Salary & Payroll

Updated March 2008

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GRANT COUNTY WASHINGTON SALARY AND PAYROLL ESTIMATES BY INDUSTRY (COVERED EMPLOYMENT)
               
PAYROLL COSTS BY INDUSTRY FOR 2008              
Major Industry

 2007 Firms

Employees

Earnings/Worker*

 Totals*

      
Agriculture, Forest, Fishing, and Hunting

632

6,341

$26,257

$166,495,637

      
Mining

3

64

$54,409

$3,482,176

      
Utilities

5

15

$3,608

 $54,120

      
Construction

240

1,195

$31,374

$37,491,930

      
Manufacturing

77

4,500

$39,694

$178,623,000

      
Wholesale Trade

101

1,071

$36,923

$39,544,533

      
Retail Trade

266

3,045

$23,355

$71,115,975

      
Transportation and Warehousing

119

1,077

$36,373

$39,173,721

      
Information

24

199

$27,186

$5,410,014

      
Finance and Insurance

75

495

$40,834

$20,212,830

      
Real Estate and Rental Leasing

86

304

$22,061

$6,706,544

      
Professional and Technical Services

93

350

$29,322

$10,262,700

      
Management of Companies and Enterprises

4

31

$79,154

 $2,453,774

      
Administrative and Waste Services

62

1,410

$15,632

$22,041,120

      
Educational Services

7

30

$8,156

$244,680

      
Health Care and Social Assistance

125

2,731

$27,794

 $75,905,414

      
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

26

292

$14,696

$4,291,232

      
Accommodation and Food Services

171

1,998

$12,423

$24,821,154

      
Other Services Except Public Administration

771

1,117

$12,703

$14,189,251

      
Government

132

7,655

$40,050

$306,582,750

      
Totals

3,019

33,920

$30,409

 $1,029,102,555

      
Source: Estimates from Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. - *Earnings Include Benefits
               
GRANT COUNTY WASHINGTON 2008 SALARY ESTIMATES FOR SELECTED OCCUPATIONS (COVERED EMPLOYMENT)
               
Professional

Employees

Median EPW*

Average EPW*

10% EPW*

25% EPW*

75% EPW*

90% EPW*

Management Analysts 14 $34.81 $33.22 $21.80 $27.19 $44.53 $55.91
Accountants and Auditors 174 $24.89 $26.06 $18.71 $21.12 $31.48 $35.72
Civil Engineers 34 $32.86 $32.65 $22.04 $27.07 $37.15 $44.24
First Line Supervisor, Manager of Office and Admin. Support Workers 286 $20.36 $21.37 $13.31 $16.39 $25.02 $32.54
               
Retail

Employees

Median EPW*

Average EPW*

10% EPW*

25% EPW*

75% EPW*

90% EPW*

Cashiers, Except Gaming 1,217 $9.37 $10.54 $8.32 $8.72 $11.28 $14.07
Retail Salespersons 773 $11.09 $12.99 $8.72 $9.62 $13.85 $21.90
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 88 $8.66 $9.14 $8.07 $8.07

$9.84

 $11.73
               
Clerical

Employees

Median EPW*

Average EPW*

10% EPW*

25% EPW*

75% EPW*

90% EPW*

Telemarketers 12 $12.80 $13.79 $8.07 $9.00 $20.23 $32.87
Billing & Posting Clerks, and Machine Operators 127 $13.98 $14.12 $10.44 $12.09 $16.21 $18.05
Bookkeeping, Accounting, Auditing  Clerks 655 $13.55 $13.86 $8.84 $10.42 $16.89 $19.74
Tellers 130 $11.08 $11.27 $9.32 $10.11 $12.03 $13.07
Customer Service Representatives 121 $12.24 $12.83 $8.77 $10.20 $14.81 $17.97
               
Unskilled

Employees

Median EPW*

Average EPW*

10% EPW*

25% EPW*

75% EPW*

90% EPW*

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 351 $9.07 $9.79 $8.07 $8.43 $10.28 $12.21
Agricultural Equipment Operators 26 $10.88 $13.42 $8.66 $9.43 $18.86 $21.72
Farm Workers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 514 $8.99 $9.25 $8.29 $8.55 $9.49 $10.53
Team Assemblers 74 $11.49 $12.98 $9.60 $10.33 $15.18 $19.27
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1,226 $10.52 $11.23 $8.32 $9.03 $12.55 $15.00
               
Semi-Skilled

Employees

Median EPW*

Average EPW*

10% EPW*

25% EPW*

75% EPW*

90% EPW*

Conveyor Operators and Tenders 22 $9.82 $10.13 $8.07 $8.36 $12.05 $12.88
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 127 $9.66 $10.08 $8.60 $9.00 $10.34 $12.18
               
Skilled

Employees

Median EPW*

Average EPW*

10% EPW*

25% EPW*

75% EPW*

90% EPW*

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 120 $18.18 $19.83 $15.28 $16.43 $22.91 $27.43
Machinists 96 $18.20 $20.00 $12.49 $14.03 $24.06 $33.12
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51 $17.70 $23.98 $13.58 $15.80 $22.05 $55.50
               
Technical

Employees

Median EPW*

Average EPW*

10% EPW*

25% EPW*

75% EPW*

90% EPW*

Medical Assistants 87 $13.97 $13.93 $9.85 $11.22 $16.39 $17.91
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial & Industrial Equipment 23 $23.08 $23.77 $20.34 $21.37 $24.78 $29.32
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastic 44 $20.35 $19.96 $12.02 $14.84 $28.31 $37.51
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. - *EPW Does Not Include Benefits