Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (5 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 358 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$301,740	$145.07	70
2	Physicians, All Other	$301,330	$144.87	140
3	Dentists, General	$209,770	$100.85	70
4	Chief Executives	$184,930	$88.91	100
5	Industrial Production Managers	$164,870	$79.27	140
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,690	$78.22	240
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$160,210	$77.02	110
8	Sales Managers	$157,330	$75.64	150
9	Sales Engineers	$155,990	$74.99	30
10	Pharmacists	$154,850	$74.45	160
11	Software Developers	$154,710	$74.38	710
12	Marketing Managers	$151,450	$72.81	150
13	Human Resources Managers	$150,420	$72.32	80
14	Millwrights	$149,750	$71.99	60
15	Physician Assistants	$149,260	$71.76	110
16	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$146,350	$70.36	40
17	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$143,890	Not published	160
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$143,680	Not published	280
19	Financial Managers	$143,390	$68.94	270
20	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$140,740	$67.66	220
21	Aerospace Engineers	$139,710	$67.17	40
22	Natural Sciences Managers	$137,700	$66.20	50
23	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$137,440	Not published	120
24	Construction Managers	$136,980	$65.86	90
25	Nurse Practitioners	$134,310	$64.57	160

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.