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Salaries in Washington: pay for 765 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Washington had a median pay of $62,990 a year ($30.28 an hour) in May 2025, with 3,550,970 jobs counted. That is 24% above the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Washington

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Washington, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$96,550$46.4234,740
Actuaries$134,720$64.77360
Acupuncturists$83,200$40.00not published
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$56,580$27.20320
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$122,390$58.84330
Administrative Services Managers$130,630$62.803,490
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$69,990$33.651,310
Advertising Sales Agents$101,320$48.713,510
Advertising and Promotions Managers$163,380$78.55530
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$125,160$60.181,590
Aerospace Engineers$158,370$76.145,760
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$74,620$35.88120
Agricultural Equipment Operators$38,470$18.50550
Agricultural Inspectors$62,880$30.23450
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$82,960not published160
Agricultural Technicians$48,220$23.19470
Agricultural Workers, All Other$43,930$21.12not published
Air Traffic Controllers$162,570$78.16620
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,090$29.37150
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$98,980$47.594,480
Aircraft Service Attendants$50,520$24.29710
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$110,470$53.114,280
Airfield Operations Specialists$84,050$40.41150
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900not published3,450
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$37,790$18.177,000
Anesthesiologists$499,990$240.381,540
Animal Caretakers$40,570$19.516,620
Animal Control Workers$66,440$31.94180
Animal Scientists$83,160$39.9840
Animal Trainers$46,420$22.32360
Anthropologists and Archeologists$74,790$35.96260
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$86,160not published140
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$100,190$48.173,720
Architectural and Civil Drafters$73,000$35.102,530
Architectural and Engineering Managers$189,680$91.196,060
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$81,950not published100
Archivists$76,490$36.77640
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$81,410not published240
Art Directors$121,170$58.25650
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,950not published1,400
Artists and Related Workers, All Othernot publishednot published130
Athletic Trainers$63,750not published240
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$94,400$45.39190
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$103,070not published210
Audio and Video Technicians$69,270$33.301,360
Audiologists$108,580$52.20320
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$70,720$34.00350
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,340$28.052,330
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$60,630$29.15770
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,270$27.5412,930
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$39,440$18.962,620
Avionics Technicians$91,380$43.933,400
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$41,010$19.71270
Bailiffs$78,290$37.64180
Bakers$46,140$22.186,270
Barbers$61,150$29.401,220
Bartenders$55,830$26.8416,800
Bicycle Repairers$48,220$23.18430
Bill and Account Collectors$48,460$23.302,260
Billing and Posting Clerks$56,090$26.9611,960
Biochemists and Biophysicists$98,840$47.52270
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineersnot publishednot published880
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,280not published960
Biological Scientists, All Other$108,110$51.972,620
Biological Technicians$60,800$29.233,210
Boilermakers$95,200$45.77190
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,620$28.1832,930
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$83,190$40.00600
Bridge and Lock Tenders$78,020$37.5150
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$44,420$21.36620
Broadcast Technicians$62,070$29.84270
Brokerage Clerks$73,120$35.15140
Budget Analysts$96,640$46.461,510
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$46,810$22.51360
Bus Drivers, School$63,370$30.479,660
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$72,280$34.756,960
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$77,900$37.457,410
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$100,360$48.2551,650
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$100,390not published1,190
Butchers and Meat Cutters$51,670$24.842,660
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$85,130$40.9315,400
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,710$23.421,350
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$93,880$45.13270
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$60,250$28.97440
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$103,730$49.871,560
Cardiologists$656,330$315.54200
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$83,790$40.281,110
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$103,290not published720
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$77,530$37.273,610
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$101,180not published3,460
Cargo and Freight Agents$60,760$29.212,410
Carpenters$74,190$35.6726,960
Carpet Installers$54,830$26.36470
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$96,100$46.20870
Cashiers$38,720$18.6261,050
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$77,520$37.274,440
Chefs and Head Cooks$76,010$36.545,320
Chemical Engineers$128,290$61.68650
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$67,300$32.361,720
Chemical Plant and System Operators$60,120$28.90350
Chemical Technicians$62,100$29.86730
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$85,970not published390
Chemists$97,420$46.842,280
Chief Executives$339,810$163.373,170
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$74,480$35.8110,720
Childcare Workers$41,680$20.044,340
Chiropractors$104,070$50.031,130
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,580$38.262,090
Civil Engineers$110,000$52.8912,590
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$80,700$38.806,180
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$40,070$19.268,270
