Tire Repairers and Changers in Washington
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,072
after federal, FICA and Washington tax
Tax takes
$6,598
14.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,070
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
$44,670
Kept after tax
$38,072
Worth in national money
$35,070
State rank
7
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Washington pays tire repairers and changers a middle wage of $44,670, ranking 7 of 50 states and sitting about 18.46% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Washington, this one sits low: 450 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $44,670 the take-home is $38,072. But Washington costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $35,070 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $45,980, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Washington's median for tire repairers and changers is $44,670, about 18.46% above the national figure and 7 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Tire repairers and changers occupies position 450 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 $38,072 for tire repairers and changers, from $44,670. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,070. ⚠️ 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 $45,980 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Tire Repairers and Changers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,690 |
| This salary | $44,670 |
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 | $38,072 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,072 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,109 |
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 | $44,670 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,970 |
| 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 $44,670. The published range is $37,910 up to $58,690, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $38,072 take-home in Washington comes from $44,670. 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 450 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $35,070 uses one figure for the whole of Washington. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 450.
- Reported values are medians; for tire repairers and changers in Washington the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,910 to $58,690. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $38,072, from $44,670, 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 450 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 7 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $35,070, worked from $44,670, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Washington address, on work sitting at 450 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $37,910 and the top tenth $58,690, so most people doing this work in Washington sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Washington run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $35,070 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $38,072 survives, because Washington levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,910 to $58,690) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Washington rather than a national figure.
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 $35,070 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 $38,072 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.