Registered Nurses Salary in Idaho

Registered Nurses in Idaho have a median of $92,460 a year, below the national $97,550 (−5%); the state ranks 28th of 51 states by median. Registered Nurses earn 93% more than the median across all occupations in Idaho ($47,970). Among neighbouring states, Oregon, Washington and Nevada pay more (up to $129,010 in Oregon) and Montana, Utah and Wyoming pay less (down to $83,760 in Wyoming). Idaho employs 16,880 registered nurses, 19.7 per 1,000 jobs, the 39th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.91 is close to the national share.

Idaho vs the United States, May 2025

Registered Nurses: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Idaho and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Idaho	Hourly	$34.23	$38.90	$44.45	$49.19	$58.28	$44.57	16,880	19.69	0.91
Idaho	Annual	$71,210	$80,900	$92,460	$102,320	$121,230	$92,710	16,880	19.69	0.91
United States	Hourly	$33.14	$38.62	$46.90	$54.02	$66.09	$48.76	3,379,720	–	–
United States	Annual	$68,940	$80,330	$97,550	$112,350	$137,470	$101,420	3,379,720	–	–

Idaho annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 28th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 39th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.91
Jobs per 1,000: 19.69

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Idaho's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Idaho

7 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Idaho publish a row for registered nurses, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$47.55	$98,910	$83,310	$127,600	2,060	28.55	1.31
Boise City, ID	$47.06	$97,880	$79,110	$124,530	8,550	21.81	1.00
Lewiston, ID-WA	$42.14	$87,650	$69,420	$127,180	730	25.59	1.18
Logan, UT-ID	$41.40	$86,120	$63,650	$107,960	830	12.46	0.57
Idaho Falls, ID	$40.44	$84,110	$66,030	$102,320	1,540	18.77	0.86
Twin Falls, ID	$39.75	$82,680	$75,200	$100,820	890	17.64	0.81
Pocatello, ID	$37.87	$78,780	$65,590	$100,750	830	21.76	1.00
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$44.27	$92,080	$75,840	$111,670	900	11.97	0.55
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$38.68	$80,460	$59,940	$107,170	1,370	14.20	0.65

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Idaho	$44.45	$92,460	16,880	0.91
Montana	$41.00	$85,280	10,950	0.99
Nevada	$49.84	$103,670	27,070	0.80
Oregon	$62.02	$129,010	39,730	0.93
Utah	$40.67	$84,600	27,420	0.73
Washington	$59.71	$124,200	69,260	0.90
Wyoming	$40.27	$83,760	5,330	0.87

See the national page for Registered Nurses (every state ranked) and the Idaho wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Idaho estimates.

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.