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
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$45,600	1,040	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,600	180	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$45,520	47,380	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$45,450	3,620	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,380	140	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$45,370	1,360	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$45,370	1,100	View salary detail
Tutors	$45,360	2,460	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$45,300	460	View salary detail
Sewers, Hand	$45,170	—	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$45,110	1,990	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$45,100	840	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$44,890	6,380	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$44,710	26,500	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$44,670	2,960	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$44,660	4,780	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$44,620	57,370	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$44,520	110	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,510	750	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$44,460	910	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$44,430	460	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$44,420	620	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$44,150	4,380	View salary detail
Craft Artists	$44,120	80	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$43,980	920	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$43,680	160	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$43,480	640	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$43,360	1,600	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$43,330	150	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$43,180	2,860	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$43,010	3,630	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$42,990	360	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$42,760	1,700	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$42,710	5,700	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$42,330	470	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$42,180	220	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$42,180	18,480	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$42,170	4,530	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$42,170	4,530	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$41,760	900	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$41,720	620	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,700	8,450	View salary detail
Nannies	$41,680	4,340	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$41,680	4,340	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$41,600	160	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$41,570	5,890	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$41,420	6,160	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$41,350	400	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$41,020	670	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$41,010	270	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.