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Average Office Machine Operators, Except Computer Salary in Washington

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Washington earn a median annual salary of $45,180, which is +15.8% compared to the national median. There are 590 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Washington (state).

$45,180
Washington median annual wage
$22/hour median
+15.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $39,020
590
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.04
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,440
25th
$41,660
Median
$45,180
75th
$47,240
90th
$51,570

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
$42,219
Goods: 104.4%
Services: 92.9%
Rents: 126.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Alaska$50,220Compare90
Massachusetts$47,040Compare240
Maryland$46,870Compare290
California$45,070Compare2,780
West Virginia$44,720Compare60
District of Columbia$44,650Compare250

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

Washington has salary data for 771 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Podiatrists.

Historical series

Trend for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Washington

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Office Machine Operators, Except Computer are projected to change by -15.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,800 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.