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
Electricians	$101,780	9,750	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$101,580	2,530	View salary detail
Firefighters	$101,090	3,760	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$100,830	250	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$100,610	2,970	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$100,570	110	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$100,350	720	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$100,200	2,880	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$100,130	1,210	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$100,090	360	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$100,090	360	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,080	40	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$100,080	430	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$100,060	3,130	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$100,000	120	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$99,370	22,100	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,110	470	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$99,010	830	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$98,800	760	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$98,730	520	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$98,730	520	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$98,550	—	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$98,550	—	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$98,240	—	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$98,180	1,570	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,060	200	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$97,830	310	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,560	450	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,490	80	View salary detail
Sociologists	$97,170	90	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$97,130	2,930	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$97,080	50	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$96,590	270	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$96,450	720	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$96,000	3,980	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,980	110	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$95,850	6,440	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$95,850	6,440	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$95,850	6,440	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$95,850	6,440	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$95,850	6,440	View salary detail
Coroners	$95,850	6,440	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$95,850	6,440	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$95,750	4,860	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$95,460	230	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$95,230	6,350	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$95,230	6,350	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$94,490	4,340	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$94,470	1,020	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$94,270	790	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.