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
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$82,920	1,680	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$82,920	1,680	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$82,920	1,680	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$82,790	—	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$82,680	—	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$82,660	140	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$82,580	250	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$82,540	12,450	View salary detail
Millwrights	$82,470	280	View salary detail
Range Managers	$82,380	310	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$82,380	310	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$82,380	310	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$82,380	100	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$82,330	3,740	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$82,260	16,510	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,920	190	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$81,850	13,160	View salary detail
Clergy	$81,750	740	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$81,730	230	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$81,640	18,020	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$81,550	2,170	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$81,480	190	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$81,360	580	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$81,090	1,930	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,050	700	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$81,030	1,750	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,010	2,070	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$80,920	470	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$80,920	2,630	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$80,860	2,140	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$80,860	520	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$80,860	520	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$80,860	7,370	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,770	510	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$80,550	50	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$80,510	1,330	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$80,460	6,760	View salary detail
Tapers	$80,340	1,120	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$80,330	3,740	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$80,240	320	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$80,180	1,040	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$80,100	3,940	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$79,990	3,790	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$79,920	4,600	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$79,900	1,460	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$79,850	420	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,820	600	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$79,780	220	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$79,750	860	View salary detail
Editors	$79,660	1,380	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.