SOC 51-9061 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Spokane, WA

The average salary for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Spokane, Washington is $58,390 a year ($28.07 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $55,120: half of the 620 people in this job in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% more than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

$58,390average per year

$28.07 / hourMedian $55,120Take-home ≈ $49,096

  • $39K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $80K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

620people in this job
+9%vs U.S. average
#5 of 11Washington metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Spokane

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,900 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,270 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Spokane earn between $46,530 and $67,840.

  • $39K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $80K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,390$4,866$28.07
Median$55,120$4,593$26.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,530$3,878$22.37
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,840$5,653$32.62

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Spokane vs. Washington and the U.S.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Spokane earn 22% less than the Washington average ($74,600) and 9% more than the U.S. average ($53,450). At the median the gap is +13% against the U.S. median of $48,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Spokane$58,390$55,120$38,900$80,270620
Washington$74,600$64,420$40,830$115,24012,010
United States$53,450$48,570$35,510$77,860597,370

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary after taxes in Spokane

On the average salary of $58,390, a single filer in Spokane takes home about $49,096 a year, or $4,091 a month and $1,888 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Spokane a good place for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Spokane area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $58,390 buys what about $58,189 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Spokane ($54,660). A typical home costs $423,842, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Washington cities

Spokane ranks 5th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($82,070).

All Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary by city

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Spokane: questions

How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Spokane?

$28.07 an hour on average, and $26.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Spokane?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,900 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,530, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers take-home pay in Spokane?

About $49,096 a year ($4,091 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,390. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Spokane than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% more than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9061; area Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (44060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.63, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.63).

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