Counties in Idaho by wages and salaries paid

Ada County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 44 counties in 2018, at $13.51 billion. Clark County had the lowest, at $19.71 million. The median was $185.62 million and the figure for Idaho was $33.81 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest13,510.4Ada County
Lowest19.7Clark County
Median185.644 counties
Idaho33,813.9History

Map of counties, 2018

Ada County: 13,510.4 USD millionAdams County: 49.3 USD millionBannock County: 1,423.7 USD millionBear Lake County: 59.9 USD millionBenewah County: 154.1 USD millionBingham County: 589 USD millionBlaine County: 615.3 USD millionBoise County: 50.9 USD millionBonner County: 576.4 USD millionBonneville County: 2,211.8 USD millionBoundary County: 152.4 USD millionButte County: 771.2 USD millionCamas County: 21.7 USD millionCanyon County: 2,733.3 USD millionCaribou County: 197.5 USD millionCassia County: 446.4 USD millionClark County: 19.7 USD millionClearwater County: 108.7 USD millionCuster County: 54.7 USD millionElmore County: 492.2 USD millionFranklin County: 124.5 USD millionFremont County: 128.1 USD millionGem County: 141.8 USD millionGooding County: 252.3 USD millionIdaho County: 173.1 USD millionJefferson County: 258 USD millionJerome County: 374.5 USD millionKootenai County: 2,741 USD millionLatah County: 587.9 USD millionLemhi County: 98.8 USD millionLewis County: 60 USD millionLincoln County: 65.9 USD millionMadison County: 564.4 USD millionMinidoka County: 334.1 USD millionNez Perce County: 959.7 USD millionOneida County: 40.2 USD millionOwyhee County: 105.4 USD millionPayette County: 266.4 USD millionPower County: 164.9 USD millionShoshone County: 186.8 USD millionTeton County: 138.9 USD millionTwin Falls County: 1,524.4 USD millionValley County: 184.5 USD millionWashington County: 100.1 USD million
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USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

