SOC 31-1131 · Coeur d'Alene, ID metro

Nursing Assistants Salary in Coeur d'Alene, ID

The average salary for nursing assistants in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho is $39,230 a year ($18.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,820: half of the 970 people in this job in the Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,700).

$39,230average per year

$18.86 / hourMedian $39,820Take-home ≈ $32,730

  • $17K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

970people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#3 of 6Idaho metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nursing Assistants pay range in Coeur d'Alene

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,930 or more. The middle half of nursing assistants in Coeur d'Alene earn between $38,040 and $46,540.

  • $17K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,230$3,269$18.86
Median$39,820$3,318$19.14
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,040$3,170$18.29
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,540$3,878$22.38

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Nursing Assistants pay in Coeur d'Alene vs. Idaho and the U.S.

Nursing assistants in Coeur d'Alene earn about the same as the Idaho average ($39,100) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($42,700). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $42,260.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Coeur d'Alene$39,230$39,820$16,710$47,930970
Idaho$39,100$38,650$28,380$47,4307,910
United States$42,700$42,260$33,940$51,9801,448,910

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Nursing Assistants salary after taxes in Coeur d'Alene

On the average salary of $39,230, a single filer in Coeur d'Alene takes home about $32,730 a year, or $2,728 a month and $1,259 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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Is Coeur d'Alene a good place for nursing assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Coeur d'Alene area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.3), so the average $39,230 buys what about $39,911 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Coeur d'Alene ($47,750). A typical home costs $605,498, or 15.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nursing Assistants salary in other Idaho cities

Coeur d'Alene ranks 3rd of 6 Idaho metro areas for this job; Lewiston pays the most ($41,050).

All Nursing Assistants salaries in Idaho

Highest-paying cities for nursing assistants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,370).

Nursing Assistants salary by city

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Nursing Assistants salary in Coeur d'Alene: questions

How much do nursing assistants make an hour in Coeur d'Alene?

$18.86 an hour on average, and $19.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level nursing assistants salary in Coeur d'Alene?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the nursing assistants take-home pay in Coeur d'Alene?

About $32,730 a year ($2,728 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,230. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Do nursing assistants earn more in Coeur d'Alene than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,700).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 31-1131; area Coeur d'Alene, ID (17660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.44, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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