Lewiston, ID-WA

Across all occupations in the Lewiston, ID-WA metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,300 a year ($23.22 an hour) and the mean $59,120, May 2025. That median is −5% against the US median of $50,980 and +1% against Idaho's $47,970. BLS counts 28,680 jobs in the area, which spans Idaho and Washington. The highest-paying occupation is chief executives; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Lewiston, ID-WA vs Idaho and Washington and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Lewiston, ID-WA area, Idaho and Washington and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Lewiston, ID-WA	Hourly	$15.61	$17.91	$23.22	$32.06	$47.36	$28.42	28,680
Lewiston, ID-WA	Annual	$32,470	$37,240	$48,300	$66,690	$98,510	$59,120	28,680
Idaho	Hourly	$14.09	$17.63	$23.06	$34.77	$49.63	$29.41	857,440
Idaho	Annual	$29,300	$36,660	$47,970	$72,320	$103,240	$61,170	857,440
Washington	Hourly	$18.59	$22.61	$30.28	$48.90	$73.86	$40.06	3,550,970
Washington	Annual	$38,670	$47,020	$62,990	$101,710	$153,630	$83,330	3,550,970
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

167 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profiles: Idaho, Washington. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Lewiston, ID-WA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$176,030	$84.63	70
2	Industrial Production Managers	$157,500	$75.72	70
3	Pharmacists	$148,110	$71.21	60
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Idaho	$139,990	$67.30	40
5	Sales Managers in Idaho	$131,630	$63.28	60
6	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$126,860	$60.99	30
7	Nurse Practitioners	$125,030	$60.11	60
8	Financial Managers in Idaho	$123,400	$59.33	80
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$122,780	$59.03	110
10	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$117,340	*	50
11	Construction Managers	$109,210	$52.50	40
12	Software Developers in Idaho	$101,310	$48.71	70
13	Dental Hygienists	$98,450	$47.33	60
14	Lawyers in Idaho	$97,020	$46.64	50
15	Mechanical Engineers	$95,580	$45.95	40
16	Industrial Engineers	$94,970	$45.66	70
17	Production Workers, All Other	$93,420	$44.91	40
18	Registered Nurses in Idaho	$87,650	$42.14	730
19	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$84,990	$40.86	30
20	Computer Systems Analysts	$84,660	$40.70	80

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Lewiston, ID-WA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Idaho	930	32.48	1.31	$34,650
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Idaho	870	30.26	1.09	$36,400
3	Office Clerks, General in Idaho	840	29.19	1.84	$43,430
4	Registered Nurses in Idaho	730	25.59	1.18	$87,650
5	Retail Salespersons in Idaho	680	23.70	0.95	$37,010
6	General and Operations Managers in Idaho	600	21.08	0.94	$79,030
6	Cashiers in Idaho	600	20.86	1.05	$34,660
8	Customer Service Representatives in Idaho	570	19.83	1.19	$40,700
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Idaho	560	19.54	1.03	$39,080
10	Stockers and Order Fillers in Idaho	540	18.74	1.03	$39,390
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Idaho	390	13.53	1.02	$58,830
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Idaho	370	12.73	1.39	$38,230
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Idaho	370	12.83	0.90	$37,200
14	Nursing Assistants in Idaho	350	12.07	1.30	$38,870
14	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	350	12.24	4.33	$55,910
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Idaho	350	12.31	1.25	$50,010
17	Waiters and Waitresses in Idaho	310	10.83	0.74	$36,240
17	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Idaho	310	10.92	1.21	$46,710
19	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Idaho	270	9.49	2.19	$73,990
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Idaho	260	9.02	0.98	$64,580

Most concentrated occupations in Lewiston, ID-WA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.59	140	5.06	$39,520
2	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	4.33	350	12.24	$55,910
3	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2.76	210	7.40	$55,890
4	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Idaho	2.19	270	9.49	$73,990
5	Social and Human Service Assistants	2.16	170	6.08	$48,220
6	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1.90	210	7.30	$43,790
7	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	1.86	100	3.65	$37,820
8	Office Clerks, General in Idaho	1.84	840	29.19	$43,430
9	Tellers	1.74	110	3.68	$39,910
9	Driver/Sales Workers	1.74	130	4.59	$36,840

Occupation groups in Lewiston, ID-WA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$99,440	$113,600	1,610	56.05	0.78
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$87,650	$104,400	1,800	62.73	0.99
Computer and Mathematical	$81,970	$89,360	440	15.23	0.45
Architecture and Engineering	$78,600	$86,810	380	13.42	0.80
Business and Financial Operations	$70,010	$76,570	1,110	38.87	0.57
Legal	$65,180	$84,870	130	4.67	0.56
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$64,760	$76,460	330	11.49	1.21
Construction and Extraction	$58,540	$62,890	1,350	46.98	1.14
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$55,910	$62,420	1,660	57.96	1.48
Community and Social Service	$55,560	$59,170	580	20.19	1.18
Educational Instruction and Library	$55,160	$58,220	1,460	50.81	0.87
Protective Service	$53,730	$57,130	590	20.49	0.84
Production	$49,830	$54,440	2,860	99.81	1.81
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$48,690	$51,950	180	6.20	2.22
Office and Administrative Support	$45,750	$47,720	3,630	126.57	1.11
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$44,500	$54,650	270	9.52	0.72
Transportation and Material Moving	$41,690	$46,360	2,430	84.87	0.96
Healthcare Support	$38,130	$41,020	1,710	59.61	1.17
Sales and Related	$37,800	$48,530	2,220	77.36	0.90
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,880	$39,440	750	26.24	0.90
Personal Care and Service	$35,780	$39,060	710	24.76	1.18
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$34,650	$35,730	2,470	86.18	0.98

Every occupation in Idaho and Washington, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profiles. All 167 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Lewiston, ID-WA estimates (area 30300).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Lewiston, ID-WA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.
The area spans Idaho and Washington; its figures are the whole MSA, as BLS publishes them, under the primary state Idaho.