SOC 51-3099 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Food Processing Workers, All Other — Idaho
Idaho
The median wage for Food Processing Workers, All Other in Idaho is $46,820 per year, 18.0% above the national median of $39,680.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow faster than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +5.3%
- Openings per year
- 6,500
- Typical entry-level education
- No formal educational credential
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Idaho.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Food Processing Workers, All Other in Idaho is $46,820 per year, 18.0% above the national median of $39,680. Half of workers earn between $40,200 and $55,650. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $38,130 and the ninetieth at $55,660.
Employment stands at 130, or 0.2 jobs per thousand held locally. Idaho ranks number 2nd out of 46 states by median pay for this occupation. Of the 617 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 431st.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $38,130 | −3.9% |
| 25th | $40,200 | +1.3% |
| Median (50th) | $46,820 | +18.0% |
| 75th | $55,650 | +40.2% |
| 90th | $55,660 | +40.3% |
| Mean | $47,070 | +18.6% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Idaho run 4.5% below the national average, so the median of $46,820 goes as far as $49,026 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 23.6% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$46,820as reported by BLSLocal price level
95.5US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$49,026US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $46,820 a year, 18.0% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $38,130 to $55,660 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 130 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 2nd of 46 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Food Processing Workers, All Other in Idaho?
The median annual wage is $46,820, or $22.51 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $39,680, so pay in Idaho is 18.0% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Idaho earns more than $55,660 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $38,130 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 130 jobs in this occupation in Idaho. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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