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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services in Idaho, 2026 Edition

NAICS 54
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
5,724
Employees
42,842
Annual payroll
$3.31B

2. National context

Idaho accounts for 0.59% of the 974,303 US establishments in this sector and ranks 35th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

ID avg annual wage
$77,254
US avg annual wage
$105,185

Idaho sector wages are -26.6% versus the national average for NAICS 54.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
358
SAM debarred/excluded
540

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Ada County2,27716,922
#2Kootenai County6273,666
#3Bonneville County46510,480
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.