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
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$127,630	2,140	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$127,390	9,960	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$127,390	9,960	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$127,250	290	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$126,590	420	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$126,590	420	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$126,200	320	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$126,100	80	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$125,880	540	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$125,620	410	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$125,620	2,540	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$125,460	1,920	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$125,210	150	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$125,160	1,590	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$124,200	69,260	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$124,200	69,260	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$124,200	69,260	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$124,200	69,260	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$124,200	69,260	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$124,160	36,240	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$123,150	900	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$122,900	380	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$122,750	960	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$122,390	330	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$122,140	230	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$121,710	210	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$121,340	2,190	View salary detail
Art Directors	$121,170	650	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$119,960	820	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$119,320	2,950	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$118,140	1,730	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$117,730	890	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$115,790	1,850	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$115,790	1,850	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$115,790	1,850	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$115,240	1,270	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$114,050	5,790	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$113,700	420	View salary detail
Geographers	$112,260	40	View salary detail
Pile Driver Operators	$111,080	50	View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$110,470	4,280	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$110,430	8,240	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$110,430	8,240	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$110,430	8,240	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$110,000	12,590	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$110,000	12,590	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$110,000	12,590	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$109,570	19,550	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$109,570	19,550	View salary detail
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$109,550	370	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.