Average Salary in Washington (2024)

$175,600 · rank #3 of 50 states (253.9% of national). Source: BLS OEWS (May 2024).

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Median Salary by State

$22K to <$37K82 states
$37K to <$51K81 states
$51K to <$66K82 states
$66K to <$102K81 states
$102K to $192K82 states

Median Salary by State: All 50 States

Source: BLS OEWS (May 2024)

Rank	State	Median Salary	% of National
56	Alabama	$117,380	169.7%
215	Alabama	$55,350	80.0%
304	Alabama	$43,830	63.4%
406	Alabama	$23,520	34.0%
373	Alabama	$30,660	44.3%
170	Alabama	$64,110	92.7%
94	Alabama	$98,810	142.9%
263	Alabama	$49,470	71.5%
29	Alaska	$132,940	192.2%
145	Alaska	$72,810	105.3%
193	Alaska	$59,400	85.9%
359	Alaska	$34,060	49.3%
310	Alaska	$40,800	59.0%
108	Alaska	$89,560	129.5%
36	Alaska	$126,680	183.2%
207	Alaska	$57,170	82.7%
28	Arizona	$133,140	192.5%
166	Arizona	$65,740	95.1%
272	Arizona	$48,810	70.6%
365	Arizona	$32,560	47.1%
327	Arizona	$37,350	54.0%
132	Arizona	$76,120	110.1%
65	Arizona	$113,320	163.9%
274	Arizona	$48,567	70.2%
87	Arkansas	$100,380	145.2%
228	Arkansas	$53,070	76.7%
309	Arkansas	$41,020	59.3%
401	Arkansas	$26,600	38.5%
372	Arkansas	$30,870	44.6%
187	Arkansas	$60,400	87.3%
109	Arkansas	$89,460	129.4%
291	Arkansas	$46,773	67.6%
2	California	$185,750	268.6%
124	California	$79,900	115.5%
209	California	$56,940	82.3%
344	California	$35,260	51.0%
314	California	$39,250	56.8%
101	California	$96,330	139.3%
6	California	$157,210	227.3%
250	California	$50,568	73.1%
10	Colorado	$147,750	213.7%
137	Colorado	$75,560	109.3%
202	Colorado	$58,210	84.2%
345	Colorado	$35,240	51.0%
308	Colorado	$41,410	59.9%
111	Colorado	$88,290	127.7%
25	Colorado	$134,050	193.9%
211	Colorado	$56,460	81.6%
21	Connecticut	$136,530	197.4%
134	Connecticut	$76,050	110.0%
199	Connecticut	$58,400	84.5%
356	Connecticut	$34,260	49.5%
316	Connecticut	$39,030	56.4%
107	Connecticut	$92,150	133.3%
26	Connecticut	$133,860	193.6%
221	Connecticut	$54,174	78.3%
22	Delaware	$136,170	196.9%
160	Delaware	$67,640	97.8%
248	Delaware	$51,030	73.8%
376	Delaware	$29,940	43.3%
332	Delaware	$36,450	52.7%
123	Delaware	$80,340	116.2%
41	Delaware	$124,260	179.7%
247	Delaware	$51,081	73.9%
13	District of Columbia	$143,810	208.0%
72	District of Columbia	$109,420	158.2%
112	District of Columbia	$88,000	127.3%
320	District of Columbia	$38,480	55.6%
226	District of Columbia	$53,310	77.1%
16	District of Columbia	$141,300	204.3%
1	District of Columbia	$191,880	277.5%
126	District of Columbia	$79,208	114.5%
32	Florida	$128,290	185.5%
179	Florida	$62,990	91.1%
289	Florida	$46,860	67.8%
385	Florida	$28,780	41.6%
343	Florida	$35,380	51.2%
142	Florida	$73,320	106.0%
70	Florida	$109,730	158.7%
292	Florida	$46,581	67.4%
31	Georgia	$128,310	185.6%
169	Georgia	$64,210	92.9%
285	Georgia	$47,020	68.0%
399	Georgia	$26,960	39.0%
353	Georgia	$34,740	50.2%
138	Georgia	$75,380	109.0%
57	Georgia	$117,380	169.7%
269	Georgia	$49,030	70.9%
39	Hawaii	$124,960	180.7%
157	Hawaii	$68,280	98.7%
