Sammamish, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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137%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

227%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sammamish	Washington	National
Income per capita	$106,238	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$265,841	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$296,340	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$186,884	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$196,224	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$86,412	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.1%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sammamish is 137% higher than the national average
The median household income in Sammamish is 227% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sammamish is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sammamish is 79% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$177,209 $265,841 $531,682

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Sammamish median earnings by income bracket

Sammamish employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.4%	4.4%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.4%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	16.5%	16.5%
Public administration	2.2%	2.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.9%	3.9%
Education, health & social services	5.7%	5.7%
Other	47.8%	47.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hunts Point, WA	354	$375,086	361.2%
Clyde Hill, WA	3,430	$373,193	358.8%
Yarrow Point, WA	1,395	$367,498	351.8%
Beaux Arts Village, WA	408	$362,576	345.8%
Medina, WA	3,360	$276,317	239.7%
Sammamish, WA	67,314	$265,841	226.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Madera, CA	67,330	$72,645	10.7%
Rowlett, TX	67,206	$151,453	86.2%
Santa Cruz, CA	67,016	$128,713	58.3%
Laguna Niguel, CA	67,631	$175,741	116.1%
Bayonne, NJ	66,963	$102,104	25.5%
Sammamish, WA	67,314	$265,841	226.9%

Source: The Sammamish, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.