Seattle vs. Washington
Business Operations Specialists, All Other. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
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Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Washington's median is 2.8% higher — but after local prices, Washington still leads by 4.9%.
Seattle's median $101,920 buys $91,700 at national prices (price parity 111.1); Washington's $104,770 buys $96,200 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Seattle.
| Seattle | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 38,800 | 76,600 | +97.4% |
| 10th percentile | $66,820 | $59,010 | −11.7% |
| 25th percentile | $80,440 | $78,800 | −2.0% |
| Median | $101,920 | $104,770 | +2.8% |
| 75th percentile | $133,050 | $136,660 | +2.7% |
| 90th percentile | $171,710 | $184,020 | +7.2% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Seattle · Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Washington
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