Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Washington

881 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Washington for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Surgical Assistants	$65,440	100	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$65,300	2,590	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$64,760	40,530	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$64,680	3,450	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$64,650	120	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$64,560	3,560	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$64,420	12,010	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$64,340	4,800	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$64,270	640	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$64,080	750	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$63,910	—	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$63,850	700	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,840	80	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$63,750	240	View salary detail
Statistical Assistants	$63,660	200	View salary detail
Motorboat Operators	$63,650	80	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$63,560	350	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$63,550	2,910	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$63,440	—	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$63,410	180	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$63,370	9,660	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$63,090	1,600	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$63,080	3,550	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$63,080	3,550	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,020	750	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$63,020	7,720	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$62,970	700	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$62,900	2,010	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$62,880	450	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$62,850	330	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$62,720	1,030	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$62,620	790	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$62,570	1,850	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$62,510	1,800	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$62,360	560	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$62,270	5,010	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$62,100	730	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$62,090	3,870	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$62,090	3,870	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$62,090	3,870	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$62,090	3,870	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$62,070	660	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$62,070	270	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$62,040	3,140	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$62,040	3,140	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$62,040	3,140	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$61,990	140	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$61,850	1,050	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$61,750	60	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$61,750	1,250	View salary detail

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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.