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
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$81,220	570	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$81,030	12,470	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$81,030	12,470	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$80,930	2,910	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$80,930	2,910	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$80,930	2,910	View salary detail
Clergy	$80,830	1,060	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$80,800	2,030	View salary detail
Midwives	$80,730	880	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$80,730	880	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$80,700	6,180	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$80,490	210	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$80,240	580	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$80,120	6,040	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$79,970	520	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$79,920	18,950	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,840	1,000	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$79,830	27,340	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,580	2,090	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$79,480	31,790	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$79,460	6,800	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$79,410	890	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,410	890	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$79,400	9,460	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$79,320	2,200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$79,310	14,500	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$79,270	680	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$79,250	11,560	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$79,130	5,150	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$79,040	810	View salary detail
Tapers	$79,040	1,550	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$79,020	240	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$79,000	3,870	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$78,940	470	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$78,850	1,980	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$78,620	3,900	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$78,570	5,180	View salary detail
Foresters	$78,460	950	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$78,450	1,270	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$78,450	190	View salary detail
Range Managers	$78,450	1,270	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$78,450	1,270	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$78,430	1,050	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$78,430	1,050	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,330	840	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,320	370	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$78,290	180	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$78,020	50	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$78,010	350	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,950	1,400	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.