Washington and U.S. per capita personal income
| Year | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $60,781 | $53,712 |
| 2017 | $58,918 | $52,783 |
| 2016 | $57,539 | $51,795 |
| 2015 | $56,354 | $51,410 |
| 2014 | $54,148 | $49,513 |
| 2013 | $51,517 | $47,898 |
| 2012 | $51,651 | $48,270 |
| 2011 | $49,141 | $47,133 |
| 2010 | $48,090 | $45,853 |
| 2009 | $48,139 | $45,186 |
| 2008 | $51,197 | $47,007 |
| 2007 | $51,045 | $47,162 |
| 2006 | $48,870 | $46,259 |
| 2005 | $46,867 | $44,694 |
| 2004 | $46,899 | $43,916 |
| 2003 | $45,397 | $42,948 |
| 2002 | $44,903 | $42,645 |
| 2001 | $45,142 | $42,877 |
| 2000 | $45,456 | $42,411 |
| 1999 | $44,011 | $40,655 |
| 1998 | $42,305 | $39,653 |
Inflation-adjusted to 2018 dollars
1980-2018
- Personal income includes all income earned by Washington households, including wages, self-employment income, interest, dividends, rent, social security, and other transfer payments.
- Washington per capita personal income has been higher than that of the United States overall in almost every year since 1980.
- Income from stock options and software industry wages helped boost Washington's per capita income in the late 1990s.
- In the fourth quarter of 2004 Microsoft paid a dividend of $3 per share, which increased the growth rate of Washington's personal income in 2004 by three percentage points above what it would have been without the dividend.
- In 2018, Washington state ranked 9th among the states in per capita personal income.
Data source:
- Personal income and inflation adjustment: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Last modified: May 2, 2019
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
