Women Doctors in Idaho: Pay, Gap, and Numbers
Women now cross 50% of medical school entrants; pay gaps widen at specialty-sort level. This page applies Idaho’s overall wage environment to the national BLS median earnings for doctors to estimate the state-level pay gap.
Earnings estimate — Doctors in Idaho
Methodology: The state pay gap is estimated by applying Idaho’s overall female-to-male earnings ratio adjustment (-5.3% vs national) to the national BLS median for female doctors. See Pay Gap Lookup for interactive comparison.
National baseline
Idaho context
Idaho’s overall women-to-men earnings ratio is 79.4%, ranking #34 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity. 32.4% of the state legislature is women (CAWP 2024); 0 women from Idaho serve in the 119th US Congress. No woman has been elected governor of Idaho.
Other professions in Idaho
Women doctors in neighboring & key states
Related pages
Frequently asked
What is the median salary for female doctors in Idaho?
Estimated at $130,515 per year, derived from the BLS national median for female doctors ($137,748) adjusted by Idaho’s overall wage environment (-5.3% vs national).
What is the pay gap for doctors in Idaho?
Estimated at 34.7%, or about $69,217 per year per worker at the median. This applies the state-level wage environment to the national BLS profession gap.
How does Idaho compare nationally on pay equity?
Idaho ranks #34 of 51 US jurisdictions on the overall female-to-men earnings ratio (Census ACS S2001).
What BLS occupation code applies here?
29-1210 (SOC, Standard Occupational Classification, 2018 revision). See BLS CPS Table 39 for the current national median weekly earnings.
Are these numbers adjusted for experience?
No — these are state-level medians across all experience levels. Use the Pay Gap Lookup tool for experience-adjusted estimates.