Kitsap County is in the
middle of the pack in Washington when it comes to non-government
wages.
The median hourly wage for the private sector in Kitsap was $18.03 an hour in 2014, according to a December report from the state Employment Security Department (these reports take about a year to be released).
Wages in Kitsap were far lower than in King County, where the median private sector wage soared to $26.89 in 2014.
Kitsap’s median wage was also lower than the median for the state ($21.48), which was skewed upward by King. And Kitsap’s median wage was still slightly lower than the state median with King County left out ($18.51).
Overall, Kitsap ranked 15th out of 39 Washington counties for private sector wages. The county’s median wage peaked in 2010, according to the report.
Here’s a graphical look at wage trends:
