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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$50,470	190	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$50,310	280	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$50,260	170	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$50,020	1,780	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$49,900	1,610	View salary detail
Tellers	$49,880	3,730	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$49,640	5,630	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$49,590	14,680	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$49,470	1,490	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$49,380	—	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$49,350	9,140	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,280	490	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$49,270	910	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,160	210	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$49,020	2,900	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$48,960	1,140	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$48,530	8,560	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,520	490	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$48,520	2,790	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$48,510	660	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$48,480	11,780	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,470	730	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$48,460	1,400	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$48,380	510	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$48,260	1,140	View salary detail
Bakers	$48,180	3,560	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$48,040	220	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$47,860	780	View salary detail
Concierges	$47,830	1,040	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$47,800	110	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$47,740	29,490	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$47,740	29,490	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$47,730	20,850	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$47,680	310	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$47,570	230	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$47,500	40	View salary detail
Security Guards	$47,490	17,030	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$47,170	190	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$47,000	760	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$46,980	2,080	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$46,950	250	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$46,870	470	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$46,830	30,860	View salary detail
Orderlies	$46,560	100	View salary detail
Tutors	$46,550	2,000	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$46,530	230	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$46,490	26,820	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$46,460	400	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$46,380	8,590	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$46,190	490	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.