How much do Forest and Conservation Technicians make in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA?

Percentile spread

For Forest and Conservation Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $43,660 and the 90th percentile is $80,540. The difference is $36,880, which is 70.4% 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 $47,940 to the 75th at $68,140, covers $20,200.

The mean annual wage is $58,770, which sits above the median of $52,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA median is 3.9% lower than the national median of $54,560 for Forest and Conservation Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,474, which is 7.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the Washington median of $54,160.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 103.855, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Forest and Conservation Technicians at $50,474 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Forest and Conservation Technicians. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA ranks 6th of 8 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).).

• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 75 miles away, with a median of $56,610 and employment of 190. That median is 8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,939, against $50,474 here.
• Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 87 miles away, with a median of $58,930 and employment of 60. That median is 12.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,525, against $50,474 here.
• Yakima, WA is 93 miles away, with a median of $49,940 and employment of 60. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,269, against $50,474 here.

Employment share

Forest and Conservation Technicians accounts for 0.37% of wage-and-salary employment in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA (190 of 51,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 18.97 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.