Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Seattle, WA

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

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$57,130190View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$56,890190View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$56,770660View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$56,770660View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$56,770660View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$56,770660View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$56,610190View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$56,480350View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$56,3805,800View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$56,37012,520View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$56,370590View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$56,190190View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$56,180350View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$56,1401,820View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$55,7001,290View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$55,60010,110View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$55,440130View salary detail
Fence Erectors$55,440730View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$55,370240View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$55,280380View salary detail
Travel Agents$55,2601,320View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,9201,000View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$54,530110View salary detail
Residential Advisors$54,310820View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$54,30060View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$53,990530View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,9301,050View salary detail
Cooks, All Other$53,91080View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$53,86080View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$53,610860View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives$53,55025,840View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$53,29027,460View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$52,570320View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$52,4901,330View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$52,300240View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,180320View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$52,0401,410View salary detail
Nursing Assistants$51,99016,530View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$51,940370View salary detail
Photographers$51,790550View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers$51,550220View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$51,5305,380View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$51,31060View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order$50,870830View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$50,8201,600View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists$50,8003,610View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$50,770190View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$50,5801,540View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical$50,5601,050View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants$50,520580View 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.