Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Each occupation's median wage in Coeur d'Alene, ID compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Coeur d'Alene, ID pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Coeur d'Alene, ID run 1.7% below the national average (2024), so a Coeur d'Alene, ID salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Coeur d'Alene, ID · vs. national

1Family Medicine Physicians$352,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$94,180 – $391,890+44.4%
2First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$82,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,600 – $125,530+38.3%
3Paramedics$82,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$73,450 – $97,080+35.8%
4Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$125,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$76,210 – $126,580+32.1%
5Rehabilitation Counselors$61,240
Master's degree
$34,900 – $74,400+30.7%
6Pipelayers$62,580
No formal educational credential
$41,600 – $76,760+27.7%
7Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$46,550
No formal educational credential
$33,780 – $48,350+24.8%
8First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$56,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,100 – $79,920+15.5%
9Public Safety Telecommunicators$61,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,540 – $79,000+15.1%
10Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,130
No formal educational credential
$36,370 – $63,330+14.5%
11Parts Salespersons$44,160
No formal educational credential
$32,580 – $68,190+14.3%
12Butchers and Meat Cutters$45,830
No formal educational credential
$31,520 – $58,080+14.2%
13Property Appraisers and Assessors$77,250
Bachelor's degree
$48,940 – $122,980+13.7%
14Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$74,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,780 – $99,330+13.1%
15Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$48,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,080 – $60,280+13.0%
16Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$90,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,000 – $163,500+12.6%
17Highway Maintenance Workers$56,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,910 – $75,340+11.7%
18Healthcare Social Workers$75,780
Master's degree
$55,820 – $98,060+11.6%
19Pharmacists$157,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,570 – $163,500+11.5%
20Surveying and Mapping Technicians$60,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $76,790+11.1%
21Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$52,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,020 – $80,450+10.5%
22First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$103,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$73,000 – $129,550+10.4%
23Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$83,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,870 – $90,570+9.6%
24Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$57,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,470 – $61,140+9.4%
25Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$47,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460 – $57,510+9.2%
26Crossing Guards and Flaggers$41,600
No formal educational credential
$39,550 – $62,580+9.2%
27Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$63,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,050 – $92,840+8.6%
28Data Entry Keyers$44,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,660 – $59,710+8.2%
29First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$52,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,910 – $78,310+8.2%
30Construction Laborers$50,910
No formal educational credential
$38,550 – $65,790+8.0%
31Glaziers$61,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,540 – $79,420+7.9%
32Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$64,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,640 – $80,600+7.8%
33Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$62,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,270 – $74,640+7.1%
34Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$63,360
Master's degree
$29,300 – $95,040+6.8%
35Packers and Packagers, Hand$38,750
No formal educational credential
$27,490 – $45,260+6.8%
36Cashiers$35,020
No formal educational credential
$26,000 – $41,770+6.5%
37Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$37,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,770 – $43,920+6.5%
38Social and Human Service Assistants$48,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,470 – $60,920+6.4%
39File Clerks$46,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,800 – $62,070+5.9%
40Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,560
Associate's degree
$43,680 – $103,890+5.6%
41Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$53,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,820 – $85,420+5.5%
42Cost Estimators$83,010
Bachelor's degree
$53,470 – $134,740+5.4%
43Pharmacy Technicians$48,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,670 – $60,830+5.3%
44Counter and Rental Clerks$43,480
No formal educational credential
$28,130 – $73,780+5.3%
45Electricians$66,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,890 – $99,940+5.0%
46Massage Therapists$61,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,540 – $84,100+4.9%
47Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,130
No formal educational credential
$31,990 – $49,400+4.7%
48Retail Salespersons$37,010
No formal educational credential
$28,700 – $55,080+4.5%
49Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,420
No formal educational credential
$29,340 – $45,070+4.4%
50Helpers--Production Workers$40,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,860 – $51,160+4.4%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianCoeur d'Alene, ID	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$352,700	$94,180 – $391,890	+44.4%
2	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,040	$49,600 – $125,530	+38.3%
3	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,310	$73,450 – $97,080	+35.8%
4	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$125,890	$76,210 – $126,580	+32.1%
5	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$61,240	$34,900 – $74,400	+30.7%
6	PipelayersNo formal educational credential	$62,580	$41,600 – $76,760	+27.7%
7	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$46,550	$33,780 – $48,350	+24.8%
8	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,100	$30,100 – $79,920	+15.5%
9	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,070	$50,540 – $79,000	+15.1%
10	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$53,130	$36,370 – $63,330	+14.5%
11	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$44,160	$32,580 – $68,190	+14.3%
12	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$45,830	$31,520 – $58,080	+14.2%
13	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$77,250	$48,940 – $122,980	+13.7%
14	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,120	$52,780 – $99,330	+13.1%
15	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,350	$40,080 – $60,280	+13.0%
16	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$90,340	$36,000 – $163,500	+12.6%
17	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,140	$40,910 – $75,340	+11.7%
18	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$75,780	$55,820 – $98,060	+11.6%
19	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$157,100	$103,570 – $163,500	+11.5%
20	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,280	$35,360 – $76,790	+11.1%
21	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,130	$31,020 – $80,450	+10.5%
22	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$103,260	$73,000 – $129,550	+10.4%
23	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,560	$60,870 – $90,570	+9.6%
24	Audiovisual Equipment Installers and RepairersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,530	$37,470 – $61,140	+9.4%
25	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,350	$37,460 – $57,510	+9.2%
26	Crossing Guards and FlaggersNo formal educational credential	$41,600	$39,550 – $62,580	+9.2%
27	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,690	$47,050 – $92,840	+8.6%
28	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,710	$35,660 – $59,710	+8.2%
29	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,580	$34,910 – $78,310	+8.2%
30	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$50,910	$38,550 – $65,790	+8.0%
31	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,580	$41,540 – $79,420	+7.9%
32	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,540	$49,640 – $80,600	+7.8%
33	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,370	$38,270 – $74,640	+7.1%
34	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$63,360	$29,300 – $95,040	+6.8%
35	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$38,750	$27,490 – $45,260	+6.8%
36	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$35,020	$26,000 – $41,770	+6.5%
37	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,350	$29,770 – $43,920	+6.5%
38	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,890	$38,470 – $60,920	+6.4%
39	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,190	$28,800 – $62,070	+5.9%
40	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,560	$43,680 – $103,890	+5.6%
41	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,130	$37,820 – $85,420	+5.5%
42	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$83,010	$53,470 – $134,740	+5.4%
43	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,180	$39,670 – $60,830	+5.3%
44	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$43,480	$28,130 – $73,780	+5.3%
45	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,350	$44,890 – $99,940	+5.0%
46	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,310	$45,540 – $84,100	+4.9%
47	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$42,130	$31,990 – $49,400	+4.7%
48	Retail SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$37,010	$28,700 – $55,080	+4.5%
49	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,420	$29,340 – $45,070	+4.4%
50	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,800	$28,860 – $51,160	+4.4%

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