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$45,600$21.92180
Clergy$80,830$38.861,060
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$72,760$34.987,430
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$115,240$55.401,270
Coaches and Scouts$48,030not published11,790
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,980$28.843,980
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$73,920$35.5460
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$58,750$28.24580
Commercial Divers$161,800$77.79not published
Commercial Pilots$117,730not published890
Commercial and Industrial Designers$94,280$45.33340
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$75,330not published420
Community Health Workers$57,070$27.442,640
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$64,340$30.944,800
Compensation and Benefits Managers$199,190$95.77460
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$86,630$41.653,350
Compliance Officers$88,790$42.6911,130
Computer Hardware Engineers$169,120$81.311,800
Computer Network Architects$168,070$80.814,730
Computer Network Support Specialists$101,750$48.923,300
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$107,920$51.882,270
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$81,420$39.14660
Computer Occupations, All Other$128,940$61.9914,360
Computer Programmers$125,620$60.392,540
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$90,950not published800
Computer Systems Analysts$129,410$62.2224,120
Computer User Support Specialists$75,220$36.1721,860
Computer and Information Research Scientists$202,400$97.312,050
Computer and Information Systems Managers$209,370$100.6616,960
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,050$23.582,010
Concierges$47,330$22.751,320
Conservation Scientists$78,450$37.721,270
Construction Laborers$57,720$27.7525,060
Construction Managers$155,070$74.556,010
Construction and Building Inspectors$96,140$46.223,090
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$102,870$49.46450
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$43,480$20.90640
Cooks, All Other$52,510$25.25140
Cooks, Fast Food$39,120$18.819,020
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$49,670$23.889,780
Cooks, Restaurant$46,800$22.5035,140
Cooks, Short Order$42,760$20.561,700
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$50,870$24.4660
Correctional Officers and Jailers$79,460$38.206,800
Cost Estimators$86,070$41.387,470
Costume Attendants$64,650$31.08120
Counselors, All Other$69,530$33.43120
Counter and Rental Clerks$47,820$22.9914,600
Couriers and Messengers$46,500$22.361,190
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$107,670$51.7780
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$64,680$31.103,450
Craft Artists$44,120$21.2180
Crane and Tower Operators$101,110$48.611,030
Credit Analysts$91,160$43.831,280
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$59,840$28.77110
Credit Counselors$62,360$29.98560
Crematory Operators$53,580$25.7670
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$72,700not published120
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$48,940$23.533,340
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,020$23.09470
Curators$74,030$35.59260
Customer Service Representatives$50,330$24.2039,760
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$35,960$17.29not published
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,430$24.25760
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,160$24.601,750
Data Entry Keyers$47,480$22.831,360
Data Scientists$163,350$78.549,600
Database Administrators$118,140$56.801,730
Database Architects$128,760$61.902,990
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$38,670$18.594,020
Dental Assistants$58,090$27.9313,050
Dental Hygienists$131,160$63.066,330
Dental Laboratory Technicians$56,400$27.12670
Dentists, General$169,730$81.603,240
Dermatologists$526,170$252.97170
Designers, All Other$57,510$27.65350
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$115,790$55.671,850
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$121,340$58.342,190
Dietetic Technicians$47,000$22.60290
Dietitians and Nutritionists$84,220$40.491,450
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$41,420$19.916,160
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$56,480$27.16390
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot published$22.79not published
Dishwashers$40,080$19.2712,630
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$59,330$28.534,920
Drafters, All Other$72,800$35.00520
Driver/Sales Workers$41,570$19.985,890
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$73,130$35.162,670
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$80,490$38.70210
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$96,500not published190
Economists$109,300$52.55450
Editors$77,850$37.431,860
Education Administrators, All Other$93,590$45.00840
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$166,590not published6,470
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$127,630$61.362,140
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,170not published1,270
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$70,470$33.881,560
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$58,500$28.131,300
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$82,670$39.746,610
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$56,870$27.3430
Electrical Engineers$132,710$63.817,610
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$133,060$63.972,340
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$93,930$45.162,540
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$72,250$34.74390
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$122,140$58.72230
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$99,200$47.691,660
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$125,620$60.39410
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$52,480$25.236,160
Electricians$95,220$45.7819,380
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$81,220$39.05570
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$59,010$28.37120
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$130,270$62.631,950
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$102,350not published28,980
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$137,180$65.95540
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$66,330$31.893,880
Embalmers$50,610$24.3340
Emergency Management Directors$130,780$62.87180
Emergency Medical Technicians$52,690$25.332,940
