Western Washington nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Western Washington nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Western 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 (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 355 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$315,660	$151.76	270
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$298,950	$143.73	50
3	Chief Executives	$236,980	$113.93	160
4	Dentists, General	$211,050	$101.47	110
5	Financial Managers	$174,980	$84.12	230
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,450	$80.03	50
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$161,930	$77.85	160
8	Pharmacists	$158,080	$76.00	260
9	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$147,770	Not published	300
10	Physician Assistants	$147,480	$70.91	130
11	Managers, All Other	$146,080	$70.23	210
12	Human Resources Managers	$145,740	$70.07	90
13	Nurse Practitioners	$141,160	$67.86	240
14	Natural Sciences Managers	$139,320	$66.98	40
15	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$136,730	$65.74	170
16	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$135,440	$65.12	40
17	Industrial Production Managers	$134,020	$64.43	140
18	Software Developers	$133,750	$64.30	420
19	Veterinarians	$131,930	$63.43	120
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$130,970	$62.96	270
21	Engineers, All Other	$127,030	$61.07	30
22	Data Scientists	$126,340	$60.74	40
23	Lawyers	$125,970	$60.56	220
24	Sales Managers	$124,990	$60.09	250
25	Construction Managers	$124,990	$60.09	90

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