Counties in Idaho by wages and salaries paid

Ada County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 44 counties in 2015, at $10.69 billion. Clark County had the lowest, at $16.35 million. The median was $173.01 million and the figure for Idaho was $27.89 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest10,694.2Ada County
Lowest16.4Clark County
Median17344 counties
Idaho27,890.3History

Map of counties, 2015

Ada County: 10,694.2 USD millionAdams County: 42.7 USD millionBannock County: 1,265.6 USD millionBear Lake County: 55.6 USD millionBenewah County: 141 USD millionBingham County: 524 USD millionBlaine County: 532.8 USD millionBoise County: 42.3 USD millionBonner County: 479.6 USD millionBonneville County: 1,789.1 USD millionBoundary County: 128.2 USD millionButte County: 665 USD millionCamas County: 21.4 USD millionCanyon County: 2,167.6 USD millionCaribou County: 174.9 USD millionCassia County: 384.5 USD millionClark County: 16.4 USD millionClearwater County: 108.6 USD millionCuster County: 50.5 USD millionElmore County: 417.8 USD millionFranklin County: 105.5 USD millionFremont County: 107 USD millionGem County: 120.8 USD millionGooding County: 210.5 USD millionIdaho County: 171.1 USD millionJefferson County: 204.2 USD millionJerome County: 328.2 USD millionKootenai County: 2,215.8 USD millionLatah County: 524.7 USD millionLemhi County: 80.2 USD millionLewis County: 55 USD millionLincoln County: 52.9 USD millionMadison County: 477.8 USD millionMinidoka County: 281.9 USD millionNez Perce County: 886.8 USD millionOneida County: 31.7 USD millionOwyhee County: 91.5 USD millionPayette County: 246.3 USD millionPower County: 139.8 USD millionShoshone County: 212 USD millionTeton County: 107.9 USD millionTwin Falls County: 1,291.4 USD millionValley County: 154.3 USD millionWashington County: 91.1 USD million
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USD million, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Ada County: 10,694.2 USD millionAda County10,694.2Kootenai County: 2,215.8 USD millionKootenai County2,215.8Canyon County: 2,167.6 USD millionCanyon County2,167.6Bonneville County: 1,789.1 USD millionBonneville County1,789.1Twin Falls County: 1,291.4 USD millionTwin Falls County1,291.4Bannock County: 1,265.6 USD millionBannock County1,265.6Nez Perce County: 886.8 USD millionNez Perce County886.8Butte County: 665 USD millionButte County665Blaine County: 532.8 USD millionBlaine County532.8Latah County: 524.7 USD millionLatah County524.7Bingham County: 524 USD millionBingham County524Bonner County: 479.6 USD millionBonner County479.6Madison County: 477.8 USD millionMadison County477.8Elmore County: 417.8 USD millionElmore County417.8Cassia County: 384.5 USD millionCassia County384.5Jerome County: 328.2 USD millionJerome County328.2Minidoka County: 281.9 USD millionMinidoka County281.9Payette County: 246.3 USD millionPayette County246.3Shoshone County: 212 USD millionShoshone County212Gooding County: 210.5 USD millionGooding County210.5Jefferson County: 204.2 USD millionJefferson County204.2Caribou County: 174.9 USD millionCaribou County174.9Idaho County: 171.1 USD millionIdaho County171.1Valley County: 154.3 USD millionValley County154.3Benewah County: 141 USD millionBenewah County141Power County: 139.8 USD millionPower County139.8Boundary County: 128.2 USD millionBoundary County128.2Gem County: 120.8 USD millionGem County120.8Clearwater County: 108.6 USD millionClearwater County108.6Teton County: 107.9 USD millionTeton County107.9Fremont County: 107 USD millionFremont County107Franklin County: 105.5 USD millionFranklin County105.5Owyhee County: 91.5 USD millionOwyhee County91.5Washington County: 91.1 USD millionWashington County91.1Lemhi County: 80.2 USD millionLemhi County80.2Bear Lake County: 55.6 USD millionBear Lake County55.6Lewis County: 55 USD millionLewis County55Lincoln County: 52.9 USD millionLincoln County52.9Custer County: 50.5 USD millionCuster