Emergency Medicine Physicians$380,870$183.11not published
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$72,800$35.00370
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$119,960not published820
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$99,720$47.942,310
Engineers, All Other$134,570$64.703,580
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,840not published1,000
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot published$19.89180
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$96,790$46.53630
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$100,050$48.10270
Environmental Engineers$125,460$60.321,920
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$101,430not published190
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$67,160$32.29850
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$98,300$47.264,470
Epidemiologists$108,240$52.041,010
Etchers and Engravers$43,680$21.00160
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$64,270$30.90640
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$79,250$38.1011,560
Exercise Physiologists$81,310$39.09160
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$50,830$24.449,270
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,230$22.711,080
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,510$21.40750
Facilities Managers$139,990$67.312,790
Fallers$77,340$37.18not published
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900$140.821,270
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$63,840not published80
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,370$29.511,120
Farm and Home Management Educators$63,440$30.50not published
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$103,240$49.64140
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$39,170$18.8313,490
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$45,370$21.811,100
Fashion Designers$82,030$39.44not published
Fast Food and Counter Workers$37,710$18.1394,710
Fence Erectors$51,860$24.931,450
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$58,410$28.081,100
File Clerks$45,830$22.04520
Film and Video Editors$66,870$32.15450
Financial Clerks, All Other$58,970$28.35450
Financial Examiners$113,700$54.66420
Financial Managers$174,840$84.0612,930
Financial Risk Specialists$123,150$59.21900
Financial Specialists, All Other$80,930$38.912,910
Financial and Investment Analysts$107,210$51.548,820
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$72,430$34.82350
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$122,900$59.09380
Firefighters$94,520$45.447,560
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$109,570$52.6819,550
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$98,910$47.551,400
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$62,900$30.242,010
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$66,200$31.831,220
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$129,350$62.193,350
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$59,400$28.5620,700
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$77,350$37.19910
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$63,550$30.552,910
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$71,930$34.582,030
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$94,420$45.3914,680
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$95,150$45.754,830
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$79,480$38.2131,790
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$59,980$28.841,440
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$136,280$65.522,750
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,310$38.1314,500
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$79,270$38.11680
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$60,750$29.2127,640
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$62,510$30.051,800
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$74,250$35.7014,000
Flight Attendants$74,090not publishednot published
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$56,800$27.31370
Floor Sanders and Finishers$55,620$26.7490
Floral Designers$44,460$21.38910
Food Batchmakers$42,710$20.535,700
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$51,100$24.57310
Food Preparation Workers$40,910$19.6719,510
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$34,650$16.66not published
Food Processing Workers, All Other$43,980$21.15920
Food Science Technicians$62,070$29.84660
Food Scientists and Technologists$94,990$45.67250
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$38,870$18.698,050
Food Service Managers$95,190$45.771,180
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$50,590$24.32720
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,320not published370
Forensic Science Technicians$81,310$39.09390
Forest and Conservation Technicians$54,160$26.041,160
Forest and Conservation Workers$44,430$21.36460
Foresters$78,460$37.72950
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$104,490not published40
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$48,440$23.29160
Fundraisers$79,000$37.983,870
Fundraising Managers$137,010$65.871,050
Funeral Attendants$41,600$20.00160
Funeral Home Managers$102,540$49.3080
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$58,580$28.17430
Furniture Finishers$42,990$20.67360
Gambling Cage Workers$41,720$20.06620
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$38,640$18.58670
Gambling Dealers$58,700$28.224,370
Gambling Managers$106,450$51.18130
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$40,090$19.27240
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$45,740$21.99470
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$42,180$20.28220
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$57,500$27.65120
Gas Plant Operators$83,650$40.22120
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010$163.471,100
General and Operations Managers$133,750$64.3050,630
Genetic Counselors$102,920$49.48100
Geographers$112,260$53.9740
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$90,550not published100
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$63,910$30.73not published
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$105,020$50.49840
Glaziers$66,860$32.141,460
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$34,950$16.802,830
Graphic Designers$72,710$34.963,960
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$47,290$22.7490
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,300$23.701,870
