By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer
In the last issue we discussed whether – and to what extent — population influenced a jurisdiction’s relative wage ranking. In this article we discuss to what extent assessed valuation influences that ranking.
As we indicated previously, we have posted on our Premium Website detailed wage charts for the various public safety classifications (commissioned law enforcement, firefighter, corrections officer, dispatcher, and records clerks), which show State wage rankings and also the correlation of those wages to the factors we are discussing in this portion of our wage series — population, assessed valuation, and geographic location. In this article, we identify and discuss how assessed valuation correlates with the wage rankings for commissioned law enforcement personnel. (A more detailed chart of this commission data, along with the data for some other bargaining units is posted on the Premium Website. A review of assessed valuation data does indicate a strong correlation between assessed valuation and wage rank. Although this chart doesn’t provide that exact number, it may be that assessed valuation per capita is actually a stronger indication of wage rank. For example, small Mercer Island ranks third in the State in wages. Its assessed valuation is the 12th highest, but its relative assessed valuation per capita is even higher.
But despite the strong, apparent correlation between assessed valuation and wage rank, that data does not explain all wage rankings. For example, Federal Way has the 13th highest AV yet its wage rank is 36. And Issaquah has the 16th highest AV and its wage rank is 62nd. Yakima — despite its location in Eastern Washington — has a wage rank that out performs its assessed valuation — 18th in assessed valuation and 12th in wages. So as we identified in the previous article on the series, there may be a lot of other variables at play affecting wage ranking and one should bear in mind that this wage ranking is based only on one piece of the total compensation covered by the CBA. With that caveat, here is the list of City AV and wage rankings:
|
Police Officer Wages Ranked by AV 25 Year BA Patrol Officer Wage |
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| Washington Cities 2013 | ||||
|
AV Rank |
2012 Assessed Valuation |
Cities |
Wage Rank |
Wage Date |
|
1 |
$116,796,890,400 |
Seattle |
1 |
2010 |
|
2 |
$30,910,083,430 |
Bellevue |
7 |
2013 |
|
3 |
$17,650,446,292 |
Tacoma |
13 |
2013 |
|
4 |
$14,906,141,902 |
Spokane |
32 |
2011 |
|
5 |
$14,669,656,470 |
Kirkland |
9 |
2013 |
|
6 |
$13,704,224,212 |
Vancouver |
33 |
2011 |
|
7 |
$12,685,209,949 |
Kent |
25 |
2012 |
|
8 |
$12,643,351,775 |
Redmond |
20 |
2012 |
|
9 |
