Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division is other specialist dentist with an average annual salary of $179,780. The second highest paying job is nurse anesthetists (average salary $175,400). The salary and the employment information in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Other Specialists Dentists	$179,780	$135,610	60
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$175,400	$133,930	50
3	Chief Executives	$171,590	$97,040	400
4	Optometrists	$128,850	$96,300	80
5	Aerospace Engineers	$128,200	$91,540	40
6	Nurse Practitioners	$112,490	$72,300	290
7	Electrical Engineers	$111,560	$66,320	200
8	Computer Hardware Engineers	$104,410	$79,810	140
9	Systems Software Developers	$104,080	$62,260	270
10	Training and Development Managers	$103,500	$62,320	50
11	Financial Examiners	$102,490	$67,170	40
12	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$102,410	$78,080	30
13	Other Psychologists	$101,930	$77,920	150
14	Art Directors	$82,930	$44,800	30
15	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$81,540	$60,330	60
16	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$81,130	$63,220	40
17	Commercial Pilots	$79,380	$47,570	60
18	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,290	$44,270	310
19	Statisticians	$78,030	$42,610	40
20	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$77,820	$37,790	50
21	Other Designers	$76,250	$53,730	40
22	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$74,750	$54,460	60
23	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$74,230	$46,170	30
24	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$70,560	$29,330	50
25	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$67,750	$41,250	160
26	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$67,170	$48,720	90
27	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$66,570	$40,220	30
28	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$65,700	$45,150	30
29	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$64,930	$52,860	50
30	Conservation Scientists	$64,850	$41,660	50
31	Forensic Science Technicians	$63,530	$51,150	50
32	Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers	$63,290	$43,910	0
33	Avionics Technicians	$63,040	$42,590	70
34	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$63,030	$48,990	60
35	Judicial Law Clerks	$62,930	$49,410	70
36	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$60,620	$43,640	40
37	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$60,210	$42,500	40
38	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$59,520	$35,750	1,180
39	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$59,000	$50,500	0
40	Health Educators	$58,770	$35,470	90
41	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$58,620	$43,420	560
42	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$58,210	$39,560	0
43	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$56,880	$40,050	310
44	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$56,630	$33,580	750
45	Motorcycle Mechanics	$56,290	$42,860	0
46	Microbiologists	$55,920	$42,910	30
47	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$55,430	$30,410	640
48	Music Directors and Composers	$55,310	$19,960	30
49	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$54,640	$43,000	30
50	Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers	$54,430	$43,120	450
51	Tour Guides and Escorts	$54,210	$24,040	50
52	Soil and Plant Scientists	$54,100	$35,730	30
53	Highway Maintenance Workers	$51,930	$43,130	120
54	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$49,940	$41,020	90
55	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$49,830	$36,290	0
56	Radio and Television Announcers	$49,630	$24,450	40
57	Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	$49,290	$28,940	100
58	Writers and Authors	$48,440	$28,330	40
59	Real Estate Brokers	$47,960	$34,160	60
60	Riggers	$47,950	$41,000	0
61	Other Logging Workers	$47,270	$41,110	30
62	Lodging Managers	$45,370	$34,180	80
63	Home Appliance Repairers	$44,710	$30,680	50
64	Statistical Assistants	$43,470	$31,680	40
65	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$43,040	$27,950	950
66	Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$42,130	$22,720	290
67	File Clerks	$41,750	$24,850	150
68	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,540	$29,180	50
69	All Occupations	$41,150	$24,250	296,810
70	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$40,370	$27,520	0
71	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,090	$31,580	70
72	Log Graders and Scalers	$39,910	$27,390	30
73	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$39,910	$26,550	0
74	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$38,610	$26,810	40
75	Furniture Finishers	$38,570	$28,400	50
76	Tile and Marble Setters	$38,320	$32,680	0
77	Other Grounds Maintenance Workers	$38,200	$33,920	0
78	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$37,490	$28,720	80
79	All other assemblers and fabricators	$36,790	$25,090	1,680
80	Forest and Conservation Technicians	$36,040	$30,160	30
81	Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$35,970	$27,710	50
82	Psychiatric Technicians	$35,920	$26,020	350
83	Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$35,070	$21,490	240
84	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$34,560	$24,040	120
85	Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$34,050	$23,650	50
86	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$32,550	$25,410	60
87	Tour and Travel Guides	$31,870	$24,240	0
88	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$31,770	$26,450	240
89	Upholsterers	$30,750	$25,430	30
90	Reporters and Correspondents	$30,510	$24,920	40
91	Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$29,990	$26,180	130
92	Psychiatric Aides	$28,610	$23,940	30
93	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$25,570	$21,270	0
94	Museum Technicians and Conservators	$25,110	$21,180	70
95	Other Religious Workers	$23,560	$20,080	50

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