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
Wind Energy Development Managers	$168,980	7,110	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$168,980	7,110	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$168,980	7,110	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$168,240	560	View salary detail
Optometrists	$167,810	420	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$167,290	1,920	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$167,290	1,920	View salary detail
Software Developers	$167,280	92,770	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$166,590	1,110	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$165,430	1,260	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$165,350	320	View salary detail
Lawyers	$164,980	9,210	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$164,860	3,870	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$164,740	8,370	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$164,740	8,370	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$164,740	8,370	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$163,810	1,330	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$163,580	5,480	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$163,380	—	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$162,970	70	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$162,870	4,440	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$161,780	4,700	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$161,270	1,920	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$161,050	330	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$160,570	80	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$160,100	4,600	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$160,090	—	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$159,430	4,010	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$158,510	1,330	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$156,130	820	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$155,320	90	View salary detail
Political Scientists	$153,960	80	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$153,560	520	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$151,580	3,400	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$151,580	3,400	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$151,580	3,400	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$151,580	3,400	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$151,580	3,400	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$151,580	3,400	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$151,490	800	View salary detail
Security Managers	$149,490	1,830	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$149,490	1,830	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$146,080	1,690	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$146,080	1,690	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$146,030	29,370	View salary detail
Physicists	$140,370	150	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$140,210	4,930	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$138,890	1,350	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$138,890	1,350	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$138,880	290	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.