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Average Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in Bellingham, WA

Self-Enrichment Teachers in Bellingham, WA earn a median annual salary of $40,570, which is -11.0% compared to the national median. There are 380 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Bellingham, WA (metro area).

$40,570
Bellingham, WA median annual wage
$20/hour median
-11.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,590
380
Local employment
4.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.09
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,460
25th
$38,430
Median
$40,570
75th
$51,930
90th
$75,240

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 Bellingham, WA, 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
103.3%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$39,261
Goods: 105.0%
Services: 99.9%
Rents: 112.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Lake Charles, LA$76,600Compare320
Charleston, WV$61,880Compare70
Burlington, NC$61,150Compare100
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$60,790Compare270
Savannah, GA$60,090Compare410
El Centro, CA$59,950Compare80

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 Bellingham, WA

Bellingham, WA has salary data for 338 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Self-Enrichment Teachers in Bellingham, WA

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Self-Enrichment Teachers are projected to change by +3.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 51,400 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.