The median worker in the Walla Walla, WA metro area earned $49,920 a year in 2024, about $24.00 an hour. That ranks #81 of the 391 metro areas published here, 0.8% above the national median.
Walla Walla pays 18.9% less than Washington as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
The median across all occupations is $49,920, or $24.00 an hour, covering 25,690 wage and salary workers. The mean is $63,850, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Walla Walla pay more than the rest of Washington?
No. The metro median of $49,920 is 18.9% below the Washington median of $61,590. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Walla Walla?
Civil Engineers ($119,080), Registered Nurses ($105,360), General and Operations Managers ($103,150). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Walla Walla unusually full of?
Home Health and Personal Care Aides, at 1.78× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.