Walla Walla, WA Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Walla Walla, WA - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Walla Walla, WA moved from $49,920 in May 2024 to $53,100 in May 2025 (+6.4%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Walla Walla, WA sits +3.3 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 47460 · Walla Walla, WA $64K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-MID · OCC-THIN · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-HIGH #111/528
- RPP-MID 98.5
- OCC-THIN 162 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $220K
- EMP-MIX Registered N…
- TREND-AHEAD +3.3 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Yuba City, CA
- BOOK-MOST 162 rows · May 2025
Read with Yuba City, CA ($61 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Walla Walla, WA
Employment scale inside Walla Walla, WA's top-pay list
Registered Nurses and General and Operations Managers lead published employment inside Walla Walla, WA's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Registered Nurses 810 jobs · $116,970
- 2. General and Operations Managers 280 jobs · $106,690
- 3. Civil Engineers 190 jobs · $123,030
- 4. Management Analysts 180 jobs · $115,210
- 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 120 jobs · $104,940
- 6. Software Developers 90 jobs · $114,920
- 7. Medical and Health Services Managers 70 jobs · $135,030
- 8. Mechanical Engineers 70 jobs · $108,510
- 9. Physicians, All Other 60 jobs · $219,860
- 10. Pharmacists 60 jobs · $165,210
- 11. Financial Managers 60 jobs · $144,410
- 12. Managers, All Other 60 jobs · $138,170
- 13. Education Administrators, Postsecondary 60 jobs · $105,390
- 14. Nurse Practitioners 50 jobs · $130,380
- 15. Dental Hygienists 50 jobs · $106,680
- 16. Architectural and Engineering Managers 40 jobs · $157,030
- 17. Sales Managers 40 jobs · $149,190
- 18. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 40 jobs · $137,660
Occupations Tracked
162
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$64,431
employment-weighted, 162 complete rows
Top Salary
$219,860
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
98.5
1% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Walla Walla, WA
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $219,860 |
| 2 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $165,210 |
| 3 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $161,980 |
| 4 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $157,030 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $152,090 |
| 6 | Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $149,190 |
| 7 | Financial Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $144,410 |
| 8 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $138,170 |
| 9 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $137,660 |
| 10 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $136,990 |
| 11 | Medical and Health Services Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $135,030 |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioners Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $130,380 |
| 13 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,750 |
| 14 | Civil Engineers | $123,030 |
| 15 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $121,120 |
| 16 | Registered Nurses | $116,970 |
| 17 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $115,740 |
| 18 | Management Analysts | $115,210 |
| 19 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $114,920 |
| 20 | Mechanical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $108,510 |
| 21 | General and Operations Managers | $106,690 |
| 22 | Dental Hygienists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $106,680 |
| 23 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $105,390 |
| 24 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $104,940 |
| 25 | Computer Occupations, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $104,590 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Walla Walla, WA
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $34,650 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $34,890 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $35,020 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $35,510 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $35,590 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $35,670 |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | $35,740 |
| Cashiers | $35,930 |
| Childcare Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $36,040 |
| Dishwashers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $36,110 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in WA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside WA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($64,431 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Walla Walla, WA wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Walla Walla, WA at $219,860/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $64,431 adjusts to about $65,400 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 98.5. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for WA before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.