Counties in Idaho by wages and salaries paid

Ada County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 44 counties in 2017, at $12.37 billion. Clark County had the lowest, at $19.14 million. The median was $176.62 million and the figure for Idaho was $31.58 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest12,370.5Ada County
Lowest19.1Clark County
Median176.644 counties
Idaho31,580History

Map of counties, 2017

Ada County: 12,370.5 USD millionAdams County: 49.3 USD millionBannock County: 1,374.2 USD millionBear Lake County: 57.6 USD millionBenewah County: 147.8 USD millionBingham County: 580.6 USD millionBlaine County: 589.9 USD millionBoise County: 47.2 USD millionBonner County: 537.7 USD millionBonneville County: 2,055.5 USD millionBoundary County: 142.8 USD millionButte County: 738.3 USD millionCamas County: 22 USD millionCanyon County: 2,512.8 USD millionCaribou County: 195.1 USD millionCassia County: 430.7 USD millionClark County: 19.1 USD millionClearwater County: 108.2 USD millionCuster County: 53.2 USD millionElmore County: 471.5 USD millionFranklin County: 117.9 USD millionFremont County: 121.1 USD millionGem County: 138.4 USD millionGooding County: 241.2 USD millionIdaho County: 168.6 USD millionJefferson County: 237.5 USD millionJerome County: 354.5 USD millionKootenai County: 2,548.9 USD millionLatah County: 554.6 USD millionLemhi County: 92.3 USD millionLewis County: 56.7 USD millionLincoln County: 61.8 USD millionMadison County: 531.9 USD millionMinidoka County: 323.7 USD millionNez Perce County: 957.2 USD millionOneida County: 36.1 USD millionOwyhee County: 98.4 USD millionPayette County: 256.9 USD millionPower County: 150.6 USD millionShoshone County: 181.9 USD millionTeton County: 123.7 USD millionTwin Falls County: 1,449.9 USD millionValley County: 171.3 USD millionWashington County: 101 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Ada County: 12,370.5 USD millionAda County12,370.5Kootenai County: 2,548.9 USD millionKootenai County2,548.9Canyon County: 2,512.8 USD millionCanyon County2,512.8Bonneville County: 2,055.5 USD millionBonneville County2,055.5Twin Falls County: 1,449.9 USD millionTwin Falls County1,449.9Bannock County: 1,374.2 USD millionBannock County1,374.2Nez Perce County: 957.2 USD millionNez Perce County957.2Butte County: 738.3 USD millionButte County738.3Blaine County: 589.9 USD millionBlaine County589.9Bingham County: 580.6 USD millionBingham County580.6Latah County: 554.6 USD millionLatah County554.6Bonner County: 537.7 USD millionBonner County537.7Madison County: 531.9 USD millionMadison County531.9Elmore County: 471.5 USD millionElmore County471.5Cassia County: 430.7 USD millionCassia County430.7Jerome County: 354.5 USD millionJerome County354.5Minidoka County: 323.7 USD millionMinidoka County323.7Payette County: 256.9 USD millionPayette County256.9Gooding County: 241.2 USD millionGooding County241.2Jefferson County: 237.5 USD millionJefferson County237.5Caribou County: 195.1 USD millionCaribou County195.1Shoshone County: 181.9 USD millionShoshone County181.9Valley County: 171.3 USD millionValley County171.3Idaho County: 168.6 USD millionIdaho County168.6Power County: 150.6 USD millionPower County150.6Benewah County: 147.8 USD millionBenewah County147.8Boundary County: 142.8 USD millionBoundary County142.8Gem County: 138.4 USD millionGem County138.4Teton County: 123.7 USD millionTeton County123.7Fremont County: 121.1 USD millionFremont County121.1Franklin County: 117.9 USD millionFranklin County117.9Clearwater County: 108.2 USD millionClearwater County108.2Washington County: 101 USD millionWashington County101Owyhee County: 98.4 USD millionOwyhee County98.4Lemhi County: 92.3 USD millionLemhi County92.3Lincoln County: 61.8 USD millionLincoln County61.8Bear Lake County: 57.6 USD millionBear Lake County57.6Lewis County: 56.7 USD millionLewis County56.7Custer County: 53.2 USD millionCuster County53.2Adams County: 49.3 USD millionAdams County49.3Boise County: 47.2 USD millionBoise County47.2Oneida County: 36.1 USD millionOneida County36.1Camas