Customer Support Specialist salary in Idaho Falls, ID

Pay in Idaho Falls against Idaho and the US

The middle half of customer support specialists in Idaho Falls earns $35,460–$47,240. The top tenth earns $57,570 or more, 2.0 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.0 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $11,780 wide, against $13,230 across Idaho and $14,910 nationally: employers in Idaho Falls pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a customer support specialist here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $7,180 over the median, the 25th only $4,600 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $9,265 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $44,770 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Idaho Falls, and the Idaho statewide median of $43,200 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Idaho Falls

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $11,630 to the $40,060 median and brings it to $51,690 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

Our open customer support specialist roles pay $700–$1,000 a month under a direct contract. The one-time fee is $2,500³ with a 180-day replacement; paying through Deel adds $49 a month⁴. Change any number below to match your plan.

A local hire here costs about 3.9 times as much as a remote hire in year one at the midpoint of our range. From year two, when the fee drops out, it is 4.8 times the remote figure of $10,788. About the candidates: most apply through our assessment platform with a written and a spoken English task; each profile shows the English level (B1–C2); Silkstaff interviews every shortlisted candidate live, in English, before you meet them.

Other roles in Idaho Falls

Of the 15 roles we track in Idaho Falls, this one ranks #13 by median pay, between data entry specialists ($42,040) and administrative assistants ($39,910). Project Coordinator is the highest at $102,250.

Measured against the US median, customer support specialists rank #6 of the 15 roles we track in Idaho Falls (-10.5%), between virtual receptionists (-8.4%) and accountants (-11.1%). The typical role here is at -14.5%, so, measured against the US, customer support specialists cost more in Idaho Falls than the area's general pay level would suggest. Customer support specialists hold 22.6% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Idaho Falls, 22.5% across Idaho and 16.5% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Idaho

Across the 8 areas of Idaho with data for this job, the median runs from $36,360 in the Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetro area to $46,640 in Boise City, a gap of $10,280 a year. The one area in Idaho with more customer support specialists, Boise City, ID ($46,640), also pays more.

Idaho Falls against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Idaho Falls is #213 of 520 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Idaho, Tucson and Flagstaff pay just above Idaho Falls and Davenport-Moline and Peoria just below. All four are within $220 a year of the median in Idaho Falls. Of the three markets with about as many customer support specialists, none pays as much.

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