The median worker in the Pocatello, ID metro area earned $43,180 a year in 2024, about $20.76 an hour. That ranks #309 of the 391 metro areas published here, 12.8% below the national median.
Pocatello pays 7.1% less than Idaho as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
The median across all occupations is $43,180, or $20.76 an hour, covering 37,440 wage and salary workers. The mean is $52,430, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Pocatello pay more than the rest of Idaho?
No. The metro median of $43,180 is 7.1% below the Idaho median of $46,470. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Pocatello?
Registered Nurses ($78,220), Loan Officers ($78,140), General and Operations Managers ($67,570). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Pocatello unusually full of?
Customer Service Representatives, at 1.71× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.