SOC 27-2022 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025

How much do Coaches and Scouts make in Yakima, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Coaches and Scouts in Yakima, WA is $46,340. The 10th percentile is $36,280 and the 90th percentile is $94,870. Employment is 290.

Median annual wage

$46,340

10th percentile
$36,280
25th percentile
$38,010
Median
$46,340
75th percentile
$64,280
90th percentile
$94,870
Mean
$57,840

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Coaches and Scouts, the published 10th percentile is $36,280 and the 90th percentile is $94,870. The difference is $58,590, which is 126.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $38,010 to the 75th at $64,280, covers $26,270.

The mean annual wage is $57,840, which sits above the median of $46,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Yakima, WA median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $47,320 for Coaches and Scouts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,501, which is 2.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% lower than the Washington median of $48,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Yakima, WA is 95.545, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Coaches and Scouts at $48,501 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Coaches and Scouts. Yakima, WA ranks 13th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Kennewick-Richland, WA is 71 miles away, with a median of $46,850 and employment of 380. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,813, against $48,501 here.
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 88 miles away, with a median of $49,640 and employment of 5,630. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,667, against $48,501 here.
  • Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 93 miles away, with a median of $46,850 and employment of 260. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,111, against $48,501 here.

Employment share

Coaches and Scouts accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Yakima, WA (290 of 97,010). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (248,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.87 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Coaches and Scouts make in Yakima, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Coaches and Scouts in Yakima, WA is $46,340. The 10th percentile is $36,280 and the 90th percentile is $94,870. Employment is 290.

How does that compare with the national median for Coaches and Scouts?

The local median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $47,320.

What is Coaches and Scouts pay in Yakima, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Yakima, WA is 95.545, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,340 is $48,501. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Yakima, WA compare with nearby metros for Coaches and Scouts?

Kennewick-Richland, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 71 miles away, at $46,850. Yakima, WA ranks 13th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.