# Idaho — Wage garnishment limits and exempt earnings by state

For Idaho, maximum share of earnings a creditor may take is twenty-five per cent (25%) of his disposable earnings for that week; earnings wholly exempt is thirty (30) times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C.A. 206(a)(1) in effect at the time the earnings are payable; statute is 11-207. Restriction on garnishment — Maximum, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.

- **State:** Idaho _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum share of earnings a creditor may take:** twenty-five per cent (25%) of his disposable earnings for that week _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Earnings wholly exempt:** thirty (30) times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C.A. 206(a)(1) in effect at the time the earnings are payable _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** 11-207. Restriction on garnishment — Maximum. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the maximum amount of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any work week which is subjected to garnishment shall not exceed (a) twenty-five per cent (25%) of his disposable earnings for that week, or (b) the amount by which his disposable earnings for that week exceed thirty (30) times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C.A. 206(a)(1) in effect at the time the earnings are payable, whichever is less. In the case of earnings for any pay period other than a week, the Idaho commissioner o

## Source

- https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title11/T11CH2/SECT11-207/

Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-02-25.
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