Counties in Idaho by wages and salaries paid

Ada County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 44 counties in 2016, at $11.36 billion. Clark County had the lowest, at $17.32 million. The median was $175.22 million and the figure for Idaho was $29.44 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest11,360.2Ada County
Lowest17.3Clark County
Median175.244 counties
Idaho29,439.5History

Map of counties, 2016

Ada County: 11,360.2 USD millionAdams County: 47.5 USD millionBannock County: 1,309.2 USD millionBear Lake County: 55.6 USD millionBenewah County: 144.9 USD millionBingham County: 545.7 USD millionBlaine County: 546.4 USD millionBoise County: 46.2 USD millionBonner County: 504.2 USD millionBonneville County: 1,898.1 USD millionBoundary County: 134.2 USD millionButte County: 696.5 USD millionCamas County: 21.7 USD millionCanyon County: 2,316.6 USD millionCaribou County: 186.2 USD millionCassia County: 410.7 USD millionClark County: 17.3 USD millionClearwater County: 109.5 USD millionCuster County: 51.5 USD millionElmore County: 447 USD millionFranklin County: 113.2 USD millionFremont County: 114.3 USD millionGem County: 130.5 USD millionGooding County: 225.9 USD millionIdaho County: 163.7 USD millionJefferson County: 220.2 USD millionJerome County: 336.5 USD millionKootenai County: 2,368.6 USD millionLatah County: 535 USD millionLemhi County: 86.2 USD millionLewis County: 56.1 USD millionLincoln County: 54.6 USD millionMadison County: 499.4 USD millionMinidoka County: 300.5 USD millionNez Perce County: 930.5 USD millionOneida County: 34.3 USD millionOwyhee County: 95 USD millionPayette County: 243.8 USD millionPower County: 145.1 USD millionShoshone County: 201.1 USD millionTeton County: 114.6 USD millionTwin Falls County: 1,362.5 USD millionValley County: 164.2 USD millionWashington County: 94.3 USD million
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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

