Living wage in Bingham County, Idaho, 2027

The 2027 living wage in Bingham County, Idaho is $25.90 an hour for each worker, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). This assumes full-time work (2,080 hours a year) and about 1.75 full-time-equivalent workers in a typical family.

Living wage

$25.90 / hour

Per worker, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, when a typical family has about 1.75 workers.

Income needed, family

$7,843 / month

Before taxes: all of the family’s costs plus the taxes it pays. About $94,119 a year.

If one worker earned it all

$45.25 / hour

The family’s income needed for a year divided by 2,080 hours. In Idaho, 27.5% of families like this one (two adults with children) have a single earner.

Where the costs come from

This county

No county within commuting reach has lower costs, so the costs of living in Bingham County, ID itself set this living wage.

What the family’s income covers

Monthly amounts for a typical family of four, using the costs in Bingham County, ID. Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they may not add exactly.

Cost	Share	Per month
Housing	12.4%	$973
Food	12.6%	$992
Transportation	23.9%	$1,871
Health carepremiums after credits, plus out-of-pocket costs	14.8%	$1,164
Carechild care, elder care and retirement saving	10.6%	$831
Other necessities	10.9%	$859
Resiliency margina margin for unexpected costs, set at 5% of the net living wage before accounting for public benefits	4.8%	$376
Taxesfederal, state, local and payroll, net of credits	9.9%	$778
Income needed (before taxes, all costs and taxes)	100%	$7,843

How the hourly wage is worked out: the family needs about $7,843 a month, which is $94,119 a year. $94,119 ÷ (2,080 hours × 1.7471 typical workers per family) = $25.90 an hour.

A floor, not a ceiling

The living wage is the least a worker needs to earn to support a typical family here. It is a floor, not a ceiling. A living wage does not have to come from hourly pay alone: if an employer offers benefits or bonuses, or workers receive tips, total compensation may already reach it.

Leading Living Wage Certification

For employers that have achieved the full living wage for every worker. The living wage for Bingham County, ID is $25.90 an hour. We count each worker’s total compensation, including pay, benefits, bonuses and tips, when we assess against this rate.

Pledged Living Wage Employer

For employers that publicly commit to achieving a living wage. Each year we check that they keep up with living wage rate increases and close gaps for workers paid below a living wage, at a rate of 3% of overall wages for those workers, in addition to inflationary increases. The pledged rate for Bingham County, ID is $19.00 an hour. We count each worker’s total compensation, including pay, benefits, bonuses and tips, when we assess against this rate.

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