Counties in Idaho by wages and salaries paid

Ada County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 44 counties in 2023, at $20.72 billion. Clark County had the lowest, at $19.96 million. The median was $269.17 million and the figure for Idaho was $50.74 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest20,722.1Ada County
Lowest20Clark County
Median269.244 counties
Idaho50,735.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Ada County: 20,722.1 USD millionAdams County: 74.8 USD millionBannock County: 1,928.9 USD millionBear Lake County: 91.8 USD millionBenewah County: 201.9 USD millionBingham County: 809.7 USD millionBlaine County: 932.7 USD millionBoise County: 76.6 USD millionBonner County: 889.4 USD millionBonneville County: 3,281.5 USD millionBoundary County: 214.6 USD millionButte County: 1,161 USD millionCamas County: 25.8 USD millionCanyon County: 4,662.4 USD millionCaribou County: 262.4 USD millionCassia County: 652.2 USD millionClark County: 20 USD millionClearwater County: 148.8 USD millionCuster County: 74.8 USD millionElmore County: 623.4 USD millionFranklin County: 206.8 USD millionFremont County: 182.7 USD millionGem County: 221.8 USD millionGooding County: 347.5 USD millionIdaho County: 236.1 USD millionJefferson County: 368.2 USD millionJerome County: 571.6 USD millionKootenai County: 4,187 USD millionLatah County: 781.6 USD millionLemhi County: 146.9 USD millionLewis County: 76.3 USD millionLincoln County: 92.1 USD millionMadison County: 818.3 USD millionMinidoka County: 481.2 USD millionNez Perce County: 1,259.5 USD millionOneida County: 64.7 USD millionOwyhee County: 158.7 USD millionPayette County: 376.4 USD millionPower County: 239.7 USD millionShoshone County: 272.8 USD millionTeton County: 265.6 USD millionTwin Falls County: 2,121.9 USD millionValley County: 285.4 USD millionWashington County: 139.3 USD million
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USD million, 2023. 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, 2023

