Bookkeeper salary in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Pay in Coeur d'Alene against Idaho and the US

Bookkeepers at the 90th percentile earn $74,090, 2.0 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.1. The middle half of bookkeepers in Coeur d'Alene earns $43,760–$63,320. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $19,560 wide, wider than in Idaho as a whole ($17,890) and the US ($17,950), so what a bookkeeper earns in Coeur d'Alene depends more on the employer.

What to budget for a bookkeeper here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $12,990 over the median, the 25th only $6,570 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $16,761 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $50,670 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Coeur d'Alene, and the Idaho statewide median of $48,310 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Coeur d'Alene

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $14,612 to the $50,330 median and brings it to $64,942 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Coeur d'Alene

Of the 15 roles we track in Coeur d'Alene, this one ranks #9 by median pay, between sales development representatives ($53,030) and paralegals ($50,140). Project Coordinator is the highest at $86,950.

Measured against the US median, bookkeepers rank #5 of the 15 roles we track in Coeur d'Alene (-0.7%), between virtual receptionists (-0.6%) and administrative assistants (-2.0%). The typical role here is at -11.5%, so, measured against the US, bookkeepers cost more in Coeur d'Alene than the area's general pay level would suggest. Bookkeepers hold 12.1% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Coeur d'Alene, 11.5% across Idaho and 8.7% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Idaho

Across the 8 areas of Idaho with data for this job, the median runs from $45,410 in Twin Falls to $50,330 in Coeur d'Alene, a gap of $4,920 a year. All 4 areas in Idaho with more bookkeepers than Coeur d'Alene pay less, among them Boise City, ID ($49,700) and the Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetro area ($47,130).

Coeur d'Alene against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Coeur d'Alene is #320 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside Idaho, Charleston-North Charleston and Atlantic City-Hammonton pay just above Coeur d'Alene and Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Grand Forks just below. All four are within $100 a year of the median in Coeur d'Alene. Of the three markets with about as many bookkeepers, none pays as much.

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