Light Truck Drivers Salary in Idaho

At $44,370 a year, the median for light truck drivers in Idaho is close to the national median of $44,860 (−1%); Idaho ranks 27th of 51 states by median. That is 8% less than the median across all occupations in Idaho ($47,970). Among neighbouring states, Washington, Oregon, Montana and Utah pay more (up to $49,070 in Washington) and Wyoming and Nevada pay less (down to $43,760 in Nevada). Idaho employs 7,120 light truck drivers, 8.30 per 1,000 jobs, the 35th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.31 means the occupation is more concentrated in Idaho than nationally.

Idaho vs the United States, May 2025

Light Truck Drivers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Idaho and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Idaho	Hourly	$15.36	$18.38	$21.33	$27.56	$46.07	$24.38	7,120	8.31	1.31
Idaho	Annual	$31,950	$38,230	$44,370	$57,320	$95,830	$50,700	7,120	8.31	1.31
United States	Hourly	$14.81	$17.92	$21.57	$25.15	$38.61	$23.45	983,300	–	–
United States	Annual	$30,800	$37,270	$44,860	$52,310	$80,310	$48,770	983,300	–	–

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: 27th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 35th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.31
Jobs per 1,000: 8.31

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 light truck drivers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Lewiston, ID-WA	$23.01	$47,860	$34,650	$77,710	170	5.81	0.92
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$21.86	$45,470	$33,070	$95,270	410	5.70	0.90
Boise City, ID	$21.34	$44,400	$35,430	$96,160	4,360	11.13	1.76
Logan, UT-ID	$20.67	$42,990	$30,370	$72,050	320	4.78	0.76
Twin Falls, ID	$19.42	$40,400	$29,870	$59,180	330	6.57	1.04
Pocatello, ID	$19.33	$40,210	$28,850	$58,840	190	5.02	0.79
Idaho Falls, ID	$18.69	$38,880	$30,310	$56,140	710	8.72	1.38
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$19.13	$39,800	$30,180	$60,810	350	4.68	0.74
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$18.67	$38,840	$28,040	$60,460	500	5.20	0.82

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Idaho	$21.33	$44,370	7,120	1.31
Montana	$22.32	$46,420	2,960	0.91
Nevada	$21.04	$43,760	9,520	0.97
Oregon	$22.67	$47,150	11,120	0.89
Utah	$22.05	$45,860	9,930	0.90
Washington	$23.59	$49,070	23,290	1.04
Wyoming	$21.05	$43,780	1,450	0.81

See the national page for Light Truck Drivers (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.

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.