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$46,900$22.55not published
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$59,510$28.616,930
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$60,160$28.923,250
Health Education Specialists$77,420$37.221,750
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$59,640$28.67670
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,520not published4,510
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$62,090$29.853,870
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$126,590$60.86420
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$103,380$49.70600
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$80,730$38.81880
Healthcare Social Workers$78,570$37.775,180
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$62,040$29.833,140
Hearing Aid Specialists$77,510$37.26280
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,990$29.80140
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$75,660$36.387,370
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$64,760$31.1340,530
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$61,750$29.6960
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$76,180$36.62150
Helpers--Carpenters$46,060$22.14620
Helpers--Electricians$61,110$29.38560
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$46,080$22.161,110
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$39,360$18.92160
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$56,140$26.99600
Helpers--Production Workers$45,450$21.853,620
Helpers--Roofers$44,520$21.40110
Highway Maintenance Workers$65,300$31.392,590
Historians$99,720$47.9430
History Teachers, Postsecondary$83,250not published290
Hoist and Winch Operatorsnot publishednot published240
Home Appliance Repairers$58,110$27.94800
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$47,730$22.95103,260
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$37,270$17.929,530
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$40,460$19.455,630
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$57,390$27.592,350
Human Resources Managers$165,530$79.584,560
Human Resources Specialists$84,550$40.6522,770
Hydrologic Technicians$85,240$40.9870
Hydrologists$105,600$50.77350
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,430$37.711,050
Industrial Engineers$129,050$62.046,130
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,220$37.1210,710
Industrial Production Managers$145,210$69.814,760
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,910$24.0018,750
Information Security Analysts$154,940$74.496,030
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$53,890$25.913,510
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$64,420$30.9712,010
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$63,080$30.333,550
Instructional Coordinators$97,250$46.764,720
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$67,750$32.572,330
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$92,120$44.29500
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$78,450$37.72190
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$60,220$28.953,730
Insurance Sales Agents$61,040$29.3410,500
Insurance Underwriters$99,400$47.791,740
Interior Designers$76,570$36.811,330
Interpreters and Translators$61,750$29.691,250
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$51,090$24.563,050
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$45,520$21.8947,380
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$60,380$29.03290
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$134,270$64.551,040
Judicial Law Clerks$80,240$38.58580
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$99,960not published5,270
Labor Relations Specialists$104,100$50.052,760
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,190$22.2149,450
Landscape Architects$76,720$36.88760
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$46,950$22.5722,550
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$39,590$19.043,870
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$125,210not published150
Lawyers$154,130$74.1012,770
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$85,300$41.01500
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$58,360$28.063,950
Legal Support Workers, All Other$85,630$41.171,080
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$100,030$48.092,750
Library Assistants, Clerical$47,540$22.852,810
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$104,540not published90
Library Technicians$62,570$30.081,850
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$83,150$39.986,780
Life Scientists, All Other$100,420$48.28240
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$73,530$35.35980
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$37,770$18.164,720
Light Truck Drivers$49,070$23.5923,290
Lighting Technicians$126,100$60.6380
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,740$28.243,290
Loan Officers$80,120$38.526,040
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$47,500$22.8460
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$58,010$27.89380
Locomotive Engineers$73,750$35.461,120
Lodging Managers$101,350$48.72450
Log Graders and Scalers$61,580$29.61200
Logging Equipment Operators$75,140$36.121,150
Logging Workers, All Other$67,650$32.52150
Logisticians$107,250$51.565,670
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$45,600$21.921,040
Machinists$66,160$31.816,880
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$122,750$59.01960
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$42,180$20.2818,480
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$46,380$22.301,360
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$62,970$30.27700
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,160$28.4432,450
Management Analysts$109,170$52.4924,760
Managers, All Other$164,160$78.9210,490
Manicurists and Pedicurists$49,900$23.995,570
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$56,690$27.26not published
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$109,550$52.67370
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$95,120$45.7324,460
Marketing Managers$172,270$82.828,880
Marriage and Family Therapists$60,000$28.84not published
Massage Therapists$87,360$42.003,740
Material Moving Workers, All Other$71,640$34.4450
Materials Engineers$139,840$67.231,000
Materials Scientists$127,250$61.18290
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other$65,840$31.65320
