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Average Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other Salary in Washington

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other in Washington earn a median annual salary of $59,730, which is +60.7% compared to the national median. There are 310 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Washington (state).

$59,730
Washington median annual wage
$29/hour median
+60.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $37,180
310
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.29
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,380
25th
$48,820
Median
$59,730
75th
$74,650
90th
$80,390

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Washington, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
107.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$55,816
Goods: 104.4%
Services: 92.9%
Rents: 126.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Alaska $74,710 Compare 100
District of Columbia $69,870 Compare 980
Hawaii $61,110 Compare 230
Oklahoma $57,550 Compare 180
Utah $56,140 Compare 70
Arizona $55,680 Compare 360

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Washington

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $656,330 0.51
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $553,310 0.91
Dermatologists $526,170 0.64
Anesthesiologists $499,990 1.74
Surgeons, All Other $479,460 0.65
Emergency Medicine Physicians $380,870 N/A
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $343,140 0.56
General Internal Medicine Physicians $340,010 0.72

Washington has salary data for 765 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other in Washington

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other are projected to change by +6.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 11,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.