Of the 84,360 business professionals employed in Washington State, 5,000 work in Spokane. There has been a 32% growth in the number of business professionals in Spokane between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of business professionals in Spokane has increased, overall employment in Spokane has also increased.

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As the number of business professionals in Spokane has grown, salaries for business professionals have also increased. In 2010 Spokane business professionals earned an average yearly salary of $88,168. The average salary for business professionals in Spokane was $79,348 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of business professionals in Spokane is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Business professionals in Spokane earn a median salary of $81,354 per year. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 99%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $52,830 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $105,326 per year.

On average business professional salaries in Spokane are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There are 4 accredited business schools in the city. Many of Spokane's business professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Spokane's business schools offer 32 business degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 906 students graduated from business courses.