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
Compliance Managers	$164,160	10,490	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$164,160	10,490	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$164,160	10,490	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$164,160	10,490	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$164,160	10,490	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$164,160	10,490	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$164,160	10,490	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$163,380	530	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$163,360	720	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$163,350	9,600	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$163,350	9,600	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$163,350	9,600	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$162,730	1,770	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$162,570	620	View salary detail
Mathematicians	$162,280	100	View salary detail
Commercial Divers	$161,800	—	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$160,610	7,350	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$160,510	2,390	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$159,440	1,610	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$158,970	170	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$158,370	5,760	View salary detail
Optometrists	$157,560	760	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$156,100	6,700	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$155,070	6,010	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$154,940	6,030	View salary detail
Lawyers	$154,130	12,770	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$147,620	760	View salary detail
Political Scientists	$147,060	110	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$145,290	7,490	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$145,210	4,760	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$145,210	4,760	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$145,210	4,760	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$145,210	4,760	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$145,210	4,760	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$145,210	4,760	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$144,710	380	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$139,990	2,790	View salary detail
Security Managers	$139,990	2,790	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$139,840	1,000	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,520	4,510	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$137,180	540	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$137,010	1,050	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$136,500	2,490	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$136,500	2,490	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$136,280	2,750	View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers	$134,800	190	View salary detail
Physicists	$134,790	450	View salary detail
Actuaries	$134,720	360	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$134,570	3,580	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$134,570	3,580	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.