$11,220,994,458 |
Everett |
10 |
2013 |
|
10 |
$10,752,792,944 |
Renton |
4 |
2012 |
|
11 |
$8,327,291,360 |
Bellingham |
14 |
2013 |
|
12 |
$8,109,699,744 |
Mercer Island |
3 |
2013 |
|
13 |
$7,659,569,844 |
Federal Way |
36 |
2012 |
|
14 |
$7,199,853,130 |
Auburn |
17 |
2012 |
|
15 |
$5,887,942,853 |
Bothell |
6 |
2013 |
|
16 |
$5,839,841,946 |
Issaquah |
62 |
2011 |
|
17 |
$5,794,644,465 |
Edmonds |
16 |
2013 |
|
18 |
$5,454,218,436 |
Yakima |
12 |
2013 |
|
19 |
$5,386,241,967 |
Bainbridge Island |
23 |
2012 |
|
20 |
$5,308,051,162 |
Olympia |
11 |
2012 |
|
21 |
$5,061,564,485 |
Kennewick |
15 |
2013 |
|
22 |
$4,992,272,077 |
Richland |
22 |
2011 |
|
23 |
$4,884,317,013 |
Lakewood |
55 |
2012 |
|
24 |
$4,769,475,472 |
Marysville |
2 |
2013 |
|
25 |
$4,660,649,637 |
Tukwila |
34 |
2013 |
|
26 |
$4,322,780,788 |
Lacey |
19 |
2012 |
|
27 |
$4,260,349,406 |
Puyallup |
8 |
2012 |
|
28 |
$4,207,375,958 |
Lynnwood |
5 |
2012 |
|
29 |
$3,242,759,403 |
Mukilteo |
54 |
2012 |
|
30 |
$3,214,780,310 |
Pasco |
52 |
2010 |
|
31 |
$2,735,223,789 |
Moses Lake |
79 |
2013 |
|
32 |
$2,703,686,847 |
Longview |
38 |
2013 |
|
33 |
$2,548,965,492 |
Bremerton |
18 |
2011 |
|
34 |
$2,545,635,473 |
Anacortes |
61 |
2012 |
|
35 |
$2,539,499,571 |
Camas |
64 |
2012 |
|
36 |
$2,485,713,804 |
Mount Vernon |
24 |
2013 |
|
37 |
$2,428,741,940 |
Des Moines |
45 |
2013 |
|
38 |
$2,408,447,316 |
Mill Creek |
30 |
2013 |
|
39 |
$2,376,405,389 |
Lake Stevens |
48 |
2013 |
|
40 |
$2,314,624,543 |
Wenatchee |
39 |
2013 |
|
41 |
$2,276,407,112 |
Medina |
31 |
2013 |
|
42 |
$2,226,496,660 |
Tumwater |
37 |
2013 |
|
43 |
$1,998,943,250 |
Walla Walla |
41 |
2012 |
|
44 |
$1,888,418,890 |
Fife |
21 |
2012 |
|
45 |
$1,875,982,609 |
Bonney Lake |
40 |
2013 |
|
46 |
$1,850,777,308 |
Lake Forest Park |
29 |
2012 |
|
47 |
$1,822,509,261 |
Arlington |
35 |
2012 |
|
48 |
$1,803,026,623 |
Snoqualmie |
26 |
2013 |
|
49 |
$1,795,193,718 |
Mountlake Terrace |
27 |
2012 |
|
50 |
$1,743,507,996 |
Gig Harbor |
67 |
2012 |
|
51 |
$1,742,966,905 |
Sumner |
28 |
2012 |
|
52 |
$1,619,266,260 |
Oak Harbor |
42 |
2012 |
|
53 |
$1,595,868,974 |
Port Angeles |
56 |
2011 |
|
54 |
$1,470,214,608 |
Monroe |
44 |
2013 |
|
55 |
$1,468,539,440 |
Port Townsend |
103 |
2014 |
|
56 |
$1,334,549,225 |
Pullman |
51 |
2011 |
|
57 |
$1,272,930,340 |
Clyde Hill |
69 |
2012 |
|
58 |
$1,255,802,097 |
Battle Ground |
63 |
2013 |
|
59 |
$1,244,257,146 |
Poulsbo |
58 |
2013 |
|
60 |
$1,218,732,294 |
Lynden |
60 |
2011 |
|
61 |
$1,206,369,869 |
Du Pont |
82 |
2013 |
|
62 |
$1,199,797,778 |
Washougal |
71 |
2013 |
|
63 |
$1,192,138,362 |
Port Orchard |
46 |
2012 |
|
64 |
$1,190,097,922 |
Ellensburg |
73 |
2012 |
|
65 |
$1,182,072,646 |
Burlington |
59 |
2013 |
|
66 |
$1,164,171,373 |
Quincy |
