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Security Guards salary in Idaho Falls, ID

The median security guards in Idaho Falls, ID earns $78,680 a year, 107% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,001 a month.

10th percentile
$32,600
25th percentile
$47,880
Median percentile
$78,680
75th percentile
$78,680
90th percentile
$78,680

Based on 570 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$60,011 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,680
Federal income tax−$8,480
Social Security + Medicare−$6,019
Idaho income tax (approx.)−$4,170
Monthly take-home$5,001
Every two weeks$2,308

Does it go far here?

$83,337Median pay in Idaho Falls, ID is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.4 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Idaho Falls, ID

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$123,450
Project Management Specialists$102,250
Registered Nurses$84,110
General and Operations Managers$80,380
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,920
Electricians$65,350
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,980
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,090

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