Ada County: 11,360.2 USD millionAda County11,360.2Kootenai County: 2,368.6 USD millionKootenai County2,368.6Canyon County: 2,316.6 USD millionCanyon County2,316.6Bonneville County: 1,898.1 USD millionBonneville County1,898.1Twin Falls County: 1,362.5 USD millionTwin Falls County1,362.5Bannock County: 1,309.2 USD millionBannock County1,309.2Nez Perce County: 930.5 USD millionNez Perce County930.5Butte County: 696.5 USD millionButte County696.5Blaine County: 546.4 USD millionBlaine County546.4Bingham County: 545.7 USD millionBingham County545.7Latah County: 535 USD millionLatah County535Bonner County: 504.2 USD millionBonner County504.2Madison County: 499.4 USD millionMadison County499.4Elmore County: 447 USD millionElmore County447Cassia County: 410.7 USD millionCassia County410.7Jerome County: 336.5 USD millionJerome County336.5Minidoka County: 300.5 USD millionMinidoka County300.5Payette County: 243.8 USD millionPayette County243.8Gooding County: 225.9 USD millionGooding County225.9Jefferson County: 220.2 USD millionJefferson County220.2Shoshone County: 201.1 USD millionShoshone County201.1Caribou County: 186.2 USD millionCaribou County186.2Valley County: 164.2 USD millionValley County164.2Idaho County: 163.7 USD millionIdaho County163.7Power County: 145.1 USD millionPower County145.1Benewah County: 144.9 USD millionBenewah County144.9Boundary County: 134.2 USD millionBoundary County134.2Gem County: 130.5 USD millionGem County130.5Teton County: 114.6 USD millionTeton County114.6Fremont County: 114.3 USD millionFremont County114.3Franklin County: 113.2 USD millionFranklin County113.2Clearwater County: 109.5 USD millionClearwater County109.5Owyhee County: 95 USD millionOwyhee County95Washington County: 94.3 USD millionWashington County94.3Lemhi County: 86.2 USD millionLemhi County86.2Lewis County: 56.1 USD millionLewis County56.1Bear Lake County: 55.6 USD millionBear Lake County55.6Lincoln County: 54.6 USD millionLincoln County54.6Custer County: 51.5 USD millionCuster County51.5Adams County: 47.5 USD millionAdams County47.5Boise County: 46.2 USD millionBoise County46.2Oneida County: 34.3 USD millionOneida County34.3Camas County: 21.7 USD millionCamas County21.7Clark County: 17.3 USD millionClark County17.3Ada County: 11,360.2 USD millionAda County11,360.2Kootenai County: 2,368.6 USD millionKootenai County2,368.6Canyon County: 2,316.6 USD millionCanyon County2,316.6Bonneville County: 1,898.1 USD millionBonneville County1,898.1Twin Falls County: 1,362.5 USD millionTwin Falls County1,362.5Bannock County: 1,309.2 USD millionBannock County1,309.2Nez Perce County: 930.5 USD millionNez Perce County930.5Butte County: 696.5 USD millionButte County696.5Blaine County: 546.4 USD millionBlaine County546.4Bingham County: 545.7 USD millionBingham County545.7Latah County: 535 USD millionLatah County535Bonner County: 504.2 USD millionBonner County504.2Madison County: 499.4 USD millionMadison County499.4Elmore County: 447 USD millionElmore County447Cassia County: 410.7 USD millionCassia County410.7Jerome County: 336.5 USD millionJerome County336.5Minidoka County: 300.5 USD millionMinidoka County300.5Payette County: 243.8 USD millionPayette County243.8Gooding County: 225.9 USD millionGooding County225.9Jefferson County: 220.2 USD millionJefferson County220.2Shoshone County: 201.1 USD millionShoshone County201.1Caribou County: 186.2 USD millionCaribou County186.2Valley County: 164.2 USD millionValley County164.2Idaho County: 163.7 USD millionIdaho County163.7Power County: 145.1 USD millionPower County145.1Benewah County: 144.9 USD millionBenewah County144.9Boundary County: 134.2 USD millionBoundary County134.2Gem County: 130.5 USD millionGem County130.5Teton County: 114.6 USD millionTeton County114.6Fremont County: 114.3 USD millionFremont County114.3Franklin County: 113.2 USD millionFranklin County113.2Clearwater County: 109.5 USD millionClearwater County109.5Owyhee County: 95 USD millionOwyhee County95Washington County: 94.3 USD millionWashington County94.3Lemhi County: 86.2 USD millionLemhi County86.2Lewis County: 56.1 USD millionLewis County56.1Bear Lake County: 55.6 USD millionBear Lake County55.6Lincoln County: 54.6 USD millionLincoln County54.6Custer County: 51.5 USD millionCuster County51.5Adams County: 47.5 USD millionAdams County47.5Boise County: 46.2 USD millionBoise County46.2Oneida County: 34.3 USD millionOneida County34.3Camas County: 21.7 USD millionCamas County21.7Clark County: 17.3 USD millionClark County17.3
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

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Ada County11,360.2+6.2%
2Kootenai County2,368.6+6.9%
3Canyon County2,316.6+6.9%
4Bonneville County1,898.1+6.1%
5Twin Falls County1,362.5+5.5%
6Bannock County1,309.2+3.5%
7Nez Perce County930.5+4.9%
8Butte County696.5+4.7%
9Blaine County546.4+2.5%
10Bingham County545.7+4.2%
11Latah County535+2%
12Bonner County504.2+5.1%
13Madison County499.4+4.5%
14Elmore County447+7%
15Cassia County410.7+6.8%
16Jerome County336.5+2.5%
17Minidoka County300.5+6.6%
18Payette County243.8-1%
19Gooding County225.9+7.3%
20Jefferson County220.2+7.9%
21Shoshone County201.1-5.2%
22Caribou County186.2+6.5%
23Valley County164.2+6.4%
24Idaho County163.7-4.4%
25Power County145.1+3.8%
26Benewah County144.9+2.8%
27Boundary County134.2+4.7%
28Gem County130.5+7.9%
29Teton County114.6+6.2%
30Fremont County114.3+6.9%
31Franklin County113.2+7.2%
32Clearwater County109.5+0.9%
33Owyhee County95+3.9%
34Washington County94.3+3.4%
35Lemhi County86.2+7.6%
36Lewis County56.1+2.1%
37Bear Lake County55.6-0.1%
38Lincoln County54.6+3.2%
39Custer County51.5+2%
40Adams County47.5+11.4%
41Boise County46.2+9.2%
42Oneida County34.3+8.1%
43Camas County21.7+1.3%
44Clark County17.3+5.9%

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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 $11.36 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Clark County, with $17.32 million in 2016.

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