111 |
2013 |
|
67 |
$1,132,008,900 |
Normandy Park |
70 |
2012 |
|
68 |
$1,089,663,156 |
Ferndale |
66 |
2013 |
|
69 |
$1,075,193,005 |
Liberty Lake |
93 |
2013 |
|
70 |
$1,070,666,486 |
Ocean Shores |
90 |
2012 |
|
71 |
$1,053,650,942 |
Centralia |
57 |
2012 |
|
72 |
$1,043,838,399 |
Enumclaw |
53 |
2013 |
|
73 |
$1,032,551,817 |
East Wenatchee |
68 |
2013 |
|
74 |
$950,626,513 |
Aberdeen |
47 |
2013 |
|
75 |
$883,664,857 |
Sequim |
86 |
2013 |
|
76 |
$868,347,162 |
West Richland |
91 |
2012 |
|
77 |
$782,263,424 |
Blaine |
74 |
2013 |
|
78 |
$769,014,184 |
Duvall |
85 |
2013 |
|
79 |
$750,541,800 |
Shelton |
87 |
2012 |
|
80 |
$743,257,054 |
Kelso |
43 |
2012 |
|
81 |
$724,366,210 |
Sedro-Woolley |
78 |
2013 |
|
82 |
$683,728,075 |
Brier |
97 |
2009 |
|
83 |
$678,016,707 |
Steilacoom |
50 |
2011 |
|
84 |
$639,677,608 |
Ridgefield |
94 |
2011 |
|
85 |
$634,937,208 |
Milton |
80 |
2012 |
|
86 |
$618,073,283 |
Fircrest |
65 |
2012 |
|
87 |
$609,619,347 |
Yelm |
75 |
2013 |
|
88 |
$605,989,787 |
Chehalis |
77 |
2013 |
|
89 |
$586,345,222 |
Woodland |
81 |
2012 |
|
90 |
$585,669,463 |
Sunnyside |
72 |
2012 |
|
91 |
$549,909,334 |
Selah |
104 |
2012 |
|
92 |
$539,916,299 |
College Place |
117 |
2013 |
|
93 |
$536,877,804 |
Black Diamond |
98 |
2013 |
|
94 |
$532,647,077 |
Union Gap |
96 |
2011 |
|
95 |
$528,442,788 |
Pacific |
49 |
2013 |
|
96 |
$506,438,521 |
Cheney |
95 |
2013 |
|
97 |
$463,316,175 |
Hoquiam |
76 |
2012 |
|
98 |
$449,628,354 |
Othello |
118 |
2013 |
|
99 |
$435,048,557 |
Orting |
88 |
2013 |
|
100 |
$424,521,928 |
Ephrata |
84 |
2013 |
|
101 |
$412,423,986 |
Prosser |
106 |
2012 |
|
102 |
$410,890,565 |
Grandview |
101 |
2012 |
|
103 |
$396,537,460 |
Clarkston |
109 |
2013 |
|
104 |
$366,697,156 |
Buckley |
89 |
2013 |
|
105 |
$365,176,990 |
Colville |
125 |
2013 |
|
106 |
$353,567,496 |
Algona |
83 |
2013 |
|
107 |
$347,501,829 |
Westport |
120 |
2012 |
|
108 |
$343,760,900 |
Airway Heights |
123 |
2012 |
|
109 |
$320,270,574 |
Montesano |
92 |
2013 |
|
110 |
$286,499,527 |
Omak |
105 |
2013 |
|
111 |
$279,054,092 |
White Salmon |
116 |
2013 |
|
112 |
$275,405,378 |
Goldendale |
100 |
2012 |
|
113 |
$274,889,555 |
Toppenish |
102 |
2012 |
|
114 |
$256,730,328 |
Moxee |
128 |
2012 |
|
115 |
$242,675,177 |
Granite Falls |
99 |
2012 |
|
116 |
$223,302,325 |
Elma |
114 |
2010 |
|
117 |
$192,850,089 |
Kalama |
108 |
2013 |
|
118 |
$190,907,846 |
Chewelah |
115 |
2013 |
|
119 |
$183,009,213 |
Eatonville |
107 |
2013 |
|
120 |
$160,228,821 |
Warden |
113 |
2012 |
|
121 |
$159,103,190 |
Zillah |
129 |
2013 |
|
122 |
$153,649,956 |
Forks |
124 |
2010 |
|
123 |
$143,914,411 |
Colfax |
122 |
2013 |
|
124 |
$143,876,003 |
Everson |
119 |
2010 |
|
125 |
$140,824,734 |
Wapato |
126 |
2013 |
|
126 |
