Field Operator Salary in Idaho

How much does a Field Operator make in Idaho?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Field Operator in Idaho is $59,355 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Field Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,807
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,385 to $65,350
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,859

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Field Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,350	$5,446	$1,257	$31
Average	$59,355	$4,946	$1,141	$29
25th Percentile	$54,385	$4,532	$1,046	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Field Operator Salaries

A Field Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Field Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Field Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,841
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,887
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $81,043
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $89,513
Expert (over 8 years): $105,631

Levels	Salary
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$58,841
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$65,887
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$81,043
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$89,513
Field Ope... Level Field Operator	$105,631

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How Do Field Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Field Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,438.
California: $70,170.
Massachusetts: $69,235.

District of Columbia $70,438 California $70,170 Massachusetts $69,235 Washington $68,981 New Jersey $68,955 Alaska $68,866 Connecticut $67,988 New York $67,632

Hawaii $66,493 Rhode Island $65,959 Maryland $65,596 Minnesota $65,100 Colorado $64,909 Illinois $64,846 Oregon $64,604 Delaware $64,426

New Hampshire $64,314 Virginia $64,063 Pennsylvania $63,332 Nevada $62,963 North Dakota $62,842 Michigan $62,651 Wisconsin $62,581 Vermont $62,441

Texas $62,053 Maine $62,027 Arizona $61,989 Ohio $61,945 Georgia $61,359 Indiana $61,067 Wyoming $61,010 Utah $60,920

Iowa $60,882 Kansas $60,577 Louisiana $60,488 North Carolina $60,456 Missouri $60,443 Florida $60,195 Montana $60,062 Nebraska $59,934

Kentucky $59,864 South Carolina $59,610 Tennessee $59,451 Idaho $59,387 New Mexico $58,923 Oklahoma $58,821 Alabama $58,446 South Dakota $57,816

Arkansas $57,472 West Virginia $57,288 Mississippi $56,734

Top Paying Cities for Field Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Pocatello: $54,877
Fort Hall: $54,750
Aberdeen: $53,922

Pocatello, ID $54,877 Fort Hall, ID $54,750 Aberdeen, ID $53,922 American Falls, ID $53,922 Arbon, ID $53,922 Arco, ID $55,335 Arimo, ID $53,922 Atomic City, ID $55,157

Bancroft, ID $54,152 Basalt, ID $57,383 Bern, ID $53,922 Blackfoot, ID $55,163 Bloomington, ID $56,429 Challis, ID $57,485 Clayton, ID $58,229 Clifton, ID $53,922

Cobalt, ID $58,229 Conda, ID $53,922 Dayton, ID $56,429 Dingle, ID $56,429 Downey, ID $53,922 Ellis, ID $57,485 Firth, ID $57,192 Franklin, ID $58,936

Geneva, ID $59,139 Georgetown, ID $53,922 Grace, ID $53,922 Holbrook, ID $53,922 Howe, ID $56,747 Inkom, ID $54,813 Lava Hot Springs, ID $53,922 Mccammon, ID $54,368

Mackay, ID $55,335 Malad City, ID $53,922 May, ID $56,747 Montpelier, ID $53,922 Moore, ID $55,335 Moreland, ID $55,227 Paris, ID $56,429 Pingree, ID $54,304

Preston, ID $53,922 Rockland, ID $53,922 Saint Charles, ID $56,429 Shelley, ID $57,638 Soda Springs, ID $53,922 Kamiah, ID $64,356 Garden City, ID $59,184 Athol, ID $64,356

Avery, ID $64,356 Bayview, ID $64,356 Blanchard, ID $64,356 Bonners Ferry, ID $64,356 Bovill, ID $64,356 Calder, ID $64,356 Careywood, ID $64,356 Cataldo, ID $64,356

Clark Fork, ID $64,356 Clarkia, ID $64,356 Cocolalla, ID $64,356 Coeur D Alene, ID $64,356 Coolin, ID $64,356 Oldtown, ID $64,356 Deary, ID $64,356 Desmet, ID $64,356

Dover, ID $64,356 Eastport, ID $64,356 Elk River, ID $64,356 Fernwood, ID $64,356 Genesee, ID $64,356 Harrison, ID $64,356 Harvard, ID $64,356 Hayden, ID $64,356

Hope, ID $64,356 Kellogg, ID $64,356 Kingston, ID $64,356 Kootenai, ID $64,356 Laclede, ID $64,356 Medimont, ID $64,356 Moscow, ID $64,356 Moyie Springs, ID $64,356

Mullan, ID $64,356 Naples, ID $64,356 Nordman, ID $64,356 Osburn, ID $64,356 Pinehurst, ID $64,356 Plummer, ID $64,356 Ponderay, ID $64,356 Porthill, ID $64,356

Post Falls, ID $64,489 Potlatch, ID $64,356 Priest River, ID $64,356 Princeton, ID $64,356 Rathdrum, ID $64,356 Sagle, ID $64,356 Saint Maries, ID $64,356 Sandpoint, ID $64,356

Colburn, ID $64,356 Santa, ID $64,356 Silverton, ID $64,356 Smelterville, ID $64,356 Spirit Lake, ID $64,356 Tensed, ID $64,356 Troy, ID $64,356 Viola, ID $64,356

