Coeur D'alene, Idaho: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Kootenai Health pays nurses per hour
Average hourly wages in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, from the hospital's report to Medicare: the 1st highest registered nurse average of 15 Idaho hospitals. It is Kootenai Health's, hiring on this site.
Kootenai Health: common questions
How much does Kootenai Health pay registered nurses per hour?
Kootenai Health in Coeur D'alene, ID reported an average of $78.57 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 1st highest of 15 Idaho hospitals. Idaho's hospitals together averaged $58.95 an hour, all US hospitals $60.42 an hour. An average over every RN hour, staff and travel nurses together, not a starting rate.
What does Kootenai Health pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $45.17 an hour (Idaho $35.75). Nursing aide hours averaged $24.64 an hour (Idaho $23.89). Medical assistant hours averaged $27.80 an hour.
What is Kootenai Health's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 78% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 72% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a government hospital (every Idaho hospital by rating).
Is Kootenai Health hiring nurses?
It is Kootenai Health's, and Kootenai Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Idaho.
Sources and method
The hospital's survey wages over its paid hours for each category, its own and contract staff together, before benefits; the state's over all its hospitals' hours. Medicare number 130049. Read 10 Nov 2026.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare wage index occupational mix survey (FY 2027 April public use file)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare)
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Kootenai Health pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/idaho/kootenai-health