BOISE, ID – On average, Idaho workers’ wages grew by about 5.1% over the past year, new data shows.

Idaho’s average hourly wage grew to $28.10 from 2023 to 2024, increasing by $1.35 per hour, the Idaho Department of Labor announced in a news release, analyzing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.

The Pocatello Metropolitan Statistical Area had the largest growth of all major population centers in Idaho, with average wages growing by more than $2 per hour.

From 2023 to 2024, employment across Idaho also grew by 2.7% to 844,910 jobs in total, an increase of more than 22,000 jobs. The only labor market region in Idaho that didn’t grow was in north central Idaho, where 70 job losses drove employment down by 0.2%.

This story first appeared on Idaho Capital Sun.