High paying management jobs in Idaho

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Idaho. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Idaho run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Idaho salary is worth about 1.05× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Idaho.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Idaho · Employed

1Chief Executives$177,210
Bachelor's degree
$103,360 – $403,2302,920
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,970
Bachelor's degree
$103,130 – $219,970850
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$162,240
Bachelor's degree
$92,680 – $219,3801,950
4Marketing Managers$142,090
Bachelor's degree
$76,690 – $251,5901,320
5Purchasing Managers$136,970
Bachelor's degree
$79,790 – $207,010270
6Sales Managers$135,350
Bachelor's degree
$70,730 – $224,8902,490
7Managers, All Other$131,550
Bachelor's degree
$69,800 – $210,3401,230
8Financial Managers$127,210
Bachelor's degree
$76,890 – $213,2303,120
9Natural Sciences Managers$124,800
Bachelor's degree
$80,790 – $204,550610
10Human Resources Managers$119,990
Bachelor's degree
$82,250 – $200,4801,040
11Medical and Health Services Managers$117,770
Bachelor's degree
$66,950 – $175,7803,920
12Industrial Production Managers$107,340
Bachelor's degree
$69,100 – $175,1401,210
13Construction Managers$104,600
Bachelor's degree
$56,220 – $162,3902,280
14Education Administrators, Postsecondary$101,200
Master's degree
$62,260 – $169,370870
15Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$101,090
Master's degree
$76,290 – $128,3201,830
16Facilities Managers$99,870
Bachelor's degree
$66,560 – $172,330610
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$93,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,510 – $171,9401,040
18Administrative Services Managers$92,880
Bachelor's degree
$55,240 – $148,070880
19General and Operations Managers$80,390
Bachelor's degree
$41,920 – $170,99024,880
20Social and Community Service Managers$79,120
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $111,550820
21Food Service Managers$70,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,110 – $105,160670
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$51,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,400 – $88,7301,680

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianIdaho	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$177,210	$103,360 – $403,230	2,920
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,970	$103,130 – $219,970	850
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,240	$92,680 – $219,380	1,950
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,090	$76,690 – $251,590	1,320
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,970	$79,790 – $207,010	270
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,350	$70,730 – $224,890	2,490
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$131,550	$69,800 – $210,340	1,230
8	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,210	$76,890 – $213,230	3,120
9	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,800	$80,790 – $204,550	610
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,990	$82,250 – $200,480	1,040
11	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,770	$66,950 – $175,780	3,920
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,340	$69,100 – $175,140	1,210
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,600	$56,220 – $162,390	2,280
14	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$101,200	$62,260 – $169,370	870
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$101,090	$76,290 – $128,320	1,830
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,870	$66,560 – $172,330	610
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,920	$56,510 – $171,940	1,040
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,880	$55,240 – $148,070	880
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,390	$41,920 – $170,990	24,880
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,120	$52,000 – $111,550	820
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,140	$43,110 – $105,160	670
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,370	$30,400 – $88,730	1,680

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Idaho. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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