What is the median wage in Lewiston?

The median wage for all occupations in the Lewiston, ID-WA area is $48,300 a year, compared with $47,970 a year for Idaho (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

What is the highest paying job in Lewiston?

Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, chief executives have the highest median wage at $176,030 a year.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Lewiston, ID-WA Wages

Pay for every occupation in the Lewiston, ID-WA metropolitan area from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The area includes parts of ID, WA.

Median wage: $48,300 a year; All occupations
Idaho median: $47,970 a year
Employment: 28,680; Wage and salary jobs
Occupations with data: 167

Pay range in Lewiston, ID-WA

All occupations: 10th to 90th percentile, middle half shaded

10%: $32,470Median: $48,30090%: $98,510

Highest paying occupations

Occupations with at least 50 jobs here

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Chief Executives	70	$176,030	$253,830
2	Industrial Production Managers	70	$157,500	$144,460
3	Pharmacists	60	$148,110	$140,120
4	Sales Managers	60	$131,630	$146,350
5	Nurse Practitioners	60	$125,030	$126,110
6	Financial Managers	80	$123,400	$134,480
7	Medical and Health Services Managers	110	$122,780	$128,030
8	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	50	$117,340	$116,110
9	Software Developers	70	$101,310	$112,190
10	Dental Hygienists	60	$98,450	$98,300
11	Lawyers	50	$97,020	$123,060
12	Industrial Engineers	70	$94,970	$100,550
13	Registered Nurses	730	$87,650	$93,040
14	Computer Systems Analysts	80	$84,660	$92,710
15	Project Management Specialists	130	$83,260	$92,980

Most common occupations

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#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers	930	$34,650	$32,030
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	870	$36,400	$38,000
3	Office Clerks, General	840	$43,430	$44,160
4	Registered Nurses	730	$87,650	$93,040
5	Retail Salespersons	680	$37,010	$39,620
6	General and Operations Managers	600	$79,030	$97,290
7	Cashiers	600	$34,660	$34,210
8	Customer Service Representatives	570	$40,700	$45,440
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	560	$39,080	$41,610
10	Stockers and Order Fillers	540	$39,390	$38,840
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	390	$58,830	$59,000
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	370	$38,230	$41,330
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	370	$37,200	$38,670
14	Nursing Assistants	350	$38,870	$41,050
15	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	350	$55,910	$65,480

Jobs concentrated here

Highest location quotient: the share of jobs compared with the U.S. (2.0 = twice the national share)

Lowest paying occupations

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Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
Bartenders	130	$29,290	$34,840
Recreation Workers	80	$29,740	$33,240
Childcare Workers	160	$31,080	$32,790
Dishwashers	80	$34,020	$32,620
Cooks, Fast Food	50	$34,270	$32,510
Animal Caretakers	50	$34,330	$34,240
Fast Food and Counter Workers	930	$34,650	$32,030
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	80	$34,650	$31,400
Bakers	50	$34,650	$34,680
Cashiers	600	$34,660	$34,210

Every occupation in Lewiston, ID-WA

Median wage by occupation group

Management Occupations (13)

Administrative Services Managers$59,870 a year
Chief Executives$176,030 a year
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,990 a year
Construction Managers$109,210 a year
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$117,340 a year
Financial Managers$123,400 a year
General and Operations Managers$79,030 a year
Industrial Production Managers$157,500 a year
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,780 a year
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$44,760 a year
Sales Managers$131,630 a year
Social and Community Service Managers$76,750 a year
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$80,130 a year

Business and Financial Operations Occupations (11)

Accountants and Auditors$77,790 a year
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$64,700 a year
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$70,100 a year
Compliance Officers$58,660 a year
Cost Estimators$72,800 a year
Human Resources Specialists$66,000 a year
Loan Officers$74,190 a year
Management Analysts$79,330 a year
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$60,270 a year
Project Management Specialists$83,260 a year
Training and Development Specialists$63,650 a year

Computer and Mathematical Occupations (5)

Computer Systems Analysts$84,660 a year
Computer User Support Specialists$55,280 a year
Data Scientists$81,250 a year
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$83,940 a year
Software Developers$101,310 a year

Architecture and Engineering Occupations (3)

Civil Engineers$78,090 a year
Industrial Engineers$94,970 a year
Mechanical Engineers$95,580 a year

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (2)

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$61,880 a year
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$84,990 a year

Community and Social Service Occupations (7)

