Counties in Idaho by wages and salaries paid

Ada County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 44 counties in 2020, at $15.58 billion. Clark County had the lowest, at $16.41 million. The median was $210.23 million and the figure for Idaho was $38.46 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest15,577.4Ada County
Lowest16.4Clark County
Median210.244 counties
Idaho38,462.2History

Map of counties, 2020

Ada County: 15,577.4 USD millionAdams County: 54.2 USD millionBannock County: 1,554.4 USD millionBear Lake County: 66 USD millionBenewah County: 165.3 USD millionBingham County: 652.8 USD millionBlaine County: 656.2 USD millionBoise County: 55.9 USD millionBonner County: 652.4 USD millionBonneville County: 2,527.3 USD millionBoundary County: 168.4 USD millionButte County: 916.9 USD millionCamas County: 20.3 USD millionCanyon County: 3,247.9 USD millionCaribou County: 216.9 USD millionCassia County: 504.8 USD millionClark County: 16.4 USD millionClearwater County: 119.8 USD millionCuster County: 59.5 USD millionElmore County: 532.3 USD millionFranklin County: 141.5 USD millionFremont County: 143.3 USD millionGem County: 164.9 USD millionGooding County: 275.4 USD millionIdaho County: 194 USD millionJefferson County: 286.2 USD millionJerome County: 424.5 USD millionKootenai County: 3,149.3 USD millionLatah County: 615.8 USD millionLemhi County: 111.6 USD millionLewis County: 63.7 USD millionLincoln County: 72.3 USD millionMadison County: 645.3 USD millionMinidoka County: 371.7 USD millionNez Perce County: 1,034.9 USD millionOneida County: 44 USD millionOwyhee County: 120 USD millionPayette County: 299 USD millionPower County: 180.9 USD millionShoshone County: 212.3 USD millionTeton County: 163.1 USD millionTwin Falls County: 1,665.3 USD millionValley County: 208.2 USD millionWashington County: 110 USD million
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USD million, 2020. 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, 2020

