Pay and cost of living in Ada County, ID
Across the 3 occupations we cover in Ada County, ID, the middle median salary is $35,850 a year. Pay runs from $29,660 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $83,680 for General and Operations Managers, a spread of $54,020. Wages come from the Boise City, ID survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Ada County, ID has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,295 a month and a two-bedroom $1,540. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $22,078 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $39,845 a year, and every one of the 3 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.