idaho vs the United States, May 2025

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Idaho and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
IdahoHourly******6,8507.990.90
Annual$45,940$48,900$61,600$65,960$80,710$60,940
United StatesHourly******1,388,390––
Annual$47,960$57,710$63,970$81,450$104,340$72,650
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $45,940$45,94025th25th: $48,900$48,900MedianMedian: $61,600$61,60075th75th: $65,960$65,96090th90th: $80,710$80,710US median
Idaho annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
30th of 51 states
Rank by employment
38th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.90
Jobs per 1,000
7.99

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Idaho's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Idaho

7 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Idaho publish a row for elementary school teachers, except special education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Logan, UT-ID*$74,790$48,990$104,6405207.780.87
Lewiston, ID-WA*$64,600$48,810$105,1202307.970.89
Coeur d'Alene, ID*$63,550$48,780$83,2304806.700.75
Boise City, ID*$61,230$45,920$82,4502,4906.360.71
Idaho Falls, ID*$61,080$46,750$78,3206808.340.93
Twin Falls, ID*$60,890$46,570$75,3404909.691.08
Pocatello, ID*$60,840$45,930$75,4202707.010.79
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area*$62,460$45,080$73,4601,32013.671.53
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area*$61,810$47,830$76,93092012.171.36

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Idaho*$61,6006,8500.90
Montana*$57,5304,9601.09
Nevada*$65,0409,5500.69
Oregon*$77,13012,6000.72
Utah*$74,81014,8200.96
Washington*$102,35028,9800.91
Wyoming*$61,1502,6001.04

See the national page for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (every state ranked) and the Idaho wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Idaho estimates.

*
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.