Home / Wages / Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene salaries The median worker in the Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area earned $46,010 a year in 2024, about $22.12 an hour. That ranks #219 of the 391 metro areas published here, 7.1% below the national median.
Idaho
Median pay $46,010 $22.12 per hour
Vs national -7.1% U.S. $49,500
Workers 71,680 wage and salary
Metro rank #219 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Coeur d'Alene pays 1% less than Idaho as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Construction Laborers 2.69× 1,320 $47,170 Carpenters 2.14× 690 $52,820 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.87× 740 $35,970 Receptionists and Information Clerks 1.72× 770 $36,940 General and Operations Managers 1.63× 2,710 $76,260 Cooks, Restaurant 1.6× 1,080 $36,410 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1.58× 500 $48,450 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1.56× 690 $37,890 Medical Assistants 1.53× 560 $44,900 Office Clerks, General 1.51× 1,760 $44,530 Electricians 1.5× 520 $61,050 Customer Service Representatives 1.49× 1,890 $38,090
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Coeur d'Alene Occupation Median Hourly Employed Chief Executives $166,510 $80.05 200 Financial Managers $120,770 $58.06 240 Medical and Health Services Managers $119,100 $57.26 350 Software Developers $106,960 $51.42 280 Lawyers $101,600 $48.85 240 Registered Nurses $94,870 $45.61 1,620 Civil Engineers $85,160 $40.94 200 Project Management Specialists $82,490 $39.66 440 General and Operations Managers $76,260 $36.66 2,710 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $75,000 $36.06 300 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $72,180 $34.70 230 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $71,860 $34.55 500 Accountants and Auditors $66,190 $31.82 350 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $64,060 $30.80 260 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $62,920 n/a 660 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $62,700 n/a 450 Human Resources Specialists $62,240 $29.93 320 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,290 $29.47 630 Electricians $61,050 $29.35 520 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $60,420 $29.05 380 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $60,210 $28.95 320 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $59,760 $28.73 790 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $58,770 $28.25 790 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $57,350 $27.57 330 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $57,090 $27.45 330 Paralegals and Legal Assistants $57,040 $27.42 240 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $54,790 $26.34 410 Carpenters $52,820 $25.39 690 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $52,270 $25.13 320 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $51,720 $24.87 310 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $51,220 $24.63 260 Social and Human Service Assistants $48,980 $23.55 280 Pharmacy Technicians $48,690 $23.41 250 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $48,450 $23.30 500 Painters, Construction and Maintenance $48,000 $23.08 230 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $47,200 $22.69 630 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $47,170 $22.68 240 Construction Laborers $47,170 $22.68 1,320 Billing and Posting Clerks $46,640 $22.42 250 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $45,950 $22.09 770 Insurance Sales Agents $45,860 $22.05 230 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $45,640 $21.94 750 Medical Assistants $44,900 $21.59 560 Office Clerks, General $44,530 $21.41 1,760 Light Truck Drivers $44,440 $21.37 440 Dental Assistants $44,000 $21.15 330 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $43,640 $20.98 750 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $42,750 $20.55 300 Tellers $41,650 $20.02 200 Security Guards $40,040 $19.25 210 Stockers and Order Fillers $39,650 $19.06 1,170 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $39,580 $19.03 620 Packers and Packagers, Hand $39,290 $18.89 210 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $39,140 $18.82 1,110 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,830 $18.67 760 Nursing Assistants $38,540 $18.53 810 Customer Service Representatives $38,090 $18.31 1,890 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $37,890 $18.22 690 Receptionists and Information Clerks $36,940 $17.76 770 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $36,770 $17.68 1,430
Where most people work Largest occupations in Coeur d'Alene by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly General and Operations Managers 2,710 $76,260 $36.66 Fast Food and Counter Workers 2,400 $29,380 $14.12 Retail Salespersons 2,370 $36,180 $17.39 Customer Service Representatives 1,890 $38,090 $18.31 Office Clerks, General 1,760 $44,530 $21.41 Registered Nurses 1,620 $94,870 $45.61 Cashiers 1,620 $33,950 $16.32 Waiters and Waitresses 1,490 $31,200 $15.00 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1,430 $36,770 $17.68 Construction Laborers 1,320 $47,170 $22.68 Stockers and Order Fillers 1,170 $39,650 $19.06 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1,110 $39,140 $18.82 Cooks, Restaurant 1,080 $36,410 $17.51 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 820 $36,080 $17.35 Nursing Assistants 810 $38,540 $18.53 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 790 $59,760 $28.73 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 790 $58,770 $28.25 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 770 $45,950 $22.09 Receptionists and Information Clerks 770 $36,940 $17.76 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 760 $38,830 $18.67
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Idaho metro areas Boise City 386,560 workers $47,580 Lewiston 27,910 workers $47,340 Idaho Falls 81,000 workers $45,080 Logan 66,730 workers $44,770 Twin Falls 49,570 workers $44,160 Pocatello 37,440 workers $43,180 Coeur d'Alene pay: common questions What is the average salary in Coeur d'Alene? The median across all occupations is $46,010 , or $22.12 an hour, covering 71,680 wage and salary workers. The mean is $56,580, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Coeur d'Alene pay more than the rest of Idaho? No. The metro median of $46,010 is 1% below the Idaho median of $46,470. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Coeur d'Alene? Chief Executives ($166,510), Financial Managers ($120,770), Medical and Health Services Managers ($119,100). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Coeur d'Alene unusually full of? Construction Laborers, at 2.69× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.