Yakima, WA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Yakima Metro

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

Figures describe the Yakima, WA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Yakima 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.

Top 25 of 292 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Yakima, WA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$293,080	$140.90	260
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$276,310	$132.84	40
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	Not published
4	Chief Executives	$238,180	$114.51	50
5	Dentists, General	$200,130	$96.22	90
6	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$166,310	$79.96	80
7	Marketing Managers	$162,340	$78.05	100
8	Human Resources Managers	$160,640	$77.23	50
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$159,120	$76.50	80
10	Veterinarians	$158,180	$76.05	100
11	Financial Managers	$157,550	$75.75	180
12	Sales Managers	$152,110	$73.13	160
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$151,280	Not published	300
14	Pharmacists	$146,650	$70.51	180
15	Construction Managers	$139,480	$67.06	60
16	Nurse Practitioners	$138,860	$66.76	200
17	Physician Assistants	$136,570	$65.66	120
18	Lawyers	$131,660	$63.30	230
19	Industrial Production Managers	$129,990	$62.50	80
20	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$128,770	$61.91	110
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,720	$61.40	150
22	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$126,170	$60.66	40
23	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$123,120	$59.19	50
24	Dental Hygienists	$120,690	$58.03	160
25	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$119,850	$57.62	30

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