Idaho’s average hourly wage is fast approaching $25 an hour

Idaho’s average hourly wage is fast approaching $25 an hour

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Idaho’s average wage for all occupations reached $24.69 per hour last year, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That hourly average is 7% higher than it was in 2021, the Idaho Department of Labor said in a release announcing the new data. The median wage rose about 4% from 2021, to $19.26 per hour in 2022, according to the data. Half of Idahoans were paid less than the median; half were pai…

Idaho’s 2022 average hourly wage increases to $24.69

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho’s average wage for all occupations increased by $1.64 to $24.69 per hour for 2022, according to recently released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics (OEWS) survey. The release includes 2022 data on employment and wages by occupation for the state, seven Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and two rural county regions. Idaho Department of Labor analysts compile and …