How much do Registered Nurses make in Boise City, ID?

Percentile spread

For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $79,110 and the 90th percentile is $124,530. The difference is $45,420, which is 46.4% 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 $81,360 to the 75th at $102,860, covers $21,500.

The mean annual wage is $95,990, which sits below the median of $97,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boise City, ID median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,481, which is 2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% higher than the Idaho median of $92,460.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boise City, ID is 98.391, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Registered Nurses at $99,481 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Registered Nurses. Boise City, ID ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Twin Falls, ID is 89 miles away, with a median of $82,680 and employment of 890. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,764, against $99,481 here.
• Idaho Falls, ID is 192 miles away, with a median of $84,110 and employment of 1,540. That median is 14.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,088, against $99,481 here.
• Pocatello, ID is 199 miles away, with a median of $78,780 and employment of 830. That median is 19.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,610, against $99,481 here.

Employment share

Registered Nurses accounts for 2.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Boise City, ID (8,550 of 391,790). Nationally the occupation is 2.2% of employment (3,379,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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.