SOC 29-1141 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Registered Nurses make in Lewiston, ID-WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in Lewiston, ID-WA is $87,650. The 10th percentile is $69,420 and the 90th percentile is $127,180. Employment is 730.

Median annual wage

$87,650

10th percentile
$69,420
25th percentile
$80,750
Median
$87,650
75th percentile
$104,570
90th percentile
$127,180
Mean
$93,040

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $69,420 and the 90th percentile is $127,180. The difference is $57,760, which is 65.9% 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 $80,750 to the 75th at $104,570, covers $23,820.

The mean annual wage is $93,040, which sits above the median of $87,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lewiston, ID-WA median is 10.1% lower than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,150, which is 1.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% lower than the Idaho median of $92,460.

Lewiston, ID-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Idaho, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston, ID-WA is 91.160, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Registered Nurses at $96,150 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Registered Nurses. Lewiston, ID-WA ranks 7th of 8 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).).

  • Walla Walla, WA is 74 miles away, with a median of $116,970 and employment of 810. That median is 33.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,728, against $96,150 here.
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID is 99 miles away, with a median of $98,910 and employment of 2,060. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,628, against $96,150 here.
  • Kennewick-Richland, WA is 111 miles away, with a median of $106,410 and employment of 2,560. That median is 21.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,326, against $96,150 here.

Employment share

Registered Nurses accounts for 2.5% of wage-and-salary employment in Lewiston, ID-WA (730 of 28,680). Nationally the occupation is 2.2% of employment (3,379,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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 Lewiston, ID-WA · Registered Nurses 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 Registered Nurses make in Lewiston, ID-WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in Lewiston, ID-WA is $87,650. The 10th percentile is $69,420 and the 90th percentile is $127,180. Employment is 730.

How does that compare with the national median for Registered Nurses?

The local median is 10.1% lower than the national median of $97,550.

What is Registered Nurses pay in Lewiston, ID-WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston, ID-WA is 91.160, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $87,650 is $96,150. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lewiston, ID-WA compare with nearby metros for Registered Nurses?

Walla Walla, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 74 miles away, at $116,970. Lewiston, ID-WA ranks 7th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.