Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Across all occupations in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metropolitan area, the median wage is $54,660 a year ($26.28 an hour) and the mean $68,570, May 2025. That median is +7% against the US median of $50,980 and −13% against Washington's $62,990. BLS counts 255,820 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is radiologists; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA vs Washington and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA area, Washington and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	Hourly	$17.49	$20.75	$26.28	$38.02	$56.16	$32.96	255,820
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	Annual	$36,390	$43,160	$54,660	$79,090	$116,800	$68,570	255,820
Washington	Hourly	$18.59	$22.61	$30.28	$48.90	$73.86	$40.06	3,550,970
Washington	Annual	$38,670	$47,020	$62,990	$101,710	$153,630	$83,330	3,550,970
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

468 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Washington. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Radiologists	$430,600	$207.02	**
2	Psychiatrists	$301,790	$145.09	50
3	Physicians, All Other	$293,200	$140.96	660
4	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$280,210	$134.72	**
5	Chief Executives	$260,940	$125.45	160
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$257,650	$123.87	130
7	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$219,330	*	**
8	Dentists, General	$205,790	$98.94	280
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Washington	$172,900	$83.12	560
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,720	$79.19	230
11	Financial Managers in Washington	$159,530	$76.70	730
12	Pharmacists	$155,560	$74.79	710
13	Sales Managers in Washington	$155,300	$74.66	530
14	Veterinarians	$151,820	$72.99	160
15	Physician Assistants	$147,570	$70.95	350
16	Human Resources Managers	$147,050	$70.70	250
17	Purchasing Managers	$146,310	$70.34	80
18	Marketing Managers	$145,960	$70.18	360
19	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$144,210	*	490
20	Database Architects	$142,490	$68.51	50

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Washington	10,580	41.35	1.49	$47,410
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Washington	7,870	30.77	1.24	$35,780
3	Retail Salespersons in Washington	7,400	28.93	1.15	$36,880
4	Registered Nurses in Washington	6,850	26.78	1.23	$111,750
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Washington	5,330	20.84	1.14	$40,510
6	Cashiers in Washington	4,470	17.46	0.88	$36,290
7	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Washington	4,090	16.00	1.13	$40,070
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Washington	4,050	15.83	0.83	$44,510
9	Office Clerks, General in Washington	3,950	15.46	0.98	$47,600
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington	3,890	15.21	1.15	$62,980
11	Waiters and Waitresses in Washington	3,420	13.36	0.91	$48,560
12	General and Operations Managers in Washington	3,290	12.87	0.57	$119,420
13	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Washington	3,090	12.06	1.32	$40,160
14	Customer Service Representatives in Washington	2,850	11.12	0.67	$46,790
15	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Washington	2,810	10.99	1.19	$72,300
16	Nursing Assistants in Washington	2,780	10.88	1.17	$47,240
17	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Washington	2,550	9.96	1.13	$53,050
18	Cooks, Restaurant in Washington	2,490	9.74	1.07	$44,230
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Washington	2,470	9.65	0.88	$49,550
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Washington	2,430	9.50	0.97	$52,280

Most concentrated occupations in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	8.78	240	0.95	$85,370
2	Rehabilitation Counselors	6.90	1,080	4.20	$55,600
3	Community Health Workers	3.50	360	1.39	$48,260
4	Logging Equipment Operators	3.25	110	0.44	$75,140
5	Coaches and Scouts	3.23	1,320	5.17	$46,050
6	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.11	340	1.34	$46,680
7	Residential Advisors	2.92	410	1.59	$47,230
8	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	2.90	250	0.97	$49,830
9	Pharmacy Aides	2.46	160	0.63	$41,360
10	Mechanical Drafters	2.45	160	0.63	$61,060

Occupation groups in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$132,620	$149,290	10,230	39.98	0.56
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$101,680	$119,420	18,430	72.04	1.14
Computer and Mathematical	$101,420	$108,640	5,780	22.58	0.67
Architecture and Engineering	$90,320	$95,860	3,390	13.25	0.79
Legal	$85,970	$103,140	1,640	6.40	0.76
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$81,990	$86,530	2,260	8.83	0.93
Business and Financial Operations	$78,600	$87,240	15,490	60.55	0.89
Construction and Extraction	$63,550	$71,760	11,660	45.58	1.10
Educational Instruction and Library	$63,350	$70,880	15,080	58.93	1.01
Community and Social Service	$61,290	$66,350	7,380	28.85	1.68
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,710	$67,020	9,990	39.04	1.00
Protective Service	$58,210	$66,130	7,130	27.88	1.15
Office and Administrative Support	$49,650	$53,780	29,880	116.79	1.02
Production	$49,400	$56,500	12,300	48.10	0.87
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$49,010	$69,670	3,700	14.48	1.10
Healthcare Support	$47,940	$49,250	18,500	72.32	1.42
Transportation and Material Moving	$46,460	$51,900	23,190	90.65	1.03
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$44,920	$53,790	480	1.89	0.68
Personal Care and Service	$44,870	$51,180	5,520	21.56	1.03
Sales and Related	$43,820	$54,890	23,060	90.14	1.04
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$42,830	$44,490	8,520	33.31	1.14
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$37,770	$44,140	22,220	86.87	0.99

Every occupation in Washington, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 468 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA estimates (area 44060).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.