County50.5Adams County: 42.7 USD millionAdams County42.7Boise County: 42.3 USD millionBoise County42.3Oneida County: 31.7 USD millionOneida County31.7Camas County: 21.4 USD millionCamas County21.4Clark County: 16.4 USD millionClark County16.4Ada County: 10,694.2 USD millionAda County10,694.2Kootenai County: 2,215.8 USD millionKootenai County2,215.8Canyon County: 2,167.6 USD millionCanyon County2,167.6Bonneville County: 1,789.1 USD millionBonneville County1,789.1Twin Falls County: 1,291.4 USD millionTwin Falls County1,291.4Bannock County: 1,265.6 USD millionBannock County1,265.6Nez Perce County: 886.8 USD millionNez Perce County886.8Butte County: 665 USD millionButte County665Blaine County: 532.8 USD millionBlaine County532.8Latah County: 524.7 USD millionLatah County524.7Bingham County: 524 USD millionBingham County524Bonner County: 479.6 USD millionBonner County479.6Madison County: 477.8 USD millionMadison County477.8Elmore County: 417.8 USD millionElmore County417.8Cassia County: 384.5 USD millionCassia County384.5Jerome County: 328.2 USD millionJerome County328.2Minidoka County: 281.9 USD millionMinidoka County281.9Payette County: 246.3 USD millionPayette County246.3Shoshone County: 212 USD millionShoshone County212Gooding County: 210.5 USD millionGooding County210.5Jefferson County: 204.2 USD millionJefferson County204.2Caribou County: 174.9 USD millionCaribou County174.9Idaho County: 171.1 USD millionIdaho County171.1Valley County: 154.3 USD millionValley County154.3Benewah County: 141 USD millionBenewah County141Power County: 139.8 USD millionPower County139.8Boundary County: 128.2 USD millionBoundary County128.2Gem County: 120.8 USD millionGem County120.8Clearwater County: 108.6 USD millionClearwater County108.6Teton County: 107.9 USD millionTeton County107.9Fremont County: 107 USD millionFremont County107Franklin County: 105.5 USD millionFranklin County105.5Owyhee County: 91.5 USD millionOwyhee County91.5Washington County: 91.1 USD millionWashington County91.1Lemhi County: 80.2 USD millionLemhi County80.2Bear Lake County: 55.6 USD millionBear Lake County55.6Lewis County: 55 USD millionLewis County55Lincoln County: 52.9 USD millionLincoln County52.9Custer County: 50.5 USD millionCuster County50.5Adams County: 42.7 USD millionAdams County42.7Boise County: 42.3 USD millionBoise County42.3Oneida County: 31.7 USD millionOneida County31.7Camas County: 21.4 USD millionCamas County21.4Clark County: 16.4 USD millionClark County16.4
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Ada County10,694.2+4.7%
2Kootenai County2,215.8+6.3%
3Canyon County2,167.6+6.3%
4Bonneville County1,789.1+6.9%
5Twin Falls County1,291.4+5.6%
6Bannock County1,265.6+4.6%
7Nez Perce County886.8+4.3%
8Butte County665+8.8%
9Blaine County532.8+1.9%
10Latah County524.7+6.4%
11Bingham County524-1%
12Bonner County479.6+0.8%
13Madison County477.8+4.5%
14Elmore County417.8-2.7%
15Cassia County384.5+3.7%
16Jerome County328.2+2.3%
17Minidoka County281.9+4.5%
18Payette County246.3+7%
19Shoshone County212+7.5%
20Gooding County210.5-2.9%
21Jefferson County204.2+5.2%
22Caribou County174.9-2.6%
23Idaho County171.1+2.3%
24Valley County154.3+10.5%
25Benewah County141+6.6%
26Power County139.8-3.9%
27Boundary County128.2+5.5%
28Gem County120.8+10.5%
29Clearwater County108.6+3.8%
30Teton County107.9+7.2%
31Fremont County107+1%
32Franklin County105.5+3.9%
33Owyhee County91.5-2.7%
34Washington County91.1+2.3%
35Lemhi County80.2+2%
36Bear Lake County55.6-0.2%
37Lewis County55+1.6%
38Lincoln County52.9-6.3%
39Custer County50.5-21.7%
40Adams County42.7+8.6%
41Boise County42.3+2.2%
42Oneida County31.7+0.4%
43Camas County21.4+3.3%
44Clark County16.4-5.3%

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About this ranking

Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Ada County, with $10.69 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Clark County, with $16.35 million in 2015.

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