Hourly pay after taxes in Idaho
$20 an hour in Idaho comes to $1,317.45 every two weeks after taxes, for a single person working full time.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Idaho State Tax Commission sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.25 | $535.63 | $1,161 | $13,926 |
| $18.00 | $1,196.89 | $2,593 | $31,119 |
| $20.00 | $1,317.45 | $2,854 | $34,254 |
| $22.00 | $1,438.01 | $3,116 | $37,388 |
| $25.00 | $1,617.85 | $3,505 | $42,064 |
| $30.00 | $1,918.25 | $4,156 | $49,875 |
| $35.00 | $2,193.42 | $4,752 | $57,029 |
| $40.00 | $2,453.82 | $5,317 | $63,799 |
| $50.00 | $2,974.62 | $6,445 | $77,340 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in Idaho starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,617.85.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| Idaho income tax | $73.00 |
Idaho taxes income at a flat 5.3 percent above a small exempt amount, and paycheck withholding takes 5.3 percent of pay above a per-paycheck threshold that depends on filing status. Alongside it, Idaho workers pay federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. The state runs no disability or leave payroll charge, and its cities and counties levy no wage tax of their own.
The result is a state line that is simple to read: a flat percentage of nearly all of your pay, with the first slice of each check excused.
What changes your number
A flat 5.3 percent means the Idaho tax rises in step with the wage, with no bracket to cross. The per-paycheck threshold is the only part that bends the line, because it excuses a bigger share of a small check than a large one.
On Form ID W-4 the allowance is now worth $0, so the number of allowances does not change what Idaho withholds. Filing status can, and so can extra pay such as overtime. Use the paycheck calculator to add your own hours.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in Idaho comes to $1,017.05.
The minimum wage in Idaho
The minimum wage in Idaho is $7.25 an hour, and a full-time worker at $7.25 takes home about $1,161 a month. Idaho's code sets this figure and tracks the federal minimum wage.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Idaho Code 63-3024(2) (legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title63/T63CH30/SECT63-3024/, fetched Oct 29, 2026): "five and three-tenths percent (5.3%) of taxable income over two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500)", $5,000 for joint returns and heads of household, thresholds indexed for inflation; Idaho State Tax Commission EPB00744 (07-23-2026) withholding table, 5.3 percent.
Disability: Idaho runs no state disability or paid family leave program funded by a paycheck deduction; the Idaho State Tax Commission's withholding guide (fetched Oct 29, 2026) lists only Idaho income tax withholding.
Local taxes: The Idaho State Tax Commission's withholding guide (tax.idaho.gov/taxes/income-tax/withholding/, fetched Oct 29, 2026) and its "Computing Idaho Withholding" page describe only state income tax withholding, with no city or county wage tax. No Idaho statute authorizing a local income tax was found (see openQuestions).
Minimum wage: Idaho Code 44-1502(1) and (2) (legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title44/T44CH15/SECT44-1502/, fetched Oct 29, 2026): "seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($7.25) per hour", tracking the federal minimum wage; for tipped employees "the direct wages paid to the employee by the employer shall not be in an amount less than three dollars and thirty-five cents ($3.35) an hour."
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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