Nurse Salary in Idaho

How much does a Nurse make in Idaho?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nurse in Idaho is $80,708 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,091
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,337 to $88,236
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,447

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Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,236	$7,353	$1,697	$42
Average	$80,708	$6,726	$1,552	$39
25th Percentile	$75,337	$6,278	$1,449	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Nurse Salaries

A Nurse's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Nurse Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,725.
California: $95,362.
Massachusetts: $94,091.

District of Columbia $95,725 California $95,362 Massachusetts $94,091 Washington $93,745 New Jersey $93,711 Alaska $93,590 Connecticut $92,397 New York $91,913

Hawaii $90,365 Rhode Island $89,639 Maryland $89,146 Minnesota $88,472 Colorado $88,212 Illinois $88,126 Oregon $87,797 Delaware $87,555

New Hampshire $87,403 Virginia $87,062 Pennsylvania $86,068 Nevada $85,567 North Dakota $85,402 Michigan $85,143 Wisconsin $85,048 Vermont $84,858

Texas $84,330 Maine $84,296 Arizona $84,244 Ohio $84,183 Georgia $83,388 Indiana $82,990 Wyoming $82,912 Utah $82,791

Iowa $82,739 Kansas $82,324 Louisiana $82,203 North Carolina $82,160 Missouri $82,143 Florida $81,806 Montana $81,624 Nebraska $81,451

Kentucky $81,356 South Carolina $81,010 Tennessee $80,794 Idaho $80,708 New Mexico $80,077 Oklahoma $79,938 Alabama $79,428 South Dakota $78,572

Arkansas $78,105 West Virginia $77,855 Mississippi $77,102

Top Paying Cities for Nurses

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Pocatello: $74,664
Fort Hall: $74,936
Aberdeen: $76,204

Pocatello, ID $74,664 Fort Hall, ID $74,936 Aberdeen, ID $76,204 American Falls, ID $77,515 Arbon, ID $76,207 Arco, ID $78,260 Arimo, ID $76,027 Atomic City, ID $78,308

Bancroft, ID $76,487 Basalt, ID $78,158 Bern, ID $78,505 Blackfoot, ID $77,321 Bloomington, ID $78,682 Challis, ID $78,239 Clayton, ID $78,208 Clifton, ID $78,686

Cobalt, ID $78,092 Conda, ID $78,552 Dayton, ID $79,078 Dingle, ID $78,472 Downey, ID $77,951 Ellis, ID $78,296 Firth, ID $77,937 Franklin, ID $79,419

Geneva, ID $78,634 Georgetown, ID $78,668 Grace, ID $78,136 Holbrook, ID $78,347 Howe, ID $78,137 Inkom, ID $75,149 Lava Hot Springs, ID $76,277 Mccammon, ID $75,446

Mackay, ID $78,220 Malad City, ID $78,734 May, ID $78,235 Montpelier, ID $78,579 Moore, ID $78,327 Moreland, ID $76,770 Paris, ID $78,623 Pingree, ID $77,563

Preston, ID $78,719 Rockland, ID $77,785 Saint Charles, ID $78,562 Shelley, ID $78,326 Soda Springs, ID $78,775 Kamiah, ID $78,478 Garden City, ID $80,984 Athol, ID $82,497

Avery, ID $78,307 Bayview, ID $80,487 Blanchard, ID $84,424 Bonners Ferry, ID $78,655 Bovill, ID $78,424 Calder, ID $78,450 Careywood, ID $81,566 Cataldo, ID $81,691

Clark Fork, ID $78,909 Clarkia, ID $78,330 Cocolalla, ID $81,737 Coeur D Alene, ID $83,951 Coolin, ID $79,320 Oldtown, ID $82,951 Deary, ID $78,417 Desmet, ID $82,362

Dover, ID $80,718 Eastport, ID $78,569 Elk River, ID $78,459 Fernwood, ID $79,099 Genesee, ID $78,969 Harrison, ID $84,427 Harvard, ID $80,416 Hayden, ID $83,712

Hope, ID $78,480 Kellogg, ID $79,446 Kingston, ID $80,030 Kootenai, ID $79,886 Laclede, ID $81,635 Medimont, ID $82,065 Moscow, ID $79,419 Moyie Springs, ID $78,508

Mullan, ID $78,582 Naples, ID $78,466 Nordman, ID $78,888 Osburn, ID $78,912 Pinehurst, ID $79,960 Plummer, ID $84,310 Ponderay, ID $79,847 Porthill, ID $78,871

Post Falls, ID $86,426 Potlatch, ID $81,309 Priest River, ID $81,147 Princeton, ID $80,079 Rathdrum, ID $85,349 Sagle, ID $80,661 Saint Maries, ID $81,471 Sandpoint, ID $78,680

Colburn, ID $79,134 Santa, ID $79,901 Silverton, ID $78,685 Smelterville, ID $80,075 Spirit Lake, ID $84,464 Tensed, ID $82,220 Troy, ID $78,676 Viola, ID $80,437

Wallace, ID $78,503 Murray, ID $78,436 Worley, ID $85,683 Springfield, ID $75,741 Kendrick, ID $78,384 Kooskia, ID $78,625 Lapwai, ID $78,800 Lenore, ID $78,432