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,560not published820
Mathematicians$162,280$78.02100
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$43,010$20.683,630
Mechanical Door Repairers$59,930$28.81550
Mechanical Drafters$76,820$36.931,690
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,410$38.18890
Mechanical Engineers$110,430$53.098,240
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Othernot publishednot published170
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$52,590$25.28260
Medical Appliance Technicians$48,030$23.09310
Medical Assistants$59,290$28.5019,500
Medical Dosimetrists$189,280$91.0060
Medical Equipment Preparers$58,830$28.281,670
Medical Equipment Repairers$71,190$34.231,410
Medical Records Specialists$62,270$29.945,010
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$105,680$50.816,150
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$58,100$27.9310,960
Medical Transcriptionists$38,690$18.60620
Medical and Health Services Managers$145,290$69.857,490
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$65,530$31.503,600
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$70,460$33.883,490
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$48,780$23.452,550
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$65,760$31.62360
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$62,850$30.22330
Meter Readers, Utilities$65,900$31.68390
Microbiologists$77,690$37.35340
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$102,140not published10,510
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$86,460$41.57240
Millwrights$76,490$36.771,020
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$48,260$23.2016,990
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$69,380$33.36200
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,800$25.862,270
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$78,620$37.803,900
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$51,780$24.901,130
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,290$23.221,800
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$59,700$28.70400
Motion Picture Projectionists$39,070$18.7860
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$59,730$28.72310
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,020$30.30750
Motorboat Operators$63,650$30.6080
Motorcycle Mechanics$51,970$24.99300
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,540$24.30830
Museum Technicians and Conservators$59,610$28.66280
Music Directors and Composers$75,060$36.09260
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$43,330$20.83150
Musicians and Singersnot published$46.55750
Natural Sciences Managers$182,480$87.732,490
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$103,910$49.968,600
Neurologists$327,140$157.28180
New Accounts Clerks$52,830$25.40310
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$54,760$26.33880
Nuclear Engineers$129,480$62.251,380
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$126,200$60.67320
Nuclear Technicians$108,200$52.0290
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390$131.92760
Nurse Midwives$158,970$76.43170
Nurse Practitioners$156,100$75.056,700
Nursing Assistants$49,180$23.6530,270
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$81,630not published1,300
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$343,140$164.97270
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$102,920$49.483,570
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$104,910$50.44570
Occupational Therapists$107,670$51.773,340
Occupational Therapy Aides$45,890$22.06190
Occupational Therapy Assistants$77,590$37.30720
Office Clerks, General$50,500$24.2849,050
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$46,290$22.25340
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$50,190$24.133,240
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$81,700$39.2810,290
Operations Research Analysts$98,030$47.133,050
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$49,230$23.67260
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,840$23.481,250
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$304,830$146.56180
Opticians, Dispensing$49,220$23.662,100
Optometrists$157,560$75.75760
Order Clerks$47,990$23.074,300
Orderlies$48,690$23.41200
Orthodontists$290,430$139.63290
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$553,310$266.01290
Orthotists and Prosthetists$105,240$50.59250
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$53,990$25.96590
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$41,700$20.058,450
Packers and Packagers, Hand$39,220$18.8611,940
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$59,650$28.689,510
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$61,210$29.4390
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,410$28.562,170
Paperhangers$46,270$22.24not published
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$79,400$38.179,460
Paramedics$104,310$50.152,110
Parking Attendants$43,180$20.762,860
Parking Enforcement Workers$68,120$32.75190
Parts Salespersons$46,830$22.516,230
Passenger Attendants$41,760$20.08900
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic$59,800$28.7530
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$90,530$43.53530
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$64,560$31.043,560
Pediatricians, General$169,540$81.51480
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$41,020$19.72670
Personal Financial Advisors$114,050$54.835,790
Personal Service Managers, All Other$75,700$36.4050
Pest Control Workers$51,300$24.661,430
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$47,360$22.77470
Petroleum Engineers$134,800$64.81190
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$103,620$49.82930
Pharmacists$160,610$77.227,350
Pharmacy Aides$45,110$21.691,990
Pharmacy Technicians$58,900$28.328,150
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$81,240not published330
Phlebotomists$48,880$23.502,820
Photographers$48,050$23.10960
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$46,280$22.2580
Physical Scientists, All Other$133,980$64.41450
Physical Therapist Aides$39,500$18.99760
Physical Therapist Assistants$66,450$31.952,150
Physical Therapists$105,950$50.945,370
Physician Assistants$164,360$79.023,540
Physicians, All Other$307,170$147.686,300
Physicians, Pathologists$300,680$144.56200
Physicists$134,790$64.81450
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$96,930not published310
Pile Driver Operators$111,080$53.4050
Pipelayers$82,450$39.641,050
