Counties in Idaho by wages and salaries paid

Ada County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 44 counties in 2019, at $14.47 billion. Clark County had the lowest, at $14.76 million. The median was $193.48 million and the figure for Idaho was $35.77 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest14,468.5Ada County
Lowest14.8Clark County
Median193.544 counties
Idaho35,767.7History

Map of counties, 2019

Ada County: 14,468.5 USD millionAdams County: 48.5 USD millionBannock County: 1,484.4 USD millionBear Lake County: 61.7 USD millionBenewah County: 159.7 USD millionBingham County: 609.9 USD millionBlaine County: 624.4 USD millionBoise County: 53.2 USD millionBonner County: 603.9 USD millionBonneville County: 2,357.6 USD millionBoundary County: 160.2 USD millionButte County: 831.6 USD millionCamas County: 17.8 USD millionCanyon County: 2,954.8 USD millionCaribou County: 213.5 USD millionCassia County: 465.9 USD millionClark County: 14.8 USD millionClearwater County: 111.5 USD millionCuster County: 55.7 USD millionElmore County: 493.8 USD millionFranklin County: 126.2 USD millionFremont County: 133.4 USD millionGem County: 152.2 USD millionGooding County: 243.6 USD millionIdaho County: 182.3 USD millionJefferson County: 261.2 USD millionJerome County: 381.6 USD millionKootenai County: 2,930.7 USD millionLatah County: 602.4 USD millionLemhi County: 104.8 USD millionLewis County: 63.1 USD millionLincoln County: 65.7 USD millionMadison County: 596.2 USD millionMinidoka County: 336 USD millionNez Perce County: 984.8 USD millionOneida County: 41.3 USD millionOwyhee County: 104.9 USD millionPayette County: 283.3 USD millionPower County: 162.1 USD millionShoshone County: 184.2 USD millionTeton County: 148.6 USD millionTwin Falls County: 1,581.9 USD millionValley County: 202.8 USD millionWashington County: 102.9 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Ada County: 14,468.5 USD millionAda County14,468.5Canyon County: 2,954.8 USD millionCanyon County2,954.8Kootenai County: 2,930.7 USD millionKootenai County2,930.7Bonneville County: 2,357.6 USD millionBonneville County2,357.6Twin Falls County: 1,581.9 USD millionTwin Falls County1,581.9Bannock County: 1,484.4 USD millionBannock County1,484.4Nez Perce County: 984.8 USD millionNez Perce County984.8Butte County: 831.6 USD millionButte County831.6Blaine County: 624.4 USD millionBlaine County624.4Bingham County: 609.9 USD millionBingham County609.9Bonner County: 603.9 USD millionBonner County603.9Latah County: 602.4 USD millionLatah County602.4Madison County: 596.2 USD millionMadison County596.2Elmore County: 493.8 USD millionElmore County493.8Cassia County: 465.9 USD millionCassia County465.9Jerome County: 381.6 USD millionJerome County381.6Minidoka County: 336 USD millionMinidoka County336Payette County: 283.3 USD millionPayette County283.3Jefferson County: 261.2 USD millionJefferson County261.2Gooding County: 243.6 USD millionGooding County243.6Caribou County: 213.5 USD millionCaribou County213.5Valley County: 202.8 USD millionValley County202.8Shoshone County: 184.2 USD millionShoshone County184.2Idaho County: 182.3 USD millionIdaho County182.3Power County: 162.1 USD millionPower County162.1Boundary County: 160.2 USD millionBoundary County160.2Benewah County: 159.7 USD millionBenewah County159.7Gem County: 152.2 USD millionGem County152.2Teton County: 148.6 USD millionTeton County148.6Fremont County: 133.4 USD millionFremont County133.4Franklin County: 126.2 USD millionFranklin County126.2Clearwater County: 111.5 USD millionClearwater County111.5Owyhee County: 104.9 USD millionOwyhee County104.9Lemhi County: 104.8 USD millionLemhi County104.8Washington County: 102.9 USD millionWashington County102.9Lincoln County: 65.7 USD millionLincoln County65.7Lewis County: 63.1 USD millionLewis County63.1Bear Lake County: 61.7 USD millionBear Lake County61.7Custer County: 55.7 USD millionCuster County55.7Boise County: 53.2 USD millionBoise County53.2Adams