SOC 17-3022 · Pocatello, ID metro

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Pocatello, ID

The average salary for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Pocatello, Idaho is $60,270 a year ($28.97 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,160: half of the 40 people in this job in the Pocatello, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,178).

$60,270average per year

$28.97 / hourMedian $63,160Take-home ≈ $48,521

  • $39K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $70K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Idaho metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Pocatello

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,050 or more. The middle half of civil engineering technologists and technicians in Pocatello earn between $49,520 and $69,510.

  • $39K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $70K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,270$5,022$28.98
Median$63,160$5,263$30.37
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,520$4,127$23.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$69,510$5,792$33.42

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Pocatello

On the average salary of $60,270, a single filer in Pocatello takes home about $48,521 a year, or $4,043 a month and $1,866 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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Is Pocatello a good place for civil engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Pocatello area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.9), so the average $60,270 buys what about $67,791 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Pocatello ($45,160). A typical home costs $354,583, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Idaho cities

Pocatello ranks 1st of 2 Idaho metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

  • Pocatello$60,270
  • Boise$58,630

All Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Idaho

Highest-paying cities for civil engineering technologists and technicians

Vallejo, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,700).

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Pocatello: questions

How much do civil engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Pocatello?

$28.97 an hour on average, and $30.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level civil engineering technologists and technicians salary in Pocatello?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the civil engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Pocatello?

About $48,521 a year ($4,043 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,270. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Do civil engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Pocatello than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,178).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3022; area Pocatello, ID (38540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 17.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.19, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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