wages

Gender Wage Gap Declines In WA, But Not For All Women
Gender Wage Gap Declines In WA, But Not For All Women
Today is Equal Pay Day, a date designated to recognize how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. In Washington, this year's Equal Pay Day is notable because for the first time in 20 years, the gender wage gap widened nationally, but not in the Evergreen State...
Washington Wages Rose in 2017
Washington Wages Rose in 2017
Washington’s average annual wage grew by 5.0 percent in 2017 to $61,887, according to the state Employment Security Department—representing the largest percentage increase year over year since 2007.  The average weekly wage rose from $1,133 in 2016 to $1,190 in 2017. These figures i ...
Wenatchee Workers Paid 12 Percent Less Than National Average
Wenatchee Workers Paid 12 Percent Less Than National Average
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the most recent results of a wage survey that was taken in May of 2017. Economist Todd Johnson says Wenatchee comes in 12 percent behind the national average. Johnson says this is about the same as previous years for Wenatchee when compare to the national average...