SOC 51-9198 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Helpers--Production Workers make in Coeur d'Alene, ID?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Production Workers in Coeur d'Alene, ID is $40,800. The 10th percentile is $28,860 and the 90th percentile is $51,160. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$40,800

10th percentile
$28,860
25th percentile
$34,160
Median
$40,800
75th percentile
$46,690
90th percentile
$51,160
Mean
$41,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder in a hard hat on a metal structure. Photograph by FBenjr123. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Production Workers, the published 10th percentile is $28,860 and the 90th percentile is $51,160. The difference is $22,300, which is 54.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $34,160 to the 75th at $46,690, covers $12,530.

The mean annual wage is $41,140, which sits above the median of $40,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Coeur d'Alene, ID median is 4.4% higher than the national median of $39,070 for Helpers--Production Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,509, which is 6.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.7% higher than the Idaho median of $38,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Coeur d'Alene, ID is 98.293, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Production Workers at $41,509 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Production Workers. Coeur d'Alene, ID ranks 4th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 53 miles away, with a median of $44,350 and employment of 300. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,197, against $41,509 here.
  • Lewiston, ID-WA is 99 miles away, with a median of $49,680 and employment of 70. That median is 21.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,498, against $41,509 here.
  • Walla Walla, WA is 129 miles away, with a median of $44,200 and employment of 30. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,864, against $41,509 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Production Workers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Coeur d'Alene, ID (60 of 72,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (165,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Coeur d'Alene, ID · Helpers--Production Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Helpers--Production Workers make in Coeur d'Alene, ID?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Production Workers in Coeur d'Alene, ID is $40,800. The 10th percentile is $28,860 and the 90th percentile is $51,160. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Helpers--Production Workers?

The local median is 4.4% higher than the national median of $39,070.

What is Helpers--Production Workers pay in Coeur d'Alene, ID after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Coeur d'Alene, ID is 98.293, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $40,800 is $41,509. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Coeur d'Alene, ID compare with nearby metros for Helpers--Production Workers?

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $44,350. Coeur d'Alene, ID ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.