Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area (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 Central Washington nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is chief executive with an average annual salary of $119,220. The second highest paying job is architectural and engineering manager (average salary $107,380). The salary and the employment information in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$119,220	$44,160	70
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$107,380	$74,710	40
3	Industrial Production Managers	$98,000	$55,410	70
4	All Other Managers	$97,260	$57,970	60
5	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$95,200	$74,780	60
6	Human Resources Managers	$94,110	$54,820	40
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$94,050	$67,460	40
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$91,520	$75,230	30
9	Construction Managers	$90,470	$52,720	40
10	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$89,910	$64,160	60
11	Lawyers	$88,300	$59,940	30
12	Applications Software Developers	$84,990	$56,950	40
13	Financial Managers	$81,730	$62,840	60
14	General and Operations Managers	$79,150	$55,280	400
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$78,400	$42,300	80
16	Surveyors	$78,150	$55,720	30
17	Computer Systems Analysts	$78,080	$63,150	50
18	Sales Managers	$77,170	$35,410	70
19	Database Administrators	$76,910	$62,270	40
20	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$76,110	$62,550	40
21	Natural Sciences Managers	$75,890	$64,570	40
22	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$74,060	$52,170	60
23	Fallers	$73,240	$64,400	50
24	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$72,110	$46,250	0
25	Commercial Pilots	$72,080	$43,650	220
26	Speech-Language Pathologists	$70,590	$51,430	30
27	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$70,580	$40,550	40
28	Compliance Officers	$70,210	$33,670	70
29	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	$68,610	$42,170	50
30	Management Analysts	$65,750	$30,670	60
31	Legislators	$65,210	$19,800	50
32	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	$64,010	$52,160	130
33	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$62,870	$43,660	0
34	Social and Community Service Managers	$62,750	$37,060	50
35	Foresters	$62,530	$49,650	60
36	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$62,210	$29,910	30
37	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$61,130	$44,000	60
38	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$60,880	$42,950	70
39	Mechanical Engineers	$59,800	$50,860	90
40	Loan Officers	$59,790	$37,150	40
41	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$59,640	$35,540	30
42	Other Business Operations Specialists	$59,260	$24,230	160
43	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$58,520	$40,310	40
44	Training and Development Specialists	$58,260	$33,080	50
45	Cost Estimators	$56,790	$32,570	30
46	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$56,300	$35,840	30
47	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$56,290	$38,630	60
48	Massage Therapists	$56,230	$23,910	40
49	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$56,210	$38,050	40
50	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$55,940	$43,150	30
51	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$55,760	$34,820	0
52	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$55,050	$42,690	0
53	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$54,980	$40,900	0
54	Accountants and Auditors	$54,870	$39,230	200
55	Human Resources Specialists	$54,830	$39,310	80
56	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$53,770	$38,780	30
57	Administrative Services Managers	$53,100	$25,590	40
58	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$52,980	$35,220	0
59	Civil Engineering Technicians	$52,420	$40,680	40
60	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$52,280	$33,720	30
61	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$52,100	$37,480	70
62	Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	$52,010	$35,540	40
63	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$51,350	$32,450	30
64	Food Service Managers	$51,270	$37,390	40
65	Computer Network Support Specialists	$51,030	$34,660	30
66	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$50,710	$33,290	60
67	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$48,920	$40,140	0
68	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$48,860	$32,210	110
69	Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$48,740	$41,040	40
70	Other Logging Workers	$48,320	$40,150	40
71	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$47,150	$31,450	110
72	Computer User Support Specialists	$46,610	$33,610	100
73	Pipelayers	$46,380	$39,240	60
74	Other Engineering Technicians	$46,300	$31,630	30
75	Property, Real Estate Managers	$43,810	$35,110	30
76	Web Developers	$42,200	$22,950	30
77	Opticians, Dispensing	$41,480	$32,150	30
78	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$41,400	$19,650	50
79	Medical Equipment Repairers	$39,210	$26,550	30
80	Medical Equipment Preparers	$35,920	$29,260	0
81	All Occupations	$35,610	$23,850	33,280
82	Other Construction and Related Workers	$35,450	$32,010	0
83	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$35,440	$31,120	110
84	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$34,520	$25,990	60
85	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$34,270	$24,580	30
86	All other assemblers and fabricators	$34,050	$25,140	50
87	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$32,430	$26,320	30
88	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$30,490	$26,260	270
89	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$30,470	$21,160	40
90	Forest and Conservation Workers	$30,250	$20,060	40
91	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$27,610	$22,070	0
92	Other Production Workers	$26,760	$20,830	90
93	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$26,620	$23,500	70
94	Gaming Dealers	$23,850	$22,890	160
95	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$22,720	$20,410	40
96	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$22,690	$20,450	0

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