$140,544,503 |
Raymond |
110 |
2013 |
|
127 |
$132,313,851 |
Connell |
127 |
2013 |
|
128 |
$128,005,353 |
Castle Rock |
112 |
2012 |
|
129 |
$124,065,313 |
Brewster |
121 |
2012 |
|
130 |
$77,284,409 |
Granger |
130 |
2013 |
|
131 |
$49,342,672 |
Mattawa |
131 |
2012 |
A review of County Deputy Sheriff wages indicate a similar strong correlation between County assessed valuation and County Deputy Sheriff wages. It also reveals that a number of Counties also “underperform” or “overperform” on wages relative to their assessed valuation. Here’s the County Deputy sheriff assessed valuation and wage rankings:
| Deputy Wages Ranked by AV 25 Year BA Deputy Wage | ||||
| Washington Counties 2013 | ||||
|
AV Rank |
Assessed Valuation |
Counties |
Wage Rank |
Wage Date |
|
1 |
317645093100 |
King County |
1 |
2012 |
|
2 |
76647037592 |
Snohomish County |
6 |
2011 |
|
3 |
75697857587 |
Pierce County |
2 |
2012 |
|
4 |
37451702462 |
Spokane County |
9 |
2011 |
|
5 |
37355072941 |
Clark County |
12 |
2012 |
|
6 |
27132483757 |
Kitsap County |
8 |
2009 |
|
7 |
25688577402 |
Thurston County |
3 |
2013 |
|
8 |
23531575782 |
Whatcom County |
5 |
2011 |
|
9 |
14686962152 |
Benton County |
11 |
2012 |
|
10 |
14669103262 |
Yakima County |
7 |
2010 |
|
11 |
14494671744 |
Skagit County |
18 |
2011 |
|
12 |
12746639465 |
Island County |
23 |
2008 |
|
13 |
9196853386 |
Cowlitz County |
13 |
2013 |
|
14 |
8928599905 |
Chelan County |
19 |
2010 |
|
15 |
8775292684 |
Grant County |
25 |
2011 |
|
16 |
8006914034 |
San Juan County |
4 |
2012 |
|
17 |
7820427730 |
Mason County |
21 |
2012 |
|
18 |
7524783407 |
Clallam County |
14 |
2013 |
|
19 |
7447241218 |
Lewis County |
20 |
2012 |
|
20 |
6670622914 |
Kittitas County |
27 |
2012 |
|
21 |
6375028341 |
Grays Harbor County |
17 |
2013 |
|
22 |
5207298182 |
Franklin County |
15 |
2011 |
|
23 |
4922402055 |
Jefferson County |
10 |
2013 |
|
24 |
4871018626 |
Walla Walla County |
16 |
2012 |
|
25 |
3883082302 |
Okanogan County |
26 |
2013 |
|
26 |
3681212886 |
Douglas County |
22 |
2011 |
|
27 |
3644223416 |
Klickitat County |
34 |
2013 |
|
28 |
3625420378 |
Stevens County |
32 |
2011 |
|
29 |
2880273159 |
Whitman County |
29 |
2013 |
|
30 |
2431425598 |
Pacific County |
30 |
2013 |
|
31 |
1633237575 |
Adams County |
33 |
2011 |
|
32 |
1498497126 |
Asotin County |
36 |
2013 |
|
33 |
1351947479 |
Pend Oreille County |
31 |
2011 |
|
34 |
1339574379 |
Skamania County |
28 |
2012 |
|
35 |
1135509682 |
Lincoln County |
24 |
2013 |
|
36 |
625207854 |
Ferry County |
38 |
2013 |
|
37 |
618127953 |
Columbia County |
35 |
2011 |
|
38 |
431923202 |
Wahkiakum County |
37 |
2012 |
|
39 |
323778553 |
Garfield County |
39 |
2012 |
| If the contract is not settled then the current year wage is listed. | ||||
