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Average Passenger Attendants Salary in Washington

Passenger Attendants in Washington earn a median annual salary of $41,760, which is +10.7% compared to the national median. There are 900 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).

$41,760
Washington median annual wage
$20/hour median
+10.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $37,720
900
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.45
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,700
25th
$41,090
Median
$41,760
75th
$45,480
90th
$46,680

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
$39,023
Goods: 104.4%
Services: 92.9%
Rents: 126.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Alaska $54,290 Compare 220
District of Columbia $52,730 Compare 710
Kentucky $44,810 Compare N/A
Massachusetts $43,350 Compare 1,330
California $43,340 Compare 2,810
Hawaii $42,360 Compare 610

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 Passenger Attendants in Washington

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Passenger Attendants are projected to change by +4.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,100 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.