Coeur d'Alene, ID Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Coeur d'Alene, ID - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Coeur d'Alene, ID moved from $46,010 in May 2024 to $47,750 in May 2025 (+3.8%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Coeur d'Alene, ID sits +0.7 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Coeur d'Alene, ID
General and Operations Managers publishes $80,270 here versus $105,770 nationally (-24.1%; 2,220metro-area jobs). Next is Retail Salespersons at $37,010 locally versus $35,410 nationally (+4.5%).
- General and Operations Managers$80,270 in Coeur d'Alene, ID sits 24.1% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,220 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$37,010 in Coeur d'Alene, ID sits 4.5% above the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (2,340 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$30,080 in Coeur d'Alene, ID sits 3.6% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,680 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$98,910 in Coeur d'Alene, ID sits 1.4% above the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,060 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Coeur d'Alene, ID; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 17660 · Coeur d'Alene, ID $58K mean
MEAN-MID · RPP-MID · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-MID #263/528
- RPP-MID 98.3
- OCC-MID 255 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $412K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-INLINE +0.7 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Idaho Falls, ID
- BOOK-MOST 252 rows · May 2025
Read with Idaho Falls, ID (+$74 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Coeur d'Alene, ID
Employment scale inside Coeur d'Alene, ID's top-pay list
Medical and Health Services Managers and Software Developers lead published employment inside Coeur d'Alene, ID's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 410 jobs · $126,280
- 2. Software Developers 310 jobs · $126,870
- 3. Financial Managers 270 jobs · $123,450
- 4. Lawyers 270 jobs · $105,920
- 5. Sales Managers 220 jobs · $143,570
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 180 jobs · $134,950
- 7. Construction Managers 180 jobs · $111,620
- 8. Pharmacists 170 jobs · $157,100
- 9. Chief Executives 160 jobs · $171,590
- 10. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 150 jobs · $104,570
- 11. Physician Assistants 110 jobs · $135,240
- 12. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 90 jobs · $125,890
- 13. Computer and Information Systems Managers 90 jobs · $124,900
- 14. Marketing Managers 90 jobs · $115,470
- 15. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 80 jobs · $103,260
- 16. Family Medicine Physicians 60 jobs · $352,700
- 17. Veterinarians 60 jobs · $121,000
- 18. Human Resources Managers 50 jobs · $128,030
Occupations Tracked
255
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$58,056
employment-weighted, 252 complete rows
Top Salary
$411,670
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
98.3
2% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Coeur d'Alene, ID
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $411,670 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $352,700 |
| 3 | Chief Executives | $171,590 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $157,100 |
| 5 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $149,700 |
| 6 | Sales Managers | $143,570 |
| 7 | Physician Assistants | $135,240 |
| 8 | Nurse Practitioners | $134,950 |
| 9 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,030 |
| 10 | Software Developers | $126,870 |
| 11 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $126,280 |
| 12 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $125,890 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $124,900 |
| 14 | Financial Managers | $123,450 |
| 15 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $121,000 |
| 16 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $116,670 |
| 17 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $115,470 |
| 18 | Construction Managers | $111,620 |
| 19 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $108,740 |
| 20 | Lawyers | $105,920 |
| 21 | Computer Network Architects Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $105,120 |
| 22 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $104,960 |
| 23 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $104,570 |
| 24 | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $103,260 |
| 25 | Computer Occupations, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,090 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Coeur d'Alene, ID
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $27,440 |
| Bartenders | $28,440 |
| Physical Therapist Aides Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $29,430 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $29,780 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $30,080 |
| Recreation Workers | $31,200 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $31,300 |
| Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $32,280 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $32,720 |
| Parking Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $33,380 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in ID
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside ID. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($58,056 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Coeur d'Alene, ID wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Coeur d'Alene, ID at $411,670/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $58,056 adjusts to about $59,064 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 98.3. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for ID before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.