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Logging Equipment Operator Salary in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of logging equipment operators in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Logging Equipment Operators in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$33,180
25th Percentile Wage	$36,390
50th Percentile Wage	$42,960
75th Percentile Wage	$52,740
90th Percentile Wage	$58,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,180.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of logging equipment operators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$42,960	11.99%	14.08%
2013	$37,810	2.38%	-
2012	$36,910	-	-

Table 2. Compare Logging Equipment Operator Salary in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,960, Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for logging equipment operators in state of Washington, following city of Longview (median annual salary of $65,770). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of logging equipment operators in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is about 34.7 percent (34.7%) lower than that of the highest paying city Longview.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Longview	$65,770
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$65,370
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	$64,740
Olympia	$62,960
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$61,160
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$60,900
Spokane	$60,260
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$59,830
Bellingham	$59,500
Lewiston	$57,360
Yakima	$55,790
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$55,290
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area	$51,360
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$49,640
Tacoma	$49,570
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$48,410
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$42,960