Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers in Washington
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,132
after federal, FICA and Washington tax
Tax takes
$5,878
14.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,361
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
$41,010
Kept after tax
$35,132
Worth in national money
$32,361
State rank
1
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Washington's middle earner gets $41,010, putting the state 1 of 50 — about 24.61% ahead of the national figure.
- Measured against other jobs in Washington, this one sits low: 472 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $41,010 the take-home is $35,132. But Washington costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $32,361 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $41,220, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers, Washington sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $41,010, ranking 1 of 50 and running about 24.61% 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.
- Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers occupies position 472 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 $35,132 for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers, from $41,010. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $32,361. ⚠️ 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 $41,220 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,380 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $41,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,410 |
| This salary | $41,010 |
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 | $35,132 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $35,132 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,792 |
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 | $41,010 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,586 |
| 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 $41,010. The published range is $35,380 up to $48,410, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Washington the take-home figure of $35,132, from $41,010, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 472 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $32,361 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 472.
- Reported values are medians; for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in Washington the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,380 to $48,410. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Washington is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,132 from $41,010. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 472 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $32,361, worked from $41,010, 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 472 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,380 and the top tenth $48,410, so most people doing this work in Washington sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Washington costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $32,361 rather than its face figure.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $35,132 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
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 ($35,380 to $48,410) 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 $32,361 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 $35,132 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.