Western Washington nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Western Washington nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Waiters and Waitresses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
Waiters and Waitresses publishes $48,090 here versus $35,230 nationally (+36.5%; 2,220metro-area jobs). Next is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $47,420 locally versus $35,800 nationally (+32.5%).
- Waiters and Waitresses$48,090 in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area sits 36.5% above the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (2,220 published local jobs).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$47,420 in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area sits 32.5% above the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (4,690 published local jobs).
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$48,410 in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area sits 31.6% above the national Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary median of $36,780 (2,230 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$36,820 in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area sits 18.0% above the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (4,490 published local jobs).
Waiters and Waitresses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Western Washington nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 5300006 · Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $66K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-HIGH #92/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 355 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $316K
- EMP-MIX Software Dev…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Eastern Sierra-M…
- BOOK-FULL 349 rows · May 2025
Read with Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area ($17 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
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 Western Washington nonmetro…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Software Developers and Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary lead published employment inside Western Washington nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Software Developers 420 jobs · $133,750
- 2. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 300 jobs · $147,770
- 3. Physicians, All Other 270 jobs · $315,660
- 4. Medical and Health Services Managers 270 jobs · $130,970
- 5. Pharmacists 260 jobs · $158,080
- 6. Sales Managers 250 jobs · $124,990
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 240 jobs · $141,160
- 8. Financial Managers 230 jobs · $174,980
- 9. Lawyers 220 jobs · $125,970
- 10. Managers, All Other 210 jobs · $146,080
- 11. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 170 jobs · $136,730
- 12. Chief Executives 160 jobs · $236,980
- 13. Computer and Information Systems Managers 160 jobs · $161,930
- 14. Industrial Production Managers 140 jobs · $134,020
- 15. Physician Assistants 130 jobs · $147,480
- 16. Veterinarians 120 jobs · $131,930
- 17. Dentists, General 110 jobs · $211,050
- 18. Human Resources Managers 90 jobs · $145,740
Occupations Tracked
355
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$65,755
employment-weighted, 349 complete rows
Top Salary
$315,660
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Developers | $133,750 |
| 2 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $147,770 |
| 3 | Physicians, All Other | $315,660 |
| 4 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $130,970 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $158,080 |
| 6 | Sales Managers | $124,990 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $141,160 |
| 8 | Financial Managers | $174,980 |
| 9 | Lawyers | $125,970 |
| 10 | Managers, All Other | $146,080 |
| 11 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $136,730 |
| 12 | Chief Executives | $236,980 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $161,930 |
| 14 | Industrial Production Managers | $134,020 |
| 15 | Physician Assistants | $147,480 |
| 16 | Veterinarians | $131,930 |
| 17 | Dentists, General | $211,050 |
| 18 | Human Resources Managers | $145,740 |
| 19 | Construction Managers | $124,990 |
| 20 | Family Medicine Physicians | $298,950 |
| 21 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $166,450 |
| 22 | Natural Sciences Managers | $139,320 |
| 23 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $135,440 |
| 24 | Data Scientists | $126,340 |
| 25 | Engineers, All Other | $127,030 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $34,650 |
| Cooks, Short Order | $34,650 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $35,860 |
| Dishwashers | $36,040 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $36,120 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $36,220 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $36,640 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $36,820 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | $36,860 |
| Cashiers | $36,880 |
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 ($65,755 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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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