Walla Walla, WA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Walla Walla Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Walla Walla, WA metro area

Figures describe the Walla Walla, WA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Walla Walla city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 162 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Walla Walla, WA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$219,860	$105.70	60
2	Pharmacists	$165,210	$79.43	60
3	Physician Assistants	$161,980	$77.88	30
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$157,030	$75.50	40
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$152,090	$73.12	30
6	Sales Managers	$149,190	$71.73	40
7	Financial Managers	$144,410	$69.43	60
8	Managers, All Other	$138,170	$66.43	60
9	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$137,660	Not published	40
10	Lawyers	$136,990	$65.86	40
11	Medical and Health Services Managers	$135,030	$64.92	70
12	Nurse Practitioners	$130,380	$62.69	50
13	Industrial Production Managers	$128,750	$61.90	30
14	Civil Engineers	$123,030	$59.15	190
15	Electrical Engineers	$121,120	$58.23	30
16	Registered Nurses	$116,970	$56.24	810
17	Physical Therapists	$115,740	$55.64	30
18	Management Analysts	$115,210	$55.39	180
19	Software Developers	$114,920	$55.25	90
20	Mechanical Engineers	$108,510	$52.17	70
21	General and Operations Managers	$106,690	$51.29	280
22	Dental Hygienists	$106,680	$51.29	50
23	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$105,390	$50.67	60
24	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$104,940	Not published	120
25	Computer Occupations, All Other	$104,590	$50.29	40

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Walla Walla metro 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.