Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Idaho

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Idaho have a median of $60,930 a year, below the national $64,370 (−5%); the state ranks 35th of 51 states by median. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 27% more than the median across all occupations in Idaho ($47,970). Every neighbouring state pays more: Washington, Utah, Oregon, Nevada, Wyoming and Montana range from $61,550 in Montana to $102,140 in Washington. Idaho employs 2,360 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 2.75 per 1,000 jobs, the 43rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.69 means it is less common in Idaho than nationally.

Idaho vs the United States, May 2025

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education: 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	*	*	*	*	*	*	2,360	2.75	0.69
Idaho	Annual	$46,870	$50,570	$60,930	$74,510	$79,070	$62,940	2,360	2.75	0.69
United States	Hourly	*	*	*	*	*	*	620,090	–	–
United States	Annual	$48,080	$58,530	$64,370	$80,490	$102,540	$72,030	620,090	–	–

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: 35th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 43rd of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.69
Jobs per 1,000: 2.75

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

4 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Idaho publish a row for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 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	*	$79,430	$49,330	$104,700	120	4.13	1.03
Logan, UT-ID	*	$76,340	$47,180	$98,610	380	5.71	1.43
Boise City, ID	*	$63,620	$50,000	$106,860	640	1.63	0.41
Idaho Falls, ID	*	$60,080	$49,520	$76,190	240	2.96	0.74
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	*	$59,660	$49,630	$78,500	**	**	**
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	*	$59,240	$44,330	$75,940	710	7.35	1.84

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Idaho	*	$60,930	2,360	0.69
Montana	*	$61,550	1,980	0.97
Nevada	*	$66,300	3,910	0.63
Oregon	*	$78,350	6,940	0.89
Utah	*	$79,180	5,960	0.86
Washington	*	$102,140	10,510	0.74
Wyoming	*	$62,480	1,290	1.15

See the national page for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical 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.
**: Employment 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.