Skip to content
uswages .org

Average Tree Trimmers And Pruners Salary in Washington

Tree Trimmers And Pruners in Washington earn a median annual salary of $63,850, which is +25.3% compared to the national median. There are 700 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).

$63,850
Washington median annual wage
$31/hour median
+25.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $50,960
700
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.55
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$44,530
25th
$48,940
Median
$63,850
75th
$79,680
90th
$93,620

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
$59,666
Goods: 104.4%
Services: 92.9%
Rents: 126.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Minnesota $77,460 Compare N/A
Oregon $75,440 Compare 1,610
New Jersey $71,940 Compare N/A
Illinois $64,450 Compare 700
California $62,550 Compare 9,610
Massachusetts $62,550 Compare 2,090

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 Tree Trimmers And Pruners in Washington

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Tree Trimmers And Pruners are projected to change by +3.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 7,400 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.