Ada County: 13,510.4 USD millionAda County13,510.4Kootenai County: 2,741 USD millionKootenai County2,741Canyon County: 2,733.3 USD millionCanyon County2,733.3Bonneville County: 2,211.8 USD millionBonneville County2,211.8Twin Falls County: 1,524.4 USD millionTwin Falls County1,524.4Bannock County: 1,423.7 USD millionBannock County1,423.7Nez Perce County: 959.7 USD millionNez Perce County959.7Butte County: 771.2 USD millionButte County771.2Blaine County: 615.3 USD millionBlaine County615.3Bingham County: 589 USD millionBingham County589Latah County: 587.9 USD millionLatah County587.9Bonner County: 576.4 USD millionBonner County576.4Madison County: 564.4 USD millionMadison County564.4Elmore County: 492.2 USD millionElmore County492.2Cassia County: 446.4 USD millionCassia County446.4Jerome County: 374.5 USD millionJerome County374.5Minidoka County: 334.1 USD millionMinidoka County334.1Payette County: 266.4 USD millionPayette County266.4Jefferson County: 258 USD millionJefferson County258Gooding County: 252.3 USD millionGooding County252.3Caribou County: 197.5 USD millionCaribou County197.5Shoshone County: 186.8 USD millionShoshone County186.8Valley County: 184.5 USD millionValley County184.5Idaho County: 173.1 USD millionIdaho County173.1Power County: 164.9 USD millionPower County164.9Benewah County: 154.1 USD millionBenewah County154.1Boundary County: 152.4 USD millionBoundary County152.4Gem County: 141.8 USD millionGem County141.8Teton County: 138.9 USD millionTeton County138.9Fremont County: 128.1 USD millionFremont County128.1Franklin County: 124.5 USD millionFranklin County124.5Clearwater County: 108.7 USD millionClearwater County108.7Owyhee County: 105.4 USD millionOwyhee County105.4Washington County: 100.1 USD millionWashington County100.1Lemhi County: 98.8 USD millionLemhi County98.8Lincoln County: 65.9 USD millionLincoln County65.9Lewis County: 60 USD millionLewis County60Bear Lake County: 59.9 USD millionBear Lake County59.9Custer County: 54.7 USD millionCuster County54.7Boise County: 50.9 USD millionBoise County50.9Adams County: 49.3 USD millionAdams County49.3Oneida County: 40.2 USD millionOneida County40.2Camas County: 21.7 USD millionCamas County21.7Clark County: 19.7 USD millionClark County19.7Ada County: 13,510.4 USD millionAda County13,510.4Kootenai County: 2,741 USD millionKootenai County2,741Canyon County: 2,733.3 USD millionCanyon County2,733.3Bonneville County: 2,211.8 USD millionBonneville County2,211.8Twin Falls County: 1,524.4 USD millionTwin Falls County1,524.4Bannock County: 1,423.7 USD millionBannock County1,423.7Nez Perce County: 959.7 USD millionNez Perce County959.7Butte County: 771.2 USD millionButte County771.2Blaine County: 615.3 USD millionBlaine County615.3Bingham County: 589 USD millionBingham County589Latah County: 587.9 USD millionLatah County587.9Bonner County: 576.4 USD millionBonner County576.4Madison County: 564.4 USD millionMadison County564.4Elmore County: 492.2 USD millionElmore County492.2Cassia County: 446.4 USD millionCassia County446.4Jerome County: 374.5 USD millionJerome County374.5Minidoka County: 334.1 USD millionMinidoka County334.1Payette County: 266.4 USD millionPayette County266.4Jefferson County: 258 USD millionJefferson County258Gooding County: 252.3 USD millionGooding County252.3Caribou County: 197.5 USD millionCaribou County197.5Shoshone County: 186.8 USD millionShoshone County186.8Valley County: 184.5 USD millionValley County184.5Idaho County: 173.1 USD millionIdaho County173.1Power County: 164.9 USD millionPower County164.9Benewah County: 154.1 USD millionBenewah County154.1Boundary County: 152.4 USD millionBoundary County152.4Gem County: 141.8 USD millionGem County141.8Teton County: 138.9 USD millionTeton County138.9Fremont County: 128.1 USD millionFremont County128.1Franklin County: 124.5 USD millionFranklin County124.5Clearwater County: 108.7 USD millionClearwater County108.7Owyhee County: 105.4 USD millionOwyhee County105.4Washington County: 100.1 USD millionWashington County100.1Lemhi County: 98.8 USD millionLemhi County98.8Lincoln County: 65.9 USD millionLincoln County65.9Lewis County: 60 USD millionLewis County60Bear Lake County: 59.9 USD millionBear Lake County59.9Custer County: 54.7 USD millionCuster County54.7Boise County: 50.9 USD millionBoise County50.9Adams County: 49.3 USD millionAdams County49.3Oneida County: 40.2 USD millionOneida County40.2Camas County: 21.7 USD millionCamas County21.7Clark County: 19.7 USD millionClark County19.7
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

RankCounties2018
USD million
Change on 2017
1Ada County13,510.4+9.2%
2Kootenai County2,741+7.5%
3Canyon County2,733.3+8.8%
4Bonneville County2,211.8+7.6%
5Twin Falls County1,524.4+5.1%
6Bannock County1,423.7+3.6%
7Nez Perce County959.7+0.3%
8Butte County771.2+4.5%
9Blaine County615.3+4.3%
10Bingham County589+1.4%
11Latah County587.9+6%
12Bonner County576.4+7.2%
13Madison County564.4+6.1%
14Elmore County492.2+4.4%
15Cassia County446.4+3.6%
16Jerome County374.5+5.6%
17Minidoka County334.1+3.2%
18Payette County266.4+3.7%
19Jefferson County258+8.6%
20Gooding County252.3+4.6%
21Caribou County197.5+1.3%
22Shoshone County186.8+2.7%
23Valley County184.5+7.7%
24Idaho County173.1+2.6%
25Power County164.9+9.5%
26Benewah County154.1+4.2%
27Boundary County152.4+6.7%
28Gem County141.8+2.5%
29Teton County138.9+12.3%
30Fremont County128.1+5.8%
31Franklin County124.5+5.6%
32Clearwater County108.7+0.5%
33Owyhee County105.4+7.2%
34Washington County100.1-0.9%
35Lemhi County98.8+7%
36Lincoln County65.9+6.6%
37Lewis County60+5.7%
38Bear Lake County59.9+4%
39Custer County54.7+3%
40Boise County50.9+7.8%
41Adams County49.3-0.1%
42Oneida County40.2+11.4%
43Camas County21.7-1.6%
44Clark County19.7+3%

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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 $13.51 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Clark County, with $19.71 million in 2018.

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