Plant and System Operators, All Other$88,730$42.66190
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$51,840$24.92440
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$58,000$27.89410
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$81,030$38.9612,470
Podiatrists$232,970$112.00140
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$102,080$49.089,160
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$101,140not published450
Political Scientists$147,060$70.70110
Postal Service Clerks$61,570$29.601,460
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990$28.846,550
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490$28.601,770
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$95,430$45.88280
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,940not published470
Pourers and Casters, Metal$54,210$26.0680
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$144,710$69.57380
Power Plant Operators$131,620$63.28430
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$98,340$47.28340
Prepress Technicians and Workers$53,770$25.85380
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,660$21.9513,210
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$37,620$18.09460
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$45,300$21.78460
Printing Press Operators$49,800$23.942,310
Private Detectives and Investigators$64,080$30.81750
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$82,750$39.792,150
Procurement Clerks$52,910$25.441,750
Producers and Directors$81,550$39.212,270
Production Workers, All Other$47,060$22.631,550
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$77,190$37.11not published
Project Management Specialists$124,160$59.6936,240
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$53,890$25.9160
Property Appraisers and Assessors$83,710$40.251,150
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$119,320$57.372,950
Protective Service Workers, All Other$42,170$20.274,530
Psychiatric Aides$52,570$25.27330
Psychiatric Technicians$52,470$25.231,920
Psychiatrists$304,920$146.60360
Psychologists, All Other$128,230$61.65370
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$78,330not published840
Public Relations Managers$159,440$76.651,610
Public Relations Specialists$87,470$42.056,430
Public Safety Telecommunicators$78,850$37.911,980
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$57,030$27.4280
Purchasing Managers$162,730$78.241,770
Radiation Therapists$125,880$60.52540
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$79,020$37.99240
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$102,090$49.084,130
Radiologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more1,480
Rail Car Repairers$63,410$30.49180
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other$86,650$41.6690
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$58,740$28.24500
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$85,140$40.93740
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$79,040$38.00810
Real Estate Brokers$82,790$39.80not published
Real Estate Sales Agents$79,130$38.045,150
Receptionists and Information Clerks$44,710$21.4926,500
Recreation Workers$44,890$21.586,380
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$74,850not published240
Recreational Therapists$77,860$37.44240
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$52,280$25.14500
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$74,620$35.883,750
Registered Nurses$124,200$59.7169,260
Rehabilitation Counselors$58,050$27.915,440
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$108,970$52.39130
Religious Workers, All Other$62,620$30.11790
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$48,520$23.332,970
Residential Advisors$48,640$23.381,810
Respiratory Therapists$101,130$48.621,860
Retail Salespersons$39,560$19.0284,850
Riggers$77,100$37.07910
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$63,560$30.56350
Roofers$60,640$29.165,890
Sailors and Marine Oilers$66,700$32.071,590
Sales Engineers$147,620$70.97760
Sales Managers$174,000$83.6510,030
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$79,920$38.4218,950
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,830$38.3827,340
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$127,390$61.249,960
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$75,100$36.112,840
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$51,940$24.971,720
School Bus Monitors$42,330$20.35470
School Psychologists$108,780$52.301,420
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$102,670not published14,880
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$57,330$27.5631,710
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$75,510$36.318,770
Security Guards$47,100$22.6425,800
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$72,950$35.071,670
Self-Enrichment Teachers$48,020$23.0912,890
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$58,710$28.22990
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$56,160$27.001,560
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$63,090$30.331,600
Set and Exhibit Designers$77,230$37.13170
Sewers, Hand$45,170$21.72not published
Sewing Machine Operators$43,360$20.851,600
Sheet Metal Workers$98,550$47.383,440
Ship Engineers$107,940$51.90730
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$51,590$24.8019,500
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$48,310$23.23100
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$44,660$21.474,780
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$121,710$58.51210
Skincare Specialists$79,320$38.132,200
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$45,100$21.68840
Social Science Research Assistants$50,420$24.24450
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$72,670not published80
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$102,920$49.481,160
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$77,920not published200
Social Workers, All Other$102,520$49.29790
Social and Community Service Managers$103,000$49.523,650
Social and Human Service Assistants$54,770$26.337,590
Sociologists$97,170$46.72130
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$83,140not published200
Software Developers$166,540$80.07107,030
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$128,480$61.777,970
Soil and Plant Scientists$79,970$38.45520
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$61,630$29.63not published
Sound Engineering Techniciansnot publishednot published160