Wallace, ID $64,356 Murray, ID $64,356 Worley, ID $64,356 Springfield, ID $54,368 Kendrick, ID $64,356 Kooskia, ID $64,356 Lapwai, ID $64,356 Lenore, ID $64,356

Lucile, ID $58,229 Nezperce, ID $64,356 Orofino, ID $64,356 Peck, ID $64,356 Pierce, ID $64,356 Pollock, ID $58,229 Reubens, ID $64,356 Riggins, ID $58,229

Stites, ID $64,356 Weippe, ID $64,356 White Bird, ID $64,019 Winchester, ID $64,356 Atlanta, ID $58,229 Banks, ID $58,229 Bruneau, ID $55,252 Caldwell, ID $58,484

Cambridge, ID $58,229 Cascade, ID $58,229 Council, ID $58,229 Donnelly, ID $58,229 Eagle, ID $58,929 Emmett, ID $58,229 Fruitland, ID $58,229 Garden Valley, ID $58,229

Glenns Ferry, ID $56,741 Grand View, ID $58,229 Greenleaf, ID $58,229 Hammett, ID $56,741 Homedale, ID $58,229 Horseshoe Bend, ID $58,548 Huston, ID $58,229 Idaho City, ID $58,229

Indian Valley, ID $58,229 King Hill, ID $55,252 Kuna, ID $58,866 Lake Fork, ID $58,229 Letha, ID $58,229 Lowman, ID $58,229 Mccall, ID $58,229 Marsing, ID $58,229

Melba, ID $58,229 Meridian, ID $59,120 Mesa, ID $58,229 Middleton, ID $58,548 Midvale, ID $58,229 Mountain Home, ID $58,229 Mountain Home A F B, ID $58,229 Murphy, ID $58,229

Nampa, ID $58,548 New Meadows, ID $58,229 New Plymouth, ID $58,229 Notus, ID $58,229 Ola, ID $58,229 Parma, ID $58,229 Payette, ID $58,229 Placerville, ID $58,293

Star, ID $58,802 Sweet, ID $58,229 Warren, ID $58,229 Weiser, ID $58,229 Wilder, ID $58,229 Yellow Pine, ID $58,229 Boise, ID $59,184 Stanley, ID $58,229

Swanlake, ID $53,922 Thatcher, ID $53,922 Wayan, ID $64,362 Weston, ID $58,936 Fish Haven, ID $58,936 Twin Falls, ID $56,206 Rogerson, ID $55,252 Albion, ID $55,252

Almo, ID $55,252 Bellevue, ID $55,252 Bliss, ID $55,252 Buhl, ID $55,634 Burley, ID $55,252 Carey, ID $53,922 Castleford, ID $55,697 Corral, ID $56,741

Declo, ID $54,584 Dietrich, ID $55,252 Eden, ID $55,761 Fairfield, ID $56,741 Filer, ID $56,206 Gooding, ID $55,252 Hagerman, ID $55,252 Hailey, ID $55,252

Hansen, ID $55,952 Hazelton, ID $55,252 Heyburn, ID $55,252 Hill City, ID $56,741 Jerome, ID $55,379 Ketchum, ID $58,229 Kimberly, ID $56,206 Malta, ID $54,584

Minidoka, ID $54,584 Murtaugh, ID $55,443 Oakley, ID $55,252 Paul, ID $55,252 Picabo, ID $55,252 Richfield, ID $55,252 Rupert, ID $55,252 Shoshone, ID $55,252

Sun Valley, ID $56,741 Wendell, ID $55,443 Idaho Falls, ID $57,701 Ashton, ID $64,362 Chester, ID $56,747 Driggs, ID $62,263 Dubois, ID $56,747 Felt, ID $63,408

Hamer, ID $56,747 Iona, ID $57,701 Irwin, ID $62,721 Island Park, ID $60,551 Lewisville, ID $57,447 Macks Inn, ID $60,551 Menan, ID $57,129 Monteview, ID $56,747

Newdale, ID $59,705 Parker, ID $56,747 Rexburg, ID $56,811 Rigby, ID $57,320 Ririe, ID $57,065 Roberts, ID $56,938 Saint Anthony, ID $56,747 Spencer, ID $56,747

Sugar City, ID $56,747 Swan Valley, ID $61,156 Terreton, ID $56,747 Teton, ID $56,747 Tetonia, ID $64,362 Ucon, ID $57,701 Victor, ID $62,123 Carmen, ID $54,361

Gibbonsville, ID $54,361 Leadore, ID $56,747 Lemhi, ID $56,747 North Fork, ID $54,361 Salmon, ID $56,448 Tendoy, ID $55,551 Shoup, ID $56,295 Lewiston, ID $65,953

Ahsahka, ID $64,356 Cottonwood, ID $65,953 Craigmont, ID $64,356 Culdesac, ID $64,356 Elk City, ID $58,980 Ferdinand, ID $64,356 Grangeville, ID $65,654 Fenn, ID $65,654

Greencreek, ID $64,356 Juliaetta, ID $64,356

Field Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Field Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$54,385

Average $59,355/year

$65,350

$4,532

Average $4,946/month

$5,446

$1,046

Average $1,141/week

$1,257

$26

Average $29/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,350	$5,446	$1,257	$31
Average	$59,355	$4,946	$1,141	$29
25th Percentile	$54,385	$4,532	$1,046	$26

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