Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

Across all occupations in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metropolitan area, the median wage is $49,290 a year ($23.70 an hour) and the mean $64,240, May 2025. That median is −3% against the US median of $50,980 and −22% against Washington's $62,990. BLS counts 51,220 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA vs Washington and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA area, Washington and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	Hourly	$17.36	$19.13	$23.70	$36.61	$52.81	$30.88	51,220
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	Annual	$36,110	$39,790	$49,290	$76,140	$109,840	$64,240	51,220
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.

229 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$243,330	$116.99	40
2	Chief Executives	$210,760	$101.33	30
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Washington	$172,520	$82.94	60
4	Dentists, General	$171,990	$82.69	50
5	Physician Assistants	$168,080	$80.81	60
6	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$163,170	*	120
7	Financial Managers in Washington	$160,690	$77.25	130
8	Pharmacists	$156,490	$75.24	120
9	Human Resources Managers	$154,640	$74.35	30
10	Construction Managers	$150,780	$72.49	60
11	Power Plant Operators	$145,510	$69.96	70
12	Nurse Practitioners	$142,350	$68.44	90
13	Managers, All Other in Washington	$137,940	$66.32	70
14	Sales Managers in Washington	$136,090	$65.43	90
15	Electrical Engineers	$132,930	$63.91	80
16	Lawyers in Washington	$132,270	$63.59	80
17	Software Developers in Washington	$131,970	$63.45	160
18	Facilities Managers	$129,110	$62.07	40
19	Marketing Managers	$128,880	$61.96	40
20	Industrial Production Managers	$126,780	$60.95	40

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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Washington	1,690	33.05	1.33	$36,450
2	Retail Salespersons in Washington	1,620	31.70	1.26	$37,700
3	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,610	31.37	18.37	$40,680
4	Registered Nurses in Washington	1,330	25.91	1.19	$112,280
5	Cashiers in Washington	1,240	24.20	1.22	$36,550
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Washington	1,120	21.84	0.79	$47,730
7	Waiters and Waitresses in Washington	960	18.71	1.28	$49,820
8	Packers and Packagers, Hand	950	18.61	5.17	$35,990
9	Stockers and Order Fillers in Washington	910	17.85	0.98	$40,250
10	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Washington	830	16.13	1.77	$45,370
11	Cooks, Restaurant in Washington	780	15.32	1.69	$44,550
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Washington	780	15.28	1.08	$40,750
11	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Washington	780	15.17	2.74	$38,360
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Washington	760	14.85	1.51	$55,100
15	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Washington	750	14.64	0.77	$37,610
16	Office Clerks, General in Washington	710	13.89	0.88	$47,690
17	General and Operations Managers in Washington	650	12.79	0.57	$118,520
18	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Washington	530	10.34	0.78	$58,070
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Washington	520	10.07	0.92	$50,700
19	Construction Laborers in Washington	520	10.16	1.44	$49,410

Most concentrated occupations in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	55.45	460	8.98	$35,080
2	Forest and Conservation Technicians	18.77	190	3.67	$52,420
3	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	18.37	1,610	31.37	$40,680
4	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	12.00	110	2.16	$74,360
5	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	10.06	210	4.18	$38,160
6	Packers and Packagers, Hand	5.17	950	18.61	$35,990
7	Coaches and Scouts	3.16	260	5.07	$46,850
8	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.12	270	5.24	$37,870
9	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2.90	210	4.19	$50,630
10	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Washington	2.74	780	15.17	$38,360

Occupation groups in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$129,560	$142,480	1,860	36.38	0.51
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$104,310	$108,740	3,340	65.29	1.03
Architecture and Engineering	$98,000	$100,160	580	11.31	0.67
Computer and Mathematical	$95,220	$102,190	800	15.60	0.46
Legal	$85,330	$105,360	180	3.44	0.41
Business and Financial Operations	$81,500	$89,000	2,210	43.16	0.64
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$76,390	$78,530	720	14.13	1.49
Construction and Extraction	$66,060	$74,540	3,000	58.53	1.42
Community and Social Service	$64,430	$69,860	740	14.51	0.85
Protective Service	$63,800	$71,420	890	17.29	0.71
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,780	$69,430	2,490	48.64	1.24
Educational Instruction and Library	$60,530	$67,590	3,030	59.14	1.01
Office and Administrative Support	$49,600	$53,670	5,200	101.58	0.89
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$49,040	$63,610	560	10.97	0.83
Healthcare Support	$47,730	$50,280	2,460	48.01	0.94
Production	$47,070	$54,440	2,390	46.61	0.85
Personal Care and Service	$43,040	$49,080	1,020	19.86	0.95
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$42,920	$46,040	5,500	107.35	1.22
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$40,680	$42,470	2,330	45.39	16.22
Transportation and Material Moving	$40,250	$45,840	4,810	93.98	1.07
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$40,230	$43,310	2,260	44.14	1.51
Sales and Related	$39,700	$50,310	4,850	94.69	1.10

Every occupation in Washington, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 229 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA estimates (area 48300).

*: Wage 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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.