Salary, Cost of Living, Housing & Safety

Average Salary & Cost of Living in Washington

Average salary (this dataset)
$81,493
Across 706 roles in 11 Washington cities, BLS OEWS
Cost of living index
103.3
100 = U.S. average
Median home value
$620,829
zillow_real
Crime index
2245
Per 100k residents
State GDP
$856,014M
BEA, current dollars
Population
228,432
Census ACS 5-year

Highest-paying roles in Washington (top 30 of 3603)

CityRoleMean salary
SeattleCardiologists$565,440
SeattleAnesthesiologists$553,600
SeattleOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$506,820
SeattleDermatologists$480,490
SeattleChief Executives$393,060
SeattleSurgeons, All Other$376,830
SpokaneRadiologists$358,990
SeattleObstetricians and Gynecologists$341,170
SeattleGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$326,410
BremertonChief Executives$325,260
SpokaneOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$322,700
SeattleEmergency Medicine Physicians$320,770
YakimaPhysicians, All Other$319,990
SeattlePhysicians, All Other$315,020
SpokaneChief Executives$311,850
SeattleAirline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$300,680
KennewickChief Executives$293,870
SpokaneNurse Anesthetists$283,320
SeattlePhysicians, Pathologists$281,950
SeattleNurse Anesthetists$279,630
SeattleNeurologists$278,990
KennewickPhysicians, All Other$277,050
SpokanePhysicians, All Other$276,150
YakimaFamily Medicine Physicians$275,690
BellinghamChief Executives$274,580
SeattleFamily Medicine Physicians$273,500
Mount VernonPhysicians, All Other$272,850
YakimaChief Executives$272,680
SpokanePsychiatrists$272,390
SpokaneAirline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$269,600

Washington covers 11 cities and 706 professions in this dataset. Browse by profession to see all cities for a specific role.