County: 48.5 USD millionAdams County48.5Oneida County: 41.3 USD millionOneida County41.3Camas County: 17.8 USD millionCamas County17.8Clark County: 14.8 USD millionClark County14.8Ada County: 14,468.5 USD millionAda County14,468.5Canyon County: 2,954.8 USD millionCanyon County2,954.8Kootenai County: 2,930.7 USD millionKootenai County2,930.7Bonneville County: 2,357.6 USD millionBonneville County2,357.6Twin Falls County: 1,581.9 USD millionTwin Falls County1,581.9Bannock County: 1,484.4 USD millionBannock County1,484.4Nez Perce County: 984.8 USD millionNez Perce County984.8Butte County: 831.6 USD millionButte County831.6Blaine County: 624.4 USD millionBlaine County624.4Bingham County: 609.9 USD millionBingham County609.9Bonner County: 603.9 USD millionBonner County603.9Latah County: 602.4 USD millionLatah County602.4Madison County: 596.2 USD millionMadison County596.2Elmore County: 493.8 USD millionElmore County493.8Cassia County: 465.9 USD millionCassia County465.9Jerome County: 381.6 USD millionJerome County381.6Minidoka County: 336 USD millionMinidoka County336Payette County: 283.3 USD millionPayette County283.3Jefferson County: 261.2 USD millionJefferson County261.2Gooding County: 243.6 USD millionGooding County243.6Caribou County: 213.5 USD millionCaribou County213.5Valley County: 202.8 USD millionValley County202.8Shoshone County: 184.2 USD millionShoshone County184.2Idaho County: 182.3 USD millionIdaho County182.3Power County: 162.1 USD millionPower County162.1Boundary County: 160.2 USD millionBoundary County160.2Benewah County: 159.7 USD millionBenewah County159.7Gem County: 152.2 USD millionGem County152.2Teton County: 148.6 USD millionTeton County148.6Fremont County: 133.4 USD millionFremont County133.4Franklin County: 126.2 USD millionFranklin County126.2Clearwater County: 111.5 USD millionClearwater County111.5Owyhee County: 104.9 USD millionOwyhee County104.9Lemhi County: 104.8 USD millionLemhi County104.8Washington County: 102.9 USD millionWashington County102.9Lincoln County: 65.7 USD millionLincoln County65.7Lewis County: 63.1 USD millionLewis County63.1Bear Lake County: 61.7 USD millionBear Lake County61.7Custer County: 55.7 USD millionCuster County55.7Boise County: 53.2 USD millionBoise County53.2Adams County: 48.5 USD millionAdams County48.5Oneida County: 41.3 USD millionOneida County41.3Camas County: 17.8 USD millionCamas County17.8Clark County: 14.8 USD millionClark County14.8
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Ada County14,468.5+7.1%
2Canyon County2,954.8+8.1%
3Kootenai County2,930.7+6.9%
4Bonneville County2,357.6+6.6%
5Twin Falls County1,581.9+3.8%
6Bannock County1,484.4+4.3%
7Nez Perce County984.8+2.6%
8Butte County831.6+7.8%
9Blaine County624.4+1.5%
10Bingham County609.9+3.6%
11Bonner County603.9+4.8%
12Latah County602.4+2.5%
13Madison County596.2+5.6%
14Elmore County493.8+0.3%
15Cassia County465.9+4.4%
16Jerome County381.6+1.9%
17Minidoka County336+0.6%
18Payette County283.3+6.3%
19Jefferson County261.2+1.2%
20Gooding County243.6-3.4%
21Caribou County213.5+8.1%
22Valley County202.8+9.9%
23Shoshone County184.2-1.4%
24Idaho County182.3+5.4%
25Power County162.1-1.7%
26Boundary County160.2+5.1%
27Benewah County159.7+3.6%
28Gem County152.2+7.4%
29Teton County148.6+6.9%
30Fremont County133.4+4.1%
31Franklin County126.2+1.4%
32Clearwater County111.5+2.6%
33Owyhee County104.9-0.6%
34Lemhi County104.8+6.1%
35Washington County102.9+2.8%
36Lincoln County65.7-0.2%
37Lewis County63.1+5.3%
38Bear Lake County61.7+3.1%
39Custer County55.7+1.8%
40Boise County53.2+4.6%
41Adams County48.5-1.7%
42Oneida County41.3+2.7%
43Camas County17.8-17.9%
44Clark County14.8-25.1%

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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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Ada County, with $14.47 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Clark County, with $14.76 million in 2019.

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