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Spokane County, Washington
549,056 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
The community services in Spokane County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
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240,030
▼ 0.1%
vs. a year ago · Q1 2026
$1,395
▲ 4.3%
vs. a year ago · $34.88/hr
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Needs a 2-bedroom rent
No published median yet
3.4%
▼ 0.8 pts
vs. a year ago · July 2026
$78,582
11.7%
below the poverty line · ACS 2024
Are wages keeping up with rent?
Average weekly wage and typical rent, both indexed to Q3 2023 = 100.
+4.3%wages vs. a year ago
| Q3 2023 | Wages 100.0 | Rent 100.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | Wages 103.5 | Rent 100.7 |
| Q1 2024 | Wages 106.9 | Rent 101.4 |
| Q2 2024 | Wages 101.6 | Rent 101.6 |
| Q3 2024 | Wages 104.4 | Rent 102.2 |
| Q4 2024 | Wages 109.0 | Rent 102.4 |
| Q1 2025 | Wages 112.1 | Rent 103.2 |
| Q2 2025 | Wages 107.5 | Rent 104.3 |
| Q3 2025 | Wages 109.8 | Rent 104.2 |
| Q4 2025 | Wages 114.9 | Rent 104.6 |
| Q1 2026 | Wages 116.8 | Rent 105.2 |
Unemployment, year over year
Not seasonally adjusted, so each year gets its own line. A line above last year’s is the real signal. October 2025 was not published.
| Month | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| February | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| March | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| April | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.6% |
| May | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| June | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% |
| July | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.4% |
| August | 4.5% | 4.3% | — |
| September | 3.5% | 3.6% | — |
| October | 3.9% | — | — |
| November | 4.1% | 4.4% | — |
| December | 4.6% | 5.0% | — |
3.4%
▼ 0.8 pts
vs. July 2025
8,763
unemployed of a 255,799 labor force
July 2026
How pay is spread
Hourly pay of all workers in the Spokane metro, BLS wage percentiles.
Hourly pay, all workers
10th$26.28
Median$56.16
90th
The biggest job groups pay the least
Each bubble is an occupation group: median hourly wage across, jobs up, size by jobs.
| Management Occupations | $63.76/hr | 10,230 jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $48.89/hr | 18,430 jobs |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $48.76/hr | 5,780 jobs |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | $43.42/hr | 3,390 jobs |
| Legal Occupations | $41.33/hr | 1,640 jobs |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $39.42/hr | 2,260 jobs |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | $37.79/hr | 15,490 jobs |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | $30.55/hr | 11,660 jobs |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $30.46/hr | 15,080 jobs |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | $29.47/hr | 7,380 jobs |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $29.19/hr | 9,990 jobs |
| Protective Service Occupations | $27.99/hr | 7,130 jobs |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | $23.87/hr | 29,880 jobs |
| Production Occupations | $23.75/hr | 12,300 jobs |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | $23.56/hr | 3,700 jobs |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | $23.05/hr | 18,500 jobs |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $22.34/hr | 23,190 jobs |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | $21.59/hr | 480 jobs |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | $21.57/hr | 5,520 jobs |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $21.07/hr | 23,060 jobs |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | $20.59/hr | 8,520 jobs |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | $18.16/hr | 22,220 jobs |
What different jobs pay
Hourly pay range for each occupation group: 10th–90th percentile, middle half and median.
Pay compared with Washington and the U.S.
Median hourly wage for all occupations, then each group’s Spokane median against the statewide median, sorted by the gap.
- Spokane metro$26.28
- Washington$30.28
- United States$24.51
- Farming, fishing & forestryPays more by +11%
- Healthcare supportPays less by −1%
- Education & libraryPays less by −5%
- Personal care & servicePays less by −5%
- Protective servicePays less by −6%
- Cleaning & groundsPays less by −6%
- Healthcare practitionersPays less by −7%
- SalesPays less by −8%
- Transportation & movingPays less by −8%
- Community & social servicePays less by −9%
- ProductionPays less by −11%
- Installation & repairPays less by −12%
- Office & admin supportPays less by −12%
- SciencePays less by −13%
- Food servicePays less by −15%
- Construction & extractionPays less by −16%
- ManagementPays less by −17%
- Architecture & engineeringPays less by −20%
- LegalPays less by −20%
- Business & financePays less by −20%
- Arts, media & sportsPays less by −24%
- Computer & mathPays less by −26%
What sets local work apart?
Every occupation group’s share of local jobs compared with its U.S. share (location quotient). 2× means twice as common here; 0.5× means half as common.
Most concentrated here
Community & social service
1.7× the U.S. share
Least concentrated here
Management
0.6× the U.S. share
- Community & social service1.7×
- Healthcare support1.4×
- Protective service1.1×
- Healthcare practitioners1.1×
- Cleaning & grounds1.1×
- Construction & extraction1.1×
- Arts, media & sports1.1×
- Sales1.0×
- Transportation & moving1.0×
- Personal care & service1.0×
- Office & admin support1.0×
- Education & library1.0×
- Installation & repair1.0×
- Food service1.0×
- Science0.9×
- Business & finance0.9×
- Production0.9×
- Architecture & engineering0.8×
- Legal0.8×
- Farming, fishing & forestry0.7×
- Computer & math0.7×
- Management0.6×
Key takeaways
What this means for Spokane County.
Wages are rising
The average weekly wage is $1,395, up 4.3% from a year ago.
The biggest job groups pay the least
Office & admin support, transportation & moving and sales are 30% of jobs; all have median pay under $24/hr.
Unemployment is falling
3.4% in July 2026, 0.8 points below a year earlier.
Sources: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (through July 2026) · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (Q1 2026) · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025, Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area, which covers 2 counties; BLS doesn’t publish occupational wages for single counties) · Census ACS 2024 · Range Lab RST listings. The housing wage follows the National Low Income Housing Coalition method: rent × 12 ÷ 0.30 ÷ 2,080 hours. About the data.