Ada County: 15,577.4 USD millionAda County15,577.4Canyon County: 3,247.9 USD millionCanyon County3,247.9Kootenai County: 3,149.3 USD millionKootenai County3,149.3Bonneville County: 2,527.3 USD millionBonneville County2,527.3Twin Falls County: 1,665.3 USD millionTwin Falls County1,665.3Bannock County: 1,554.4 USD millionBannock County1,554.4Nez Perce County: 1,034.9 USD millionNez Perce County1,034.9Butte County: 916.9 USD millionButte County916.9Blaine County: 656.2 USD millionBlaine County656.2Bingham County: 652.8 USD millionBingham County652.8Bonner County: 652.4 USD millionBonner County652.4Madison County: 645.3 USD millionMadison County645.3Latah County: 615.8 USD millionLatah County615.8Elmore County: 532.3 USD millionElmore County532.3Cassia County: 504.8 USD millionCassia County504.8Jerome County: 424.5 USD millionJerome County424.5Minidoka County: 371.7 USD millionMinidoka County371.7Payette County: 299 USD millionPayette County299Jefferson County: 286.2 USD millionJefferson County286.2Gooding County: 275.4 USD millionGooding County275.4Caribou County: 216.9 USD millionCaribou County216.9Shoshone County: 212.3 USD millionShoshone County212.3Valley County: 208.2 USD millionValley County208.2Idaho County: 194 USD millionIdaho County194Power County: 180.9 USD millionPower County180.9Boundary County: 168.4 USD millionBoundary County168.4Benewah County: 165.3 USD millionBenewah County165.3Gem County: 164.9 USD millionGem County164.9Teton County: 163.1 USD millionTeton County163.1Fremont County: 143.3 USD millionFremont County143.3Franklin County: 141.5 USD millionFranklin County141.5Owyhee County: 120 USD millionOwyhee County120Clearwater County: 119.8 USD millionClearwater County119.8Lemhi County: 111.6 USD millionLemhi County111.6Washington County: 110 USD millionWashington County110Lincoln County: 72.3 USD millionLincoln County72.3Bear Lake County: 66 USD millionBear Lake County66Lewis County: 63.7 USD millionLewis County63.7Custer County: 59.5 USD millionCuster County59.5Boise County: 55.9 USD millionBoise County55.9Adams County: 54.2 USD millionAdams County54.2Oneida County: 44 USD millionOneida County44Camas County: 20.3 USD millionCamas County20.3Clark County: 16.4 USD millionClark County16.4Ada County: 15,577.4 USD millionAda County15,577.4Canyon County: 3,247.9 USD millionCanyon County3,247.9Kootenai County: 3,149.3 USD millionKootenai County3,149.3Bonneville County: 2,527.3 USD millionBonneville County2,527.3Twin Falls County: 1,665.3 USD millionTwin Falls County1,665.3Bannock County: 1,554.4 USD millionBannock County1,554.4Nez Perce County: 1,034.9 USD millionNez Perce County1,034.9Butte County: 916.9 USD millionButte County916.9Blaine County: 656.2 USD millionBlaine County656.2Bingham County: 652.8 USD millionBingham County652.8Bonner County: 652.4 USD millionBonner County652.4Madison County: 645.3 USD millionMadison County645.3Latah County: 615.8 USD millionLatah County615.8Elmore County: 532.3 USD millionElmore County532.3Cassia County: 504.8 USD millionCassia County504.8Jerome County: 424.5 USD millionJerome County424.5Minidoka County: 371.7 USD millionMinidoka County371.7Payette County: 299 USD millionPayette County299Jefferson County: 286.2 USD millionJefferson County286.2Gooding County: 275.4 USD millionGooding County275.4Caribou County: 216.9 USD millionCaribou County216.9Shoshone County: 212.3 USD millionShoshone County212.3Valley County: 208.2 USD millionValley County208.2Idaho County: 194 USD millionIdaho County194Power County: 180.9 USD millionPower County180.9Boundary County: 168.4 USD millionBoundary County168.4Benewah County: 165.3 USD millionBenewah County165.3Gem County: 164.9 USD millionGem County164.9Teton County: 163.1 USD millionTeton County163.1Fremont County: 143.3 USD millionFremont County143.3Franklin County: 141.5 USD millionFranklin County141.5Owyhee County: 120 USD millionOwyhee County120Clearwater County: 119.8 USD millionClearwater County119.8Lemhi County: 111.6 USD millionLemhi County111.6Washington County: 110 USD millionWashington County110Lincoln County: 72.3 USD millionLincoln County72.3Bear Lake County: 66 USD millionBear Lake County66Lewis County: 63.7 USD millionLewis County63.7Custer County: 59.5 USD millionCuster County59.5Boise County: 55.9 USD millionBoise County55.9Adams County: 54.2 USD millionAdams County54.2Oneida County: 44 USD millionOneida County44Camas County: 20.3 USD millionCamas County20.3Clark 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

RankCounties2020
USD million
Change on 2019
1Ada County15,577.4+7.7%
2Canyon County3,247.9+9.9%
3Kootenai County3,149.3+7.5%
4Bonneville County2,527.3+7.2%
5Twin Falls County1,665.3+5.3%
6Bannock County1,554.4+4.7%
7Nez Perce County1,034.9+5.1%
8Butte County916.9+10.3%
9Blaine County656.2+5.1%
10Bingham County652.8+7%
11Bonner County652.4+8%
12Madison County645.3+8.2%
13Latah County615.8+2.2%
14Elmore County532.3+7.8%
15Cassia County504.8+8.4%
16Jerome County424.5+11.2%
17Minidoka County371.7+10.6%
18Payette County299+5.6%
19Jefferson County286.2+9.6%
20Gooding County275.4+13.1%
21Caribou County216.9+1.6%
22Shoshone County212.3+15.2%
23Valley County208.2+2.7%
24Idaho County194+6.4%
25Power County180.9+11.6%
26Boundary County168.4+5.1%
27Benewah County165.3+3.5%
28Gem County164.9+8.3%
29Teton County163.1+9.8%
30Fremont County143.3+7.4%
31Franklin County141.5+12.1%
32Owyhee County120+14.4%
33Clearwater County119.8+7.4%
34Lemhi County111.6+6.5%
35Washington County110+6.9%
36Lincoln County72.3+10%
37Bear Lake County66+7%
38Lewis County63.7+0.9%
39Custer County59.5+6.8%
40Boise County55.9+5.1%
41Adams County54.2+11.7%
42Oneida County44+6.7%
43Camas County20.3+14.2%
44Clark County16.4+11.1%

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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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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Ada County, with $15.58 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Clark County, with $16.41 million in 2020.

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