Spokane County · Washington
Spokane cost of living (WA)
Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.
Quick answer
Spokane costs in line with the national average — all-items price level 100.3, rank 49 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $100,346 here. Goods is the reason, at 105.0.
- All items
- 100.3US average = 100
- Housing
- 97.12.9% below the national average
- Goods
- 105.05.0% above the national average
- Other services
- 99.5in line with the national average
Price level by component
Where the difference actually comes from.
| Component | Index | vs US | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 105.0 | +5.0% | Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases. |
| Housing | 97.1 | -2.9% | Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor. |
| Utilities | 91.2 | -8.8% | Electricity, gas, water and other household energy. |
| Other services | 99.5 | -0.5% | Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services. |
What your salary is worth in Spokane, WA
Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (100.3 where 100 is the US average) and show what you would need to earn here to match the same pay somewhere average.
- Real value here
- $61,802
- Needed to match US average
- $62,231
- Monthly difference
- $18
What a local paycheck is really worth
Nominal pay is only half the story.
$62,016 median household income in Spokane is worth $61,802 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 100.3.
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2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.