47-2082 - BLS OEWS 2025
Tapers wages in Washington
The BLS reported a $38.00 median hourly wage for tapers in Washington in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$38.00
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$24.35-$49.94
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
1,550
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#4
of 27 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Washington's median is +$7.42 per hour above the median state record for tapers ($30.58).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #2 by BLS employment among generated tapers records, with 1,550 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $29.56 in 2019 to $38.00 in 2025, a +29% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $29.56 |
| 2020 | $30.39 |
| 2021 | $30.19 |
| 2022 | $31.45 |
| 2023 | $32.31 |
| 2024 | $33.93 |
| 2025 | $38.00 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
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Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Tapers in Washington. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.