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Idaho, CNAMoving from Montana to Idaho as a certified nursing assistant
What a certified nursing assistant licensed in Montana has to do to work in Idaho, what the move does to your pay, and who in Idaho is hiring from out of state.
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Montana certificate stays on the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Nurse Aide 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.
What the move does to your paycheck
On a $60,000 salary Idaho takes roughly $702 a year more than Montana does.
| Salary | Montana state tax | Idaho state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,652 | $2,120 | -$468 |
| $60,000 | $2,478 | $3,180 | -$702 |
| $90,000 | $3,717 | $4,770 | -$1,053 |
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.
RN and LPN: Montana to Idaho
Works on day one. Both Montana and Idaho are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from Montana is valid in Idaho the day you arrive. Once Idaho is your primary residence, apply there for a Idaho multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.
Electrician: Montana to Idaho
Reciprocity likely. Idaho licenses electricians at state level through the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, Electrical Board, and Idaho reciprocates with most western states for journeymen who tested there and worked a year. Your Montana licence comes from the Montana State Electrical Board, a state body, which is what a reciprocity application needs: ask it for a verification letter before you move.
CDL: Montana 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 Montana 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
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From Montana 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)
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