Child, Family, and School Social Workers$58,550 a year
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,530 a year
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$60,270 a year
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$64,820 a year
Rehabilitation Counselors$49,230 a year
Social and Human Service Assistants$48,220 a year
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$69,200 a year

Legal Occupations (2)

Lawyers$97,020 a year
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$50,040 a year

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (6)

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,600 a year
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,430 a year
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,680 a year
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,550 a year
Self-Enrichment Teachers$40,830 a year
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,230 a year

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (3)

Coaches and Scouts$49,870 a year
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$39,610 a year
Public Relations Specialists$55,590 a year

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (9)

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,850 a year
Dental Hygienists$98,450 a year
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,440 a year
Medical Records Specialists$48,950 a year
Nurse Practitioners$125,030 a year
Pharmacists$148,110 a year
Pharmacy Technicians$50,270 a year
Registered Nurses$87,650 a year
Surgical Technologists$62,940 a year

Healthcare Support Occupations (6)

Dental Assistants$47,360 a year
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,400 a year
Medical Assistants$44,570 a year
Nursing Assistants$38,870 a year
Phlebotomists$43,840 a year
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$39,160 a year

Protective Service Occupations (4)

Correctional Officers and Jailers$48,000 a year
Firefighters$58,920 a year
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$34,940 a year
Security Guards$36,650 a year

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (11)

Bartenders$29,290 a year
Cooks, Fast Food$34,270 a year
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$37,500 a year
Cooks, Restaurant$36,410 a year
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$30,510 a year
Dishwashers$34,020 a year
Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,650 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,320 a year
Food Preparation Workers$35,780 a year
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$34,650 a year
Waiters and Waitresses$36,240 a year

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (3)

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,200 a year
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$40,400 a year
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,680 a year

Personal Care and Service Occupations (7)

Amusement and Recreation Attendants$34,650 a year
Animal Caretakers$34,330 a year
Childcare Workers$31,080 a year
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$50,550 a year
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$37,820 a year
Recreation Workers$29,740 a year
Residential Advisors$36,890 a year

Sales and Related Occupations (10)

Cashiers$34,660 a year
Counter and Rental Clerks$41,310 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$75,500 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,790 a year
Insurance Sales Agents$56,240 a year
Parts Salespersons$41,600 a year
Retail Salespersons$37,010 a year
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$50,220 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,520 a year
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$71,370 a year

Office and Administrative Support Occupations (17)

Billing and Posting Clerks$47,550 a year
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,200 a year
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,730 a year
Customer Service Representatives$40,700 a year
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$53,820 a year
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$64,050 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,580 a year
Library Assistants, Clerical$37,290 a year
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,700 a year
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,040 a year
Office Clerks, General$43,430 a year
Postal Service Mail Carriers$54,960 a year
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,010 a year
Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,420 a year
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,820 a year
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$37,490 a year
Tellers$39,910 a year

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (1)

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$36,170 a year

Construction and Extraction Occupations (8)

Carpenters$57,420 a year
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$59,520 a year
Construction Laborers$46,630 a year
Electricians$77,130 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,820 a year
Highway Maintenance Workers$54,930 a year
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,290 a year
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$55,240 a year

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (11)

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,870 a year
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,670 a year
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$126,860 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,520 a year
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$49,880 a year
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$55,910 a year
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,520 a year
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,010 a year
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$69,610 a year
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$47,160 a year
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,020 a year

Production Occupations (16)

Bakers$34,650 a year
Butchers and Meat Cutters$40,440 a year
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,230 a year
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$62,000 a year
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,520 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,990 a year
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic$45,130 a year
Helpers--Production Workers$49,680 a year
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$43,790 a year
Machinists$62,530 a year
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,710 a year
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,390 a year
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,750 a year
Production Workers, All Other$93,420 a year
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,830 a year
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$55,890 a year

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (12)

Bus Drivers, School$45,750 a year
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,470 a year
Driver/Sales Workers$36,840 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling$56,240 a year
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,830 a year
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,890 a year
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,080 a year
Light Truck Drivers$47,860 a year
Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,200 a year
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$55,130 a year
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,970 a year
Stockers and Order Fillers$39,390 a year

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage in Lewiston?: The median wage for all occupations in the Lewiston, ID-WA area is $48,300 a year, compared with $47,970 a year for Idaho (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).
What is the highest paying job in Lewiston?: Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, chief executives have the highest median wage at $176,030 a year.

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