227	Hawaii	$53,260	77.0%
371	Hawaii	$30,890	44.7%
323	Hawaii	$38,360	55.5%
127	Hawaii	$79,030	114.3%
51	Hawaii	$119,830	173.3%
284	Hawaii	$47,174	68.2%
38	Idaho	$125,460	181.4%
198	Idaho	$58,440	84.5%
293	Idaho	$46,470	67.2%
391	Idaho	$28,290	40.9%
342	Idaho	$35,460	51.3%
164	Idaho	$65,950	95.4%
89	Idaho	$100,220	144.9%
265	Idaho	$49,436	71.5%
34	Illinois	$127,030	183.7%
154	Illinois	$69,020	99.8%
256	Illinois	$50,000	72.3%
370	Illinois	$31,030	44.9%
328	Illinois	$37,020	53.5%
120	Illinois	$80,890	117.0%
40	Illinois	$124,560	180.1%
253	Illinois	$50,201	72.6%
74	Indiana	$107,610	155.6%
195	Indiana	$58,800	85.0%
287	Indiana	$46,930	67.9%
388	Indiana	$28,470	41.2%
341	Indiana	$35,650	51.6%
161	Indiana	$67,490	97.6%
95	Indiana	$98,520	142.5%
243	Indiana	$51,458	74.4%
60	Iowa	$116,000	167.8%
200	Iowa	$58,350	84.4%
280	Iowa	$47,670	68.9%
390	Iowa	$28,370	41.0%
337	Iowa	$36,090	52.2%
162	Iowa	$66,680	96.4%
97	Iowa	$97,870	141.5%
229	Iowa	$53,026	76.7%
67	Kansas	$112,900	163.3%
201	Kansas	$58,230	84.2%
290	Kansas	$46,850	67.8%
398	Kansas	$27,280	39.5%
351	Kansas	$34,880	50.4%
158	Kansas	$68,180	98.6%
88	Kansas	$100,270	145.0%
242	Kansas	$51,768	74.9%
63	Kentucky	$114,200	165.1%
212	Kentucky	$56,310	81.4%
299	Kentucky	$45,740	66.1%
400	Kentucky	$26,760	38.7%
360	Kentucky	$34,040	49.2%
171	Kentucky	$64,050	92.6%
104	Kentucky	$94,610	136.8%
245	Kentucky	$51,221	74.1%
52	Louisiana	$119,790	173.2%
218	Louisiana	$55,130	79.7%
305	Louisiana	$43,770	63.3%
408	Louisiana	$22,030	31.9%
378	Louisiana	$29,580	42.8%
168	Louisiana	$64,690	93.6%
96	Louisiana	$98,180	142.0%
277	Louisiana	$48,099	69.6%
54	Maine	$118,110	170.8%
174	Maine	$63,760	92.2%
264	Maine	$49,440	71.5%
357	Maine	$34,180	49.4%
317	Maine	$38,740	56.0%
140	Maine	$73,490	106.3%
81	Maine	$102,480	148.2%
255	Maine	$50,091	72.4%
8	Maryland	$150,800	218.1%
131	Maryland	$76,130	110.1%
204	Maryland	$58,050	83.9%
364	Maryland	$32,590	47.1%
324	Maryland	$38,300	55.4%
103	Maryland	$95,940	138.7%
14	Maryland	$142,600	206.2%
217	Maryland	$55,181	79.8%
7	Massachusetts	$153,650	222.2%
116	Massachusetts	$83,050	120.1%
182	Massachusetts	$62,270	90.1%
340	Massachusetts	$35,800	51.8%
306	Massachusetts	$43,320	62.6%
91	Massachusetts	$99,900	144.5%
5	Massachusetts	$157,220	227.4%
210	Massachusetts	$56,868	82.2%
61	Michigan	$114,890	166.1%
178	Michigan	$63,120	91.3%
276	Michigan	$48,300	69.8%
379	Michigan	$29,570	42.8%
334	Michigan	$36,430	52.7%
133	Michigan	$76,090	110.0%
77	Michigan	$106,450	153.9%
240	Michigan	$51,935	75.1%
44	Minnesota	$121,600	175.9%
155	Minnesota	$68,880	99.6%
223	Minnesota	$53,810	77.8%
366	Minnesota	$31,630	45.7%
318	Minnesota	$38,650	55.9%
122	Minnesota	$80,440	116.3%
45	Minnesota	$121,500	175.7%
216	Minnesota	$55,246	79.9%
113	Mississippi	$87,990	127.2%
260	Mississippi	$49,740	71.9%
315	Mississippi	$39,070	56.5%
407	Mississippi	$22,110	32.0%
383	Mississippi	$28,980	41.9%
194	Mississippi	$58,860	85.1%
115	Mississippi	$83,400	120.6%
301	Mississippi	$44,960	65.0%
