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All Occupations Salary Information in Yakima, Washington

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Yakima, Washington are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of all occupations in Yakima is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Yakima, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$68,370
75th Percentile Wage	$46,760
50th Percentile Wage	$32,130
25th Percentile Wage	$22,900
10th Percentile Wage	$19,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Yakima, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,450.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Yakima, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$32.86
75th Percentile Wage	$22.48
50th Percentile Wage	$15.45
25th Percentile Wage	$11.01
10th Percentile Wage	$9.35

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Yakima, Washington. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $32.86. The median hourly salary is $15.45. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $9.35.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Yakima with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,130 in Yakima is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Yakima is 30.3 percent (30.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Bellevue-Everett and 1.0 percent (1.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$46,130
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$44,750
Bremerton-Silverdale	$41,390
Olympia	$39,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$38,430
Tacoma	$37,870
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	$36,450
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	$36,160
Longview	$35,740
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$35,530
Bellingham	$35,510
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$35,280
Spokane	$34,390
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$34,110
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area	$32,340
Yakima	$32,130
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	$31,960
Lewiston	$31,810

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Yakima, Washington, and the Nation

From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Yakima is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Washington and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Yakima ($32,130) is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in Washington ($40,500) and 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
Washington	$40,500
USA	$34,750
Yakima	$32,130