Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $78,650 here versus $105,770 nationally (-25.6%; 2,170metro-area jobs). Next is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $28,220 locally versus $31,200 nationally (-9.6%).
- General and Operations Managers$78,650 in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area sits 25.6% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,170 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,220 in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area sits 9.6% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,230 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$30,020 in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area sits 8.7% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,160 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 1600006 · Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #371/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 288 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $297K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Manhattan, KS
- BOOK-MOST 282 rows · May 2025
Read with Manhattan, KS (+$16 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
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 Northwestern Idaho nonmetro…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Medical and Health Services Managers lead published employment inside Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 250 jobs · $126,880
- 2. Medical and Health Services Managers 250 jobs · $103,860
- 3. Chief Executives 220 jobs · $191,030
- 4. Pharmacists 180 jobs · $137,790
- 5. Sales Managers 140 jobs · $112,570
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 120 jobs · $133,080
- 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers 110 jobs · $137,250
- 8. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 100 jobs · $125,410
- 9. Industrial Production Managers 100 jobs · $101,790
- 10. Managers, All Other 90 jobs · $126,440
- 11. Electrical Engineers 80 jobs · $129,340
- 12. Physician Assistants 80 jobs · $127,670
- 13. Marketing Managers 80 jobs · $108,120
- 14. Physicians, All Other 70 jobs · $297,410
- 15. Veterinarians 70 jobs · $108,110
- 16. Family Medicine Physicians 60 jobs · $260,000
- 17. Natural Sciences Managers 60 jobs · $122,870
- 18. Commercial Pilots 60 jobs · $104,440
Occupations Tracked
288
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$54,512
employment-weighted, 282 complete rows
Top Salary
$297,410
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial Managers | $126,880 |
| 2 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $103,860 |
| 3 | Chief Executives | $191,030 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $137,790 |
| 5 | Sales Managers | $112,570 |
| 6 | Nurse Practitioners | $133,080 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $137,250 |
| 8 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $125,410 |
| 9 | Industrial Production Managers | $101,790 |
| 10 | Managers, All Other | $126,440 |
| 11 | Electrical Engineers | $129,340 |
| 12 | Physician Assistants | $127,670 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers | $108,120 |
| 14 | Physicians, All Other | $297,410 |
| 15 | Veterinarians | $108,110 |
| 16 | Family Medicine Physicians | $260,000 |
| 17 | Natural Sciences Managers | $122,870 |
| 18 | Commercial Pilots | $104,440 |
| 19 | Power Plant Operators | $129,270 |
| 20 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $296,000 |
| 21 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $143,810 |
| 22 | Dentists, General | $134,120 |
| 23 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $139,380 |
| 24 | Nurse Anesthetists | $273,850 |
| 25 | Human Resources Managers | $119,990 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bartenders | $22,890 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $23,530 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $24,060 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $25,030 |
| Dishwashers | $27,680 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,220 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $28,780 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $29,110 |
| Recreation Workers | $29,120 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $29,310 |
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 ($54,512 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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