62	Missouri	$114,240	165.2%
192	Missouri	$59,630	86.2%
295	Missouri	$46,390	67.1%
386	Missouri	$28,560	41.3%
347	Missouri	$35,060	50.7%
152	Missouri	$69,280	100.2%
84	Missouri	$101,290	146.5%
249	Missouri	$50,866	73.6%
49	Montana	$120,950	174.9%
203	Montana	$58,160	84.1%
283	Montana	$47,360	68.5%
389	Montana	$28,470	41.2%
336	Montana	$36,150	52.3%
159	Montana	$67,900	98.2%
99	Montana	$97,510	141.0%
252	Montana	$50,223	72.6%
59	Nebraska	$116,110	167.9%
190	Nebraska	$60,230	87.1%
279	Nebraska	$47,990	69.4%
381	Nebraska	$29,200	42.2%
333	Nebraska	$36,450	52.7%
151	Nebraska	$69,460	100.4%
86	Nebraska	$100,840	145.8%
231	Nebraska	$52,911	76.5%
19	Nevada	$137,920	199.5%
188	Nevada	$60,310	87.2%
294	Nevada	$46,440	67.2%
397	Nevada	$27,560	39.9%
346	Nevada	$35,180	50.9%
150	Nevada	$69,930	101.1%
79	Nevada	$103,620	149.8%
288	Nevada	$46,909	67.8%
18	New Hampshire	$139,860	202.3%
156	New Hampshire	$68,800	99.5%
236	New Hampshire	$52,610	76.1%
367	New Hampshire	$31,190	45.1%
322	New Hampshire	$38,380	55.5%
125	New Hampshire	$79,300	114.7%
47	New Hampshire	$121,360	175.5%
254	New Hampshire	$50,200	72.6%
17	New Jersey	$140,520	203.2%
130	New Jersey	$76,320	110.4%
206	New Jersey	$57,230	82.8%
362	New Jersey	$33,010	47.7%
321	New Jersey	$38,390	55.5%
105	New Jersey	$94,190	136.2%
20	New Jersey	$137,680	199.1%
241	New Jersey	$51,933	75.1%
50	New Mexico	$120,080	173.7%
189	New Mexico	$60,290	87.2%
297	New Mexico	$45,870	66.3%
394	New Mexico	$28,100	40.6%
361	New Mexico	$33,860	49.0%
147	New Mexico	$72,220	104.4%
76	New Mexico	$106,690	154.3%
259	New Mexico	$49,751	71.9%
4	New York	$159,990	231.4%
121	New York	$80,630	116.6%
197	New York	$58,560	84.7%
348	New York	$35,060	50.7%
313	New York	$39,440	57.0%
100	New York	$96,400	139.4%
9	New York	$150,690	217.9%
244	New York	$51,323	74.2%
30	North Carolina	$131,780	190.6%
180	North Carolina	$62,440	90.3%
286	North Carolina	$46,950	67.9%
396	North Carolina	$27,610	39.9%
350	North Carolina	$34,900	50.5%
146	North Carolina	$72,480	104.8%
68	North Carolina	$112,040	162.0%
261	North Carolina	$49,630	71.8%
80	North Dakota	$103,610	149.8%
184	North Dakota	$61,810	89.4%
251	North Dakota	$50,320	72.8%
375	North Dakota	$30,240	43.7%
325	North Dakota	$37,750	54.6%
144	North Dakota	$73,210	105.9%
92	North Dakota	$99,820	144.4%
213	North Dakota	$55,602	80.4%
58	Ohio	$116,330	168.2%
181	Ohio	$62,280	90.1%
278	Ohio	$48,060	69.5%
387	Ohio	$28,550	41.3%
338	Ohio	$36,050	52.1%
139	Ohio	$75,300	108.9%
78	Ohio	$103,800	150.1%
234	Ohio	$52,640	76.1%
66	Oklahoma	$112,920	163.3%
219	Oklahoma	$54,960	79.5%
303	Oklahoma	$43,950	63.6%
405	Oklahoma	$23,890	34.5%
369	Oklahoma	$31,060	44.9%
172	Oklahoma	$64,030	92.6%
98	Oklahoma	$97,680	141.3%
270	Oklahoma	$48,942	70.8%
11	Oregon	$146,650	212.1%
149	Oregon	$70,290	101.6%
225	Oregon	$53,390	77.2%
354	Oregon	$34,540	49.9%
312	Oregon	$39,520	57.2%
119	Oregon	$81,140	117.3%
33	Oregon	$127,140	183.9%
232	Oregon	$52,757	76.3%
43	Pennsylvania	$122,240	176.8%
