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
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$46,180	3,040	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$46,060	420	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$46,030	1,290	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$45,990	3,600	View salary detail
File Clerks	$45,910	350	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$45,900	50	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$45,820	14,260	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$45,640	2,400	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$45,510	220	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$45,470	260	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$45,400	1,270	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$45,250	110	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$45,120	3,630	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$44,930	410	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$44,900	9,030	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$44,800	360	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$44,580	420	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$44,520	2,470	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$44,350	1,060	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,350	100	View salary detail
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$44,340	150	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$44,250	2,960	View salary detail
Cashiers	$44,210	30,470	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$44,060	3,950	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$44,040	240	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$44,030	5,190	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$44,010	4,270	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$43,830	11,060	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$43,790	90	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$43,790	2,230	View salary detail
Nannies	$43,710	2,520	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$43,710	2,520	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$43,700	70	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$43,610	2,140	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$43,570	260	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$43,510	180	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,370	2,850	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$43,300	1,220	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,280	—	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$43,190	1,370	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$42,890	90	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$42,800	1,120	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$42,780	200	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$42,750	4,120	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$42,750	7,910	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$42,370	3,010	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$42,170	2,750	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$42,170	2,750	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$42,080	46,620	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$41,760	820	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.