Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Bellingham, WA

409 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Bellingham, WA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$57,000	1,140	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$56,820	140	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$56,700	1,450	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$56,550	360	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$56,450	60	View salary detail
Bartenders	$56,110	600	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$56,010	180	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$55,880	50	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$55,740	600	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,670	230	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$55,570	100	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$55,360	80	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$55,360	80	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$54,320	190	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$54,130	50	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$53,820	870	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,690	100	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$53,050	60	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$52,910	40	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,580	50	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$51,560	310	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$51,310	60	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,970	90	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$50,520	110	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$50,520	110	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$50,220	210	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$50,200	300	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$49,930	160	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$49,830	410	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$49,460	1,350	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$49,320	250	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$49,270	280	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,230	270	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$48,770	50	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$48,720	420	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$48,620	70	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$48,460	50	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$48,420	40	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$48,300	60	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,280	60	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$48,040	790	View salary detail
Tellers	$47,630	420	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$47,440	70	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$47,400	180	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$47,380	430	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$47,310	30	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$47,130	140	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$46,940	1,000	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$46,430	430	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$46,140	360	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.