Ada County: 20,722.1 USD millionAda County20,722.1Canyon County: 4,662.4 USD millionCanyon County4,662.4Kootenai County: 4,187 USD millionKootenai County4,187Bonneville County: 3,281.5 USD millionBonneville County3,281.5Twin Falls County: 2,121.9 USD millionTwin Falls County2,121.9Bannock County: 1,928.9 USD millionBannock County1,928.9Nez Perce County: 1,259.5 USD millionNez Perce County1,259.5Butte County: 1,161 USD millionButte County1,161Blaine County: 932.7 USD millionBlaine County932.7Bonner County: 889.4 USD millionBonner County889.4Madison County: 818.3 USD millionMadison County818.3Bingham County: 809.7 USD millionBingham County809.7Latah County: 781.6 USD millionLatah County781.6Cassia County: 652.2 USD millionCassia County652.2Elmore County: 623.4 USD millionElmore County623.4Jerome County: 571.6 USD millionJerome County571.6Minidoka County: 481.2 USD millionMinidoka County481.2Payette County: 376.4 USD millionPayette County376.4Jefferson County: 368.2 USD millionJefferson County368.2Gooding County: 347.5 USD millionGooding County347.5Valley County: 285.4 USD millionValley County285.4Shoshone County: 272.8 USD millionShoshone County272.8Teton County: 265.6 USD millionTeton County265.6Caribou County: 262.4 USD millionCaribou County262.4Power County: 239.7 USD millionPower County239.7Idaho County: 236.1 USD millionIdaho County236.1Gem County: 221.8 USD millionGem County221.8Boundary County: 214.6 USD millionBoundary County214.6Franklin County: 206.8 USD millionFranklin County206.8Benewah County: 201.9 USD millionBenewah County201.9Fremont County: 182.7 USD millionFremont County182.7Owyhee County: 158.7 USD millionOwyhee County158.7Clearwater County: 148.8 USD millionClearwater County148.8Lemhi County: 146.9 USD millionLemhi County146.9Washington County: 139.3 USD millionWashington County139.3Lincoln County: 92.1 USD millionLincoln County92.1Bear Lake County: 91.8 USD millionBear Lake County91.8Boise County: 76.6 USD millionBoise County76.6Lewis County: 76.3 USD millionLewis County76.3Adams County: 74.8 USD millionAdams County74.8Custer County: 74.8 USD millionCuster County74.8Oneida County: 64.7 USD millionOneida County64.7Camas County: 25.8 USD millionCamas County25.8Clark County: 20 USD millionClark County20Ada County: 20,722.1 USD millionAda County20,722.1Canyon County: 4,662.4 USD millionCanyon County4,662.4Kootenai County: 4,187 USD millionKootenai County4,187Bonneville County: 3,281.5 USD millionBonneville County3,281.5Twin Falls County: 2,121.9 USD millionTwin Falls County2,121.9Bannock County: 1,928.9 USD millionBannock County1,928.9Nez Perce County: 1,259.5 USD millionNez Perce County1,259.5Butte County: 1,161 USD millionButte County1,161Blaine County: 932.7 USD millionBlaine County932.7Bonner County: 889.4 USD millionBonner County889.4Madison County: 818.3 USD millionMadison County818.3Bingham County: 809.7 USD millionBingham County809.7Latah County: 781.6 USD millionLatah County781.6Cassia County: 652.2 USD millionCassia County652.2Elmore County: 623.4 USD millionElmore County623.4Jerome County: 571.6 USD millionJerome County571.6Minidoka County: 481.2 USD millionMinidoka County481.2Payette County: 376.4 USD millionPayette County376.4Jefferson County: 368.2 USD millionJefferson County368.2Gooding County: 347.5 USD millionGooding County347.5Valley County: 285.4 USD millionValley County285.4Shoshone County: 272.8 USD millionShoshone County272.8Teton County: 265.6 USD millionTeton County265.6Caribou County: 262.4 USD millionCaribou County262.4Power County: 239.7 USD millionPower County239.7Idaho County: 236.1 USD millionIdaho County236.1Gem County: 221.8 USD millionGem County221.8Boundary County: 214.6 USD millionBoundary County214.6Franklin County: 206.8 USD millionFranklin County206.8Benewah County: 201.9 USD millionBenewah County201.9Fremont County: 182.7 USD millionFremont County182.7Owyhee County: 158.7 USD millionOwyhee County158.7Clearwater County: 148.8 USD millionClearwater County148.8Lemhi County: 146.9 USD millionLemhi County146.9Washington County: 139.3 USD millionWashington County139.3Lincoln County: 92.1 USD millionLincoln County92.1Bear Lake County: 91.8 USD millionBear Lake County91.8Boise County: 76.6 USD millionBoise County76.6Lewis County: 76.3 USD millionLewis County76.3Adams County: 74.8 USD millionAdams County74.8Custer County: 74.8 USD millionCuster County74.8Oneida County: 64.7 USD millionOneida County64.7Camas County: 25.8 USD millionCamas County25.8Clark County: 20 USD millionClark County20
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

RankCounties2023
USD million
Change on 2022
1Ada County20,722.1+5.9%
2Canyon County4,662.4+6.8%
3Kootenai County4,187+5.9%
4Bonneville County3,281.5+6.1%
5Twin Falls County2,121.9+5.5%
6Bannock County1,928.9+5.7%
7Nez Perce County1,259.5+6.1%
8Butte County1,161+11.9%
9Blaine County932.7+5.8%
10Bonner County889.4+6.8%
11Madison County818.3+4.8%
12Bingham County809.7+5.6%
13Latah County781.6+6.1%
14Cassia County652.2+8.4%
15Elmore County623.4+5.2%
16Jerome County571.6+9.5%
17Minidoka County481.2+11.7%
18Payette County376.4+4.8%
19Jefferson County368.2-0%
20Gooding County347.5+8.7%
21Valley County285.4+9.3%
22Shoshone County272.8+0.5%
23Teton County265.6+12.7%
24Caribou County262.4+5.9%
25Power County239.7+15.5%
26Idaho County236.1+4.7%
27Gem County221.8+6.5%
28Boundary County214.6+4.6%
29Franklin County206.8+10.6%
30Benewah County201.9+5.4%
31Fremont County182.7+10.6%
32Owyhee County158.7+9%
33Clearwater County148.8+7.5%
34Lemhi County146.9+5.5%
35Washington County139.3-0.7%
36Lincoln County92.1+7%
37Bear Lake County91.8+6%
38Boise County76.6+8.3%
39Lewis County76.3+6.5%
40Adams County74.8+8.6%
41Custer County74.8+7.1%
42Oneida County64.7+10.7%
43Camas County25.8-0.4%
44Clark County20+7.2%

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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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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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Ada County, with $20.72 billion in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Clark County, with $19.96 million in 2023.

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