175	Pennsylvania	$63,690	92.1%
275	Pennsylvania	$48,550	70.2%
393	Pennsylvania	$28,260	40.9%
339	Pennsylvania	$35,960	52.0%
129	Pennsylvania	$76,330	110.4%
71	Pennsylvania	$109,710	158.7%
258	Pennsylvania	$49,897	72.2%
35	Rhode Island	$126,810	183.4%
153	Rhode Island	$69,270	100.2%
222	Rhode Island	$54,040	78.1%
368	Rhode Island	$31,080	44.9%
319	Rhode Island	$38,490	55.7%
117	Rhode Island	$82,910	119.9%
42	Rhode Island	$123,300	178.3%
224	Rhode Island	$53,558	77.5%
53	South Carolina	$119,610	173.0%
208	South Carolina	$56,990	82.4%
302	South Carolina	$44,760	64.7%
403	South Carolina	$24,500	35.4%
363	South Carolina	$32,710	47.3%
167	South Carolina	$65,600	94.9%
90	South Carolina	$99,990	144.6%
281	South Carolina	$47,617	68.9%
106	South Dakota	$93,390	135.1%
214	South Dakota	$55,480	80.2%
300	South Dakota	$45,620	66.0%
384	South Dakota	$28,880	41.8%
349	South Dakota	$35,010	50.6%
183	South Dakota	$62,130	89.8%
110	South Dakota	$89,190	129.0%
246	South Dakota	$51,086	73.9%
55	Tennessee	$117,940	170.6%
196	Tennessee	$58,700	84.9%
296	Tennessee	$46,120	66.7%
395	Tennessee	$27,820	40.2%
352	Tennessee	$34,840	50.4%
165	Tennessee	$65,930	95.3%
85	Tennessee	$100,860	145.9%
257	Tennessee	$49,967	72.3%
27	Texas	$133,280	192.7%
176	Texas	$63,660	92.1%
282	Texas	$47,500	68.7%
402	Texas	$26,050	37.7%
358	Texas	$34,100	49.3%
136	Texas	$75,570	109.3%
48	Texas	$121,180	175.2%
267	Texas	$49,070	71.0%
37	Utah	$126,650	183.2%
173	Utah	$63,960	92.5%
273	Utah	$48,600	70.3%
380	Utah	$29,250	42.3%
331	Utah	$36,630	53.0%
135	Utah	$75,760	109.6%
69	Utah	$111,640	161.4%
262	Utah	$49,541	71.6%
24	Vermont	$134,320	194.2%
163	Vermont	$66,330	95.9%
237	Vermont	$52,410	75.8%
355	Vermont	$34,480	49.9%
311	Vermont	$40,330	58.3%
128	Vermont	$76,590	110.8%
73	Vermont	$107,920	156.1%
238	Vermont	$52,358	75.7%
15	Virginia	$142,230	205.7%
148	Virginia	$72,060	104.2%
230	Virginia	$53,020	76.7%
377	Virginia	$29,640	42.9%
329	Virginia	$36,900	53.4%
114	Virginia	$85,000	122.9%
23	Virginia	$135,740	196.3%
239	Virginia	$52,083	75.3%
3	Washington	$175,600	253.9%
118	Washington	$81,550	117.9%
186	Washington	$61,590	89.1%
326	Washington	$37,490	54.2%
298	Washington	$45,750	66.2%
93	Washington	$99,480	143.9%
12	Washington	$145,620	210.6%
205	Washington	$58,049	83.9%
75	West Virginia	$107,330	155.2%
220	West Virginia	$54,940	79.5%
307	West Virginia	$43,320	62.6%
404	West Virginia	$24,010	34.7%
374	West Virginia	$30,440	44.0%
177	West Virginia	$63,660	92.1%
102	West Virginia	$96,240	139.2%
268	West Virginia	$49,060	70.9%
64	Wisconsin	$114,030	164.9%
185	Wisconsin	$61,690	89.2%
271	Wisconsin	$48,930	70.8%
382	Wisconsin	$29,120	42.1%
330	Wisconsin	$36,880	53.3%
143	Wisconsin	$73,220	105.9%
83	Wisconsin	$101,970	147.5%
235	Wisconsin	$52,613	76.1%
46	Wyoming	$121,500	175.7%
191	Wyoming	$60,200	87.1%
266	Wyoming	$49,160	71.1%
392	Wyoming	$28,270	40.9%
335	Wyoming	$36,260	52.4%
141	Wyoming	$73,370	106.1%
82	Wyoming	$102,210	147.8%
233	Wyoming	$52,747	76.3%