Lucile, ID $78,446 Nezperce, ID $78,384 Orofino, ID $78,488 Peck, ID $78,424 Pierce, ID $78,438 Pollock, ID $78,668 Reubens, ID $78,383 Riggins, ID $78,488

Stites, ID $78,436 Weippe, ID $78,426 White Bird, ID $78,399 Winchester, ID $78,450 Atlanta, ID $78,936 Banks, ID $79,868 Bruneau, ID $78,232 Caldwell, ID $80,302

Cambridge, ID $78,689 Cascade, ID $78,321 Council, ID $78,615 Donnelly, ID $78,540 Eagle, ID $80,683 Emmett, ID $80,141 Fruitland, ID $79,656 Garden Valley, ID $79,675

Glenns Ferry, ID $78,636 Grand View, ID $79,041 Greenleaf, ID $79,944 Hammett, ID $78,579 Homedale, ID $79,728 Horseshoe Bend, ID $80,410 Huston, ID $80,015 Idaho City, ID $80,059

Indian Valley, ID $78,520 King Hill, ID $78,343 Kuna, ID $80,679 Lake Fork, ID $78,544 Letha, ID $79,976 Lowman, ID $78,393 Mccall, ID $78,424 Marsing, ID $79,605

Melba, ID $80,013 Meridian, ID $80,837 Mesa, ID $78,613 Middleton, ID $80,383 Midvale, ID $78,887 Mountain Home, ID $79,561 Mountain Home A F B, ID $79,538 Murphy, ID $78,719

Nampa, ID $80,353 New Meadows, ID $78,561 New Plymouth, ID $79,704 Notus, ID $79,955 Ola, ID $79,213 Parma, ID $79,671 Payette, ID $79,522 Placerville, ID $80,150

Star, ID $80,606 Sweet, ID $80,075 Warren, ID $78,428 Weiser, ID $78,989 Wilder, ID $79,803 Yellow Pine, ID $78,106 Boise, ID $80,984 Stanley, ID $78,145

Swanlake, ID $78,465 Thatcher, ID $78,296 Wayan, ID $79,128 Weston, ID $79,206 Fish Haven, ID $79,001 Twin Falls, ID $77,051 Rogerson, ID $78,371 Albion, ID $78,346

Almo, ID $78,372 Bellevue, ID $78,404 Bliss, ID $78,360 Buhl, ID $78,647 Burley, ID $78,514 Carey, ID $78,281 Castleford, ID $78,709 Corral, ID $78,206

Declo, ID $78,376 Dietrich, ID $78,366 Eden, ID $78,156 Fairfield, ID $78,236 Filer, ID $77,139 Gooding, ID $78,484 Hagerman, ID $78,453 Hailey, ID $78,432

Hansen, ID $77,383 Hazelton, ID $78,415 Heyburn, ID $78,566 Hill City, ID $78,322 Jerome, ID $78,480 Ketchum, ID $78,385 Kimberly, ID $77,064 Malta, ID $78,324

Minidoka, ID $78,483 Murtaugh, ID $78,116 Oakley, ID $78,382 Paul, ID $78,403 Picabo, ID $78,305 Richfield, ID $78,383 Rupert, ID $78,484 Shoshone, ID $78,412

Sun Valley, ID $78,580 Wendell, ID $78,566 Idaho Falls, ID $78,417 Ashton, ID $78,538 Chester, ID $78,795 Driggs, ID $79,331 Dubois, ID $78,303 Felt, ID $79,146

Hamer, ID $78,468 Iona, ID $78,404 Irwin, ID $82,150 Island Park, ID $78,447 Lewisville, ID $78,400 Macks Inn, ID $78,756 Menan, ID $78,389 Monteview, ID $78,295

Newdale, ID $78,938 Parker, ID $79,022 Rexburg, ID $78,376 Rigby, ID $78,405 Ririe, ID $78,877 Roberts, ID $78,379 Saint Anthony, ID $78,706 Spencer, ID $78,311

Sugar City, ID $78,365 Swan Valley, ID $79,400 Terreton, ID $78,361 Teton, ID $78,960 Tetonia, ID $79,013 Ucon, ID $78,417 Victor, ID $81,754 Carmen, ID $78,540

Gibbonsville, ID $78,519 Leadore, ID $78,246 Lemhi, ID $78,318 North Fork, ID $78,455 Salmon, ID $78,505 Tendoy, ID $78,401 Shoup, ID $78,091 Lewiston, ID $79,146

Ahsahka, ID $78,456 Cottonwood, ID $78,445 Craigmont, ID $78,354 Culdesac, ID $78,521 Elk City, ID $78,249 Ferdinand, ID $78,400 Grangeville, ID $78,459 Fenn, ID $78,457

Greencreek, ID $78,398 Juliaetta, ID $78,584

Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Nurse roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$92,814	$45.0	15%
Biotechnology	$90,796	$44.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$86,761	$42.0	7%
Insurance	$84,743	$41.0	5%

Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Nurse's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$75,337

Average $80,708/year

$88,236

$6,278

Average $6,726/month

$7,353

$1,449

Average $1,552/week

$1,697

$36

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,236	$7,353	$1,697	$42
Average	$80,708	$6,726	$1,552	$39
25th Percentile	$75,337	$6,278	$1,449	$36

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