Idaho Paycheck Calculator 2026

A paycheck earned in Idaho passes through four main subtractions before it lands in your account. Federal income tax comes out first, set by your W-4 elections and the IRS withholding tables. Then come the two FICA taxes: Social Security at 6.2% on wages up to the $184,500 wage base, and Medicare at 1.45% with no ceiling. On top of those federal deductions sits Idaho's own income tax, a flat 5.3% that the State Tax Commission applies to your taxable wages.

Because Idaho uses a single flat rate rather than brackets, a raise does not push you into a higher state tier the way it can with federal tax. Idaho also runs no state disability insurance and no paid-family-leave payroll tax, so you will not see those line items that workers in some other states pay. Pre-tax items such as 401(k) contributions and health premiums shrink the wages that both federal and Idaho tax touch, which is why two people earning the same gross can take home noticeably different amounts.

On a $60,000 salary, Idaho's flat 5.3% income tax costs up to roughly $3,180 a year before deductions — on top of $4,590 in federal FICA, which is the same in every state. 23 of the 42 states that tax income charge less than Idaho at the top rate.

The state minimum wage is $7.25/hr , matching the federal floor of $7.25 — about $15,080 a year at 40 hours a week. There is no state disability or paid-family-leave deduction, so nothing beyond income tax and FICA comes out at the state level. Local jurisdictions add their own layer on top — see the note below.