Production Workers, All Other in Washington
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,993
after federal, FICA and Washington tax
Tax takes
$7,067
15.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,839
Washington costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Washington — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$47,060
Kept after tax
$39,993
Worth in national money
$36,839
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for production workers, all other is strong here. Washington's middle earner gets $47,060, putting the state 7 of 51 — about 17.33% ahead of the national figure.
- Measured against other jobs in Washington, this one sits low: 425 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $47,060 the take-home is $39,993. But Washington costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $36,839 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $53,550, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For production workers, all other, Washington sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $47,060, ranking 7 of 51 and running about 17.33% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Production workers, all other occupies position 425 of 493 in Washington's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Washington income tax is $39,993 for production workers, all other, from $47,060. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,839. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $53,550 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Production Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,060 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,580 |
| This salary | $47,060 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Washington | $39,993 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,993 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,317 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $47,060 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,221 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Washington earn less than $47,060. The published range is $40,650 up to $79,580, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $39,993 take-home in Washington comes from $47,060. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 425 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Washington, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,839, the adjusted value of that $47,060 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 425 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for production workers, all other in Washington the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $40,650 to $79,580. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $39,993, from $47,060, assumes a single Washington filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 425 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 7 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Washington, so $36,839 — the adjusted value of that $47,060 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 425 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $53,550, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $40,650 at the bottom tenth to $79,580 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $36,839 of national purchasing power.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $39,993 of this wage reaches your account, because Washington takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Washington is $53,550. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($40,650) and the ninetieth ($79,580) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Washington's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $36,839 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Washington levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $39,993 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.