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
Public Relations Specialists	$87,470	6,430	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$87,360	3,740	View salary detail
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$86,650	90	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$86,630	3,350	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$86,580	820	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$86,460	240	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,160	140	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$86,070	7,470	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,970	390	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$85,700	770	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$85,700	770	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$85,630	1,080	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$85,610	780	View salary detail
Surveyors	$85,610	780	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,560	820	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$85,300	500	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$85,240	70	View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$85,140	740	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$84,550	22,770	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$84,220	1,450	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$84,050	150	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$83,790	1,110	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$83,780	1,840	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$83,650	120	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,250	290	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$83,200	—	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$83,190	600	View salary detail
Animal Scientists	$83,160	40	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$83,150	6,780	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,140	200	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,960	160	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$82,790	—	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$82,750	2,150	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$82,670	6,610	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$82,450	1,050	View salary detail
Fashion Designers	$82,030	—	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,950	100	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$81,860	8,130	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$81,700	10,290	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,630	1,300	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$81,550	2,270	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$81,550	2,270	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$81,550	2,270	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$81,550	2,270	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$81,420	660	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,410	240	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$81,310	390	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$81,310	160	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,240	330	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$81,220	570	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.