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Idaho, RN or LPNMoving from Illinois to Idaho as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Illinois has to do to work in Idaho, what the move does to your pay, and who in Idaho is hiring from out of state.
Endorsement, six to twelve weeks. Illinois is not in the compact, so your Illinois licence is single-state. Apply to the Idaho board for licensure by endorsement (Nursys verification, fingerprints, the board's fee); six to twelve weeks is normal, so start before you give notice. Because Idaho is a compact state, ask for the new licence to be issued as a multistate licence: from then on it works in every compact state.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Idaho takes roughly $210 a year more than Illinois does.
| Salary | Illinois state tax | Idaho state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,980 | $2,120 | -$140 |
| $60,000 | $2,970 | $3,180 | -$210 |
| $90,000 | $4,455 | $4,770 | -$315 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Illinois to Idaho
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Illinois certificate stays on the Illinois Department of Public Health, Health Care Worker Registry; to work in Idaho you apply to the Idaho Nurse Aide Registry (administered by Prometric for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare) for reciprocity. It accepts an active certificate in good standing from another state; there is no retest if your record is clean. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
Electrician: Illinois to Idaho
Exam likely. Idaho licenses at state level through the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, Electrical Board and reciprocates with other state boards, but Illinois licenses locally through the City and county building departments, which is not a party to those agreements. Expect to document your hours and sit the Idaho journeyman exam.
CDL: Illinois to Idaho
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Idaho resident you surrender the Illinois CDL at a Idaho driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in Idaho. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Idaho pay you to come?
No statewide program in Idaho pays people to move in. Towns sometimes list an offer through MakeMyMove, and employers in short-staffed trades pay relocation themselves; ask for it in writing before you accept.
Openings filed in Idaho
39 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Idaho employers who could not fill them locally.
- Farm/Irrigation/Livestock Worker24/7 Farms 365, LLC · Caldwell · $13.34/hr
- Farm/Irrigation/ Livestock WorkerJared Pilkerton · Salmon · $13.34/hr
- General Farm/Irrigation WorkerEscobedo Dairy, LLC · Hagerman · $13.34/hr
- Farm/Irrigation/Livestock WorkerHull Farms, Inc. · Filer · $15.83/hr
- Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch AnimalsBelliston Bros Apiaries Inc · Burley · $13.34/hr
- General FarmworkerEgan Ranch, LLC · Arimo · $13.34/hr
Your own route from Illinois to Idaho
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From Illinois to the states next to Idaho
Washington (no state income tax) · Oregon (progressive, top rate 9.9%) · Nevada (no state income tax) · Utah (flat 4.5% state income tax) · Wyoming (no state income tax) · Montana (progressive, top rate 5.9%)
To Idaho from the states next to Illinois
Wisconsin · Iowa · Missouri · Kentucky · Indiana
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