Graduates get paid, but not in Idaho

For the first time since the recession, college graduates are making more money. Students who graduated in 2011 started making an average of $50,034 annually. That’s up 3.5 percent from 2010 according to Money.

However, Idaho is not following the trend.

Agricultural Economist Stephen Cooke, has been looking into Idaho’s low wages for a decade.

One of his theories is a “lack of a priority on educating the state’s workforce and a failure to recruit enough highly paid jobs.”

Employees in neighboring states make more money. Colorado workers, for example, make an average of $12,000 more than Idaho workers. Teachers in Oregon make $5,000 more per year on the average. In Kennewick, Wash. a pharmacist can make $119,686, about $26,000 more than in Boise according to Salary.com. Utah pays their accountants an average of $60,507, according to Accounting.Edu, about $7,000 more than in Idaho.  In Nevada, the average registered nurse makes $74,780, that’s $8,000 more than the Boise counterpart.

But if you’re looking to stay in Idaho, the jobs listed below are worth a look.

Average annual pay is included (from various websites)

1. Information Technology– $94,000

2. Registered Nurses [RNs] & Physical Therapists-$67,000

3. General Managers–$52,000

4. Pharmacists–$93,000

5. Civil Engineers–$81,180

6. Lawyers–$50,000

7. Chief executive officers–$78,000

8. Teachers–$45,003

9. Accountants & Auditors–$53,860

10. Sales Managers–$55,000

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Posted by Kimberley O'Bryan on Jan 23 2012. Filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.