Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division is other specialist dentist with an average annual salary of $206,990. The second highest paying job is chief executive (average salary $204,390). The salary and the employment information in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Other Specialists Dentists	$206,990	$141,590	0
2	Chief Executives	$204,390	$109,400	3,110
3	Anesthesiologists	$197,080	$139,430	30
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,180	$105,590	2,890
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,550	$100,220	10,340
6	Marketing Managers	$149,910	$86,100	4,740
7	Environmental Science Teachers	$138,720	$55,830	70
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$136,950	$94,190	1,030
9	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$134,420	$79,450	460
10	Financial Managers	$133,930	$80,180	8,150
11	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$130,710	$86,710	270
12	Purchasing Managers	$128,710	$80,340	1,430
13	Sales Managers	$128,430	$69,840	5,090
14	Air Traffic Controllers	$127,920	$83,750	450
15	Industrial Production Managers	$127,920	$76,610	1,600
16	Training and Development Managers	$122,890	$74,530	490
17	Human Resources Managers	$122,200	$77,180	2,350
18	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$121,510	$86,850	1,900
19	All Other Managers	$120,800	$67,160	6,790
20	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$120,440	$72,810	1,500
21	General and Operations Managers	$120,190	$63,020	24,210
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	$115,910	$59,380	3,150
23	Nuclear Engineers	$114,430	$80,040	0
24	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$113,440	$68,300	1,440
25	Administrative Services Managers	$111,550	$68,850	3,080
26	Emergency Management Directors	$104,190	$69,530	70
27	Construction Managers	$98,020	$62,610	4,840
28	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$95,960	$65,030	1,170
29	Mining and Geological Engineers	$92,680	$59,620	40
30	Locomotive Engineers	$89,490	$60,750	340
31	Compliance Officers	$88,340	$51,220	5,130
32	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$85,750	$46,710	40
33	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$83,630	$67,910	50
34	Choreographers	$81,230	$39,430	0
35	Genetic Counselors	$78,270	$64,630	50
36	Property, Real Estate Managers	$77,270	$48,300	1,510
37	Other Education Administrators	$75,660	$37,240	410
38	Budget Analysts	$73,680	$53,830	710
39	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$73,400	$44,100	8,140
40	Gaming Managers	$73,000	$46,720	100
41	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$72,970	$60,100	130
42	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$72,240	$44,290	11,130
43	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$72,050	$44,800	3,290
44	Gas Plant Operators	$71,800	$64,550	110
45	Soil and Plant Scientists	$70,810	$47,200	0
46	Food Service Managers	$68,720	$45,600	1,000
47	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$68,700	$47,740	120
48	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$65,110	$38,150	0
49	Social and Community Service Managers	$63,060	$28,660	1,610
50	Airfield Operations Specialists	$62,080	$37,500	120
51	Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	$61,620	$46,340	160
52	Funeral Service Managers	$61,310	$38,520	40
53	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$59,880	$34,880	70
54	Lodging Managers	$59,840	$36,340	370
55	Other Rail Transportation Workers	$59,690	$26,740	0
56	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$58,960	$34,290	4,680
57	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$58,690	$38,520	2,540
58	First-Line Supervisors of Gaming Workers	$58,080	$36,860	340
59	Occupational Therapy Aides	$57,650	$23,730	40
60	Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$55,010	$38,580	80
61	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$54,830	$33,350	3,720
62	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$54,170	$35,660	100
63	Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$53,800	$41,600	80
64	Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers	$53,580	$37,560	80
65	Graduate Teaching Assistants	$52,370	$40,260	650
66	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$51,390	$34,420	600
67	All Occupations	$50,550	$25,590	1,647,350
68	Motorboat Operators	$48,690	$42,280	120
69	Floor Sanders and Finishers	$47,200	$33,970	0
70	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$46,330	$40,710	30
71	Other Logging Workers	$45,140	$38,010	0
72	Fallers	$43,790	$28,090	0
73	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$41,970	$29,090	3,160
74	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$41,840	$28,880	0
75	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$38,980	$27,220	3,120
76	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$37,100	$26,010	3,010
77	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$35,800	$31,850	0
78	Barbers	$35,500	$27,800	0
79	All other assemblers and fabricators	$35,390	$25,820	9,220
80	Legislators	$35,360	$22,890	260
81	Funeral Attendants	$35,080	$23,970	50
82	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$35,010	$28,380	940
83	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$34,520	$27,810	40
84	Tour and Travel Guides	$33,560	$23,620	590
85	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$32,980	$24,270	70
86	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$31,740	$24,750	60
87	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	$31,690	$23,270	0
88	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$28,740	$23,960	0
89	Bicycle Repairers	$27,240	$21,510	100
90	Roofers Helpers	$25,540	$19,780	160
91	Shampooers	$25,210	$23,370	0
92	Correspondence Clerks	$24,820	$23,290	50
93	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants	$24,600	$19,720	870
94	Motion Picture Projectionists	$24,060	$23,080	0

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