Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services in Idaho

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (NAICS 5413) in Idaho reports 10,441 workers across 900 establishments, with $949.9M of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 0.6% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Idaho is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services employees in Idaho is $90,975/yr, versus a national average of $102,782/yr. Idaho pays below the national average for this industry, common in lower cost-of-living states or where the industry has a smaller, less specialized local workforce.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services is 6.6%, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Idaho overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).