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
Residential Advisors	$48,640	1,810	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$48,520	2,970	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$48,460	2,260	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$48,440	160	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$48,310	100	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,290	1,800	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,220	110	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$48,220	430	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$48,220	470	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$48,220	470	View salary detail
Photographers	$48,050	960	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$48,030	310	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$48,030	11,790	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$48,020	12,890	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,020	470	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$47,990	4,300	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$47,820	14,600	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$47,800	430	View salary detail
Tellers	$47,670	9,180	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,560	250	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$47,540	2,810	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$47,500	60	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$47,480	1,360	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$47,360	470	View salary detail
Concierges	$47,330	1,320	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$47,290	90	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,230	1,080	View salary detail
Security Guards	$47,100	25,800	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$47,060	1,550	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$47,000	290	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$46,950	22,550	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$46,830	6,230	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$46,810	360	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$46,800	35,140	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$46,500	1,190	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$46,420	360	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$46,380	1,360	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$46,290	340	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$46,280	80	View salary detail
Paperhangers	$46,270	—	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$46,190	49,450	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$46,190	49,450	View salary detail
Bakers	$46,140	6,270	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$46,110	140	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$46,080	1,110	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$46,060	620	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$45,890	190	View salary detail
File Clerks	$45,830	520	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$45,740	470	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$45,660	13,210	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.