Idaho minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Idaho rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $7.25
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $13,926
- a year
- Rank
- #32 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Idaho in 2026?
The Idaho minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in 2026, the same as the federal minimum.
Will the Idaho minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.
$7.25 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in Idaho?
Full time, an Idaho minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.
- A year
- $15,080
- A month
- $1,256.67
- Every two weeks
- $580.00
- A week
- $290.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Idaho?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Idaho takes home $13,926 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $535.63. It takes 149.4 hours of work to take home $1,000.
- Take-home per year
- $13,926
- Every two weeks
- $535.63
- Per hour after tax
- $6.70
- In national prices
- $14,584
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Idaho taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Idaho?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 36% of Idaho workers earn, but less than half of them. The Idaho median wage is $23.06 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Idaho?
Tipped workers in Idaho can be paid $3.35 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the Idaho minimum wage changed?
It has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum last rose.
How does the Idaho minimum wage compare with other states?
Idaho is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Idaho?
Full time, an Idaho minimum wage job takes home $267.82 a week after taxes.
Is the Idaho minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and Idaho prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $14,584 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,926 take-home.