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Cashier Salary in Tacoma, Washington

The annual salary statistics of cashiers in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cashiers in Tacoma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Cashiers in Tacoma, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,180
25th Percentile Wage
$23,670
50th Percentile Wage
$24,480
75th Percentile Wage
$29,360
90th Percentile Wage
$38,540

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cashiers in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,180.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cashiers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$24,480
1.35% 10.38%
2016
$24,150
1.12% -
2015
$23,880
2.47% -
2014
$23,290
4.51% -
2013
$22,240
1.35% -
2012
$21,940
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Table 2. Compare Cashier Salary in Tacoma with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,480 in Tacoma is in the middle of salary range for cashiers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of cashiers in Tacoma is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$35,980
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$34,410
Bremerton-Silverdale
$33,580
Olympia
$33,360
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$33,300
Bellingham
$32,810
Longview
$32,250
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$32,210
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$32,010
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$31,890
Spokane
$31,780
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$31,700
Yakima
$31,640
Walla Walla
$31,500
Lewiston
$30,140
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$27,130
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$25,130
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$24,530
Tacoma
$24,480
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$24,240
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$24,060