Updated 2025-04-01. Click any state for the full breakdown.

Washington salary: common questions

What is the average salary in Washington?

Washington salary is $175,600 as of May 2024, according to BLS OEWS. That puts Washington at rank #3 of 50 US states, above the national average of $69,161.087.

How does Washington compare to nearby states?

Among Washington's neighbors, Idaho shows $125,460, Oregon shows $146,650. Use the CalcFi compare view to line all of them up: /maps/compare?cat=salary&states=wa,id,or. Nearby states share labor markets and housing corridors, so the comparison is usually the most relevant one.

Which Washington metros have the highest salary?

Top Washington metros include Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma. City-level salary data drops in Q3 2026 once BLS releases its metro-area tables for the year. Olympia is the state capital. Until then, the state-level number is the best available read.

Is $175,600 a good salary in Washington?

A $175,600 salary in Washington tracks the state median reported by BLS OEWS. "Good" depends on your metro, occupation, and household size. Use the CalcFi paycheck calculator for take-home and the cost-of-living comparison to see how far that salary stretches in your city.

Top Washington cities

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City-level median salary by state drops Q3 2026. We publish only after the upstream data series verifies.

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Methodology

Median annual wages for all occupations, from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program. State-level values are OEWS "A_MEDIAN" for cross-industry all-occupations.