How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $34,890 and the 90th percentile is $45,050. The difference is $10,160, which is 29.0% 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 $35,030 to the 75th at $35,030, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $36,980, which sits above the median of $35,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA median is 2.4% lower than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,909, which is 2.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.1% lower than the Washington median of $42,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $34,909 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Yakima, WA is 183 miles away, with a median of $38,430 and employment of 40. That median is 9.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,222, against $34,909 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $50,870 and employment of 830. That median is 45.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,774, against $34,909 here.
• Bellingham, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $38,160 and employment of 30. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,929, against $34,909 here.