County: 22 USD millionCamas County22Clark County: 19.1 USD millionClark County19.1Ada County: 12,370.5 USD millionAda County12,370.5Kootenai County: 2,548.9 USD millionKootenai County2,548.9Canyon County: 2,512.8 USD millionCanyon County2,512.8Bonneville County: 2,055.5 USD millionBonneville County2,055.5Twin Falls County: 1,449.9 USD millionTwin Falls County1,449.9Bannock County: 1,374.2 USD millionBannock County1,374.2Nez Perce County: 957.2 USD millionNez Perce County957.2Butte County: 738.3 USD millionButte County738.3Blaine County: 589.9 USD millionBlaine County589.9Bingham County: 580.6 USD millionBingham County580.6Latah County: 554.6 USD millionLatah County554.6Bonner County: 537.7 USD millionBonner County537.7Madison County: 531.9 USD millionMadison County531.9Elmore County: 471.5 USD millionElmore County471.5Cassia County: 430.7 USD millionCassia County430.7Jerome County: 354.5 USD millionJerome County354.5Minidoka County: 323.7 USD millionMinidoka County323.7Payette County: 256.9 USD millionPayette County256.9Gooding County: 241.2 USD millionGooding County241.2Jefferson County: 237.5 USD millionJefferson County237.5Caribou County: 195.1 USD millionCaribou County195.1Shoshone County: 181.9 USD millionShoshone County181.9Valley County: 171.3 USD millionValley County171.3Idaho County: 168.6 USD millionIdaho County168.6Power County: 150.6 USD millionPower County150.6Benewah County: 147.8 USD millionBenewah County147.8Boundary County: 142.8 USD millionBoundary County142.8Gem County: 138.4 USD millionGem County138.4Teton County: 123.7 USD millionTeton County123.7Fremont County: 121.1 USD millionFremont County121.1Franklin County: 117.9 USD millionFranklin County117.9Clearwater County: 108.2 USD millionClearwater County108.2Washington County: 101 USD millionWashington County101Owyhee County: 98.4 USD millionOwyhee County98.4Lemhi County: 92.3 USD millionLemhi County92.3Lincoln County: 61.8 USD millionLincoln County61.8Bear Lake County: 57.6 USD millionBear Lake County57.6Lewis County: 56.7 USD millionLewis County56.7Custer County: 53.2 USD millionCuster County53.2Adams County: 49.3 USD millionAdams County49.3Boise County: 47.2 USD millionBoise County47.2Oneida County: 36.1 USD millionOneida County36.1Camas County: 22 USD millionCamas County22Clark County: 19.1 USD millionClark County19.1
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Ada County12,370.5+8.9%
2Kootenai County2,548.9+7.6%
3Canyon County2,512.8+8.5%
4Bonneville County2,055.5+8.3%
5Twin Falls County1,449.9+6.4%
6Bannock County1,374.2+5%
7Nez Perce County957.2+2.9%
8Butte County738.3+6%
9Blaine County589.9+8%
10Bingham County580.6+6.4%
11Latah County554.6+3.7%
12Bonner County537.7+6.6%
13Madison County531.9+6.5%
14Elmore County471.5+5.5%
15Cassia County430.7+4.9%
16Jerome County354.5+5.3%
17Minidoka County323.7+7.7%
18Payette County256.9+5.3%
19Gooding County241.2+6.7%
20Jefferson County237.5+7.9%
21Caribou County195.1+4.8%
22Shoshone County181.9-9.5%
23Valley County171.3+4.3%
24Idaho County168.6+3%
25Power County150.6+3.8%
26Benewah County147.8+2%
27Boundary County142.8+6.4%
28Gem County138.4+6.1%
29Teton County123.7+7.9%
30Fremont County121.1+5.9%
31Franklin County117.9+4.2%
32Clearwater County108.2-1.2%
33Washington County101+7.2%
34Owyhee County98.4+3.5%
35Lemhi County92.3+7.1%
36Lincoln County61.8+13.2%
37Bear Lake County57.6+3.6%
38Lewis County56.7+1.1%
39Custer County53.2+3.2%
40Adams County49.3+3.8%
41Boise County47.2+2.2%
42Oneida County36.1+5.2%
43Camas County22+1.6%
44Clark County19.1+10.5%

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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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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Idaho by wages and salaries paid, 2017. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/idaho-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Ada County, with $12.37 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Clark County, with $19.14 million in 2017.

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