Special Education Teachers, All Other$76,790not published170
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$95,040not published3,450
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$99,520not published1,550
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$86,580not published820
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$101,120not published2,510
Special Effects Artists and Animators$133,480$64.171,130
Speech-Language Pathologists$105,550$50.743,570
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$91,530$44.00520
Statistical Assistants$63,660$30.61200
Statisticians$105,650$50.792,960
Stockers and Order Fillers$44,620$21.4557,370
Stonemasons$78,010$37.50350
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$107,660$51.76850
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$61,850$29.741,050
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$68,910$33.1314,250
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$55,740$26.8014,820
Subway and Streetcar Operators$77,020$37.03320
Surgeons, All Other$479,460$230.51370
Surgical Assistants$65,440$31.46100
Surgical Technologists$77,270$37.152,510
Survey Researchers$69,590$33.46130
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$62,720$30.151,030
Surveyors$85,610$41.16780
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$47,800$22.98430
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$54,300$26.11100
Tapers$79,040$38.001,550
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$72,850$35.03770
Tax Preparers$45,370$21.811,360
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$77,720not published1,370
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$49,120not published43,420
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$50,460not published1,480
Technical Writers$104,070$50.031,620
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$77,610$37.313,210
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$76,070$36.571,510
Telemarketers$39,670$19.07300
Tellers$47,670$22.929,180
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,380$21.82140
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,220$23.18110
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,560$22.87250
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$67,890$32.64120
Therapists, All Other$98,550$47.38not published
Tile and Stone Setters$77,920$37.46660
Tire Repairers and Changers$44,670$21.482,960
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$66,440$31.94930
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$75,190$36.15410
Tool and Die Makers$109,390$52.591,510
Tour and Travel Guides$54,160$26.041,420
Traffic Technicians$71,960$34.5970
Training and Development Managers$163,360$78.54720
Training and Development Specialists$81,860$39.358,130
Transportation Inspectors$104,250$50.12490
Transportation Workers, All Other$58,300$28.03260
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$136,500$65.622,490
Travel Agents$55,260$26.571,710
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$63,850$30.70700
Tutors$45,360$21.812,460
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$41,350not published400
Upholsterers$55,970$26.91200
Urban and Regional Planners$100,990$48.563,180
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$41,010$19.714,070
Veterinarians$160,510$77.172,390
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$44,150$21.234,380
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$59,740$28.722,290
Waiters and Waitresses$56,130$26.9845,400
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$80,800$38.852,030
Web Developers$130,440$62.714,430
Web and Digital Interface Designers$130,480$62.7311,580
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$48,920$23.52790
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$63,020$30.307,720
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,990$28.3650
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$75,880$36.48210
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$52,980$25.471,250
Word Processors and Typists$46,110$22.17140
Writers and Authors$85,700$41.20770
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$83,780$40.281,840

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Washington

By median pay, Washington is number 3 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $38,670 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $153,630. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $47,020 to $101,710. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $83,330, 32% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 3,550,970 jobs counted here are 2.3% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Washington are Office and Administrative Support (356,130 jobs, 10%), Business and Financial Operations (295,740 jobs, 8%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (294,590 jobs, 8%) and Sales and Related (293,680 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Avionics Technicians (7.9 times the national share), Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians (6.2 times the national share) and Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (5.5 times the national share). The table on this page lists 765 occupations; for 6 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 402 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 368 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 11 pay less and 23 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators ($107,920 here, $50,690 nationally), Skincare Specialists ($79,320 here, $45,330 nationally) and Paramedics ($104,310 here, $60,600 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Tax Preparers ($45,370 here, $54,920 nationally), Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates ($134,270 here, $153,990 nationally) and Producers and Directors ($81,550 here, $90,360 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Washington

What is the median salary in Washington?

The median pay of all employees in Washington was $62,990 a year ($30.28 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Washington?

Software Developers, with 107,030 jobs and a median pay of $166,540 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Washington?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Cardiologists ($656,330), Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($553,310) and Dermatologists ($526,170). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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