May 2025 OEWS · Washington

Highest-paying jobs in Walla Walla, WA

All-occupations median

$53,100

10th percentile
$35,960
25th percentile
$43,080
Median
$53,100
75th percentile
$79,460
90th percentile
$111,970
Mean
$66,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Employment across all occupations: 25,920.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 98.519, with the United States at 100. Compare prices.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Walla Walla, WA with a published annual median, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Physicians, All Other60$69,980$219,860$380,750
Pharmacists60$122,990$165,210$171,540
Physician Assistants30$108,700$161,980$205,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers40$135,360$157,030$178,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers30$112,840$152,090$302,740
Sales Managers40$82,540$149,190$207,430
Financial Managers60$99,210$144,410$210,360
Managers, All Other60$90,570$138,170$207,100
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary40$135,980$137,660$160,190
Lawyers40$89,990$136,990$190,420
Medical and Health Services Managers70$82,680$135,030$191,100
Nurse Practitioners50$98,140$130,380$156,660
Industrial Production Managers30$93,750$128,750$154,530
Civil Engineers190$96,160$123,030$136,990
Electrical Engineers30$98,950$121,120$141,020
Registered Nurses810$85,230$116,970$147,870
Physical Therapists30$83,260$115,740$119,980
Management Analysts180$73,920$115,210$136,990
Software Developers90$62,340$114,920$196,970
Mechanical Engineers70$67,600$108,510$136,990
General and Operations Managers280$71,900$106,690$200,160
Dental Hygienists50$97,960$106,680$125,220
Education Administrators, Postsecondary60$83,370$105,390$167,510
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education120$76,780$104,940$108,140
Computer Occupations, All Other40$73,420$104,590$136,990
Social and Community Service Managers30$75,940$103,740$155,460
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education220$62,000$102,980$106,970
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education80$63,470$101,540$107,730
Project Management Specialists80$60,280$100,910$153,040
Logisticians30$60,250$100,420$136,990
Computer Systems Analysts40$64,260$100,370$140,530
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education40$62,190$99,770$102,750
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School30$60,560$99,420$107,040
Real Estate Sales Agents50$66,190$97,470$136,990
Construction and Building Inspectors40$55,600$96,100$115,210
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers120$69,090$94,420$116,500
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians40$62,370$93,750$117,270
Business Operations Specialists, All Other370$58,280$91,170$136,990
Network and Computer Systems Administrators30$61,060$90,650$118,200
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists30$60,010$89,860$115,210

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Walla Walla, WA by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,160$37,750$47,700$47,700
Registered Nurses810$85,230$116,970$147,870
Fast Food and Counter Workers800$34,650$35,020$43,820
Retail Salespersons640$34,650$36,620$49,280
Cashiers490$34,650$35,930$44,070
Office Clerks, General440$37,010$48,310$59,070
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners430$35,040$39,480$50,830
Stockers and Order Fillers420$35,080$39,490$48,460
Business Operations Specialists, All Other370$58,280$91,170$136,990
Waiters and Waitresses340$38,590$56,730$79,340
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary330$38,800$45,140$47,600
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General310$39,250$53,960$78,790
Nursing Assistants290$40,340$47,990$57,770
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive290$42,040$51,640$63,560
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand290$35,990$44,920$53,760
General and Operations Managers280$71,900$106,690$200,160
Demonstrators and Product Promoters280$34,650$36,510$57,540
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers270$47,060$60,300$72,490
Cooks, Restaurant260$35,770$44,050$52,000
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks250$42,340$51,410$67,950
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers240$34,980$40,550$52,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers230$52,370$75,770$101,280
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education220$62,000$102,980$106,970
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers220$38,320$48,200$77,510
Food Preparation Workers210$34,650$40,030$44,850

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Walla Walla, WA?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Walla Walla, WA is $53,100. Employment is 25,920.

Which published occupation has the highest median in Walla Walla, WA?

Physicians, All Other has the highest published annual median on this list, $219,860, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for Walla Walla, WA.