Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Southwestern 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 Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area is chief executive with an average annual salary of $148,730. The second highest paying job is architectural and engineering manager (average salary $122,840). The salary and the employment information in Southwestern 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 Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$148,730	$64,220	150
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$122,840	$79,120	40
3	Industrial Production Managers	$112,020	$60,180	70
4	Sales Managers	$104,170	$51,690	80
5	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,540	$57,290	110
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$99,600	$81,300	40
7	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,000	$81,270	160
8	All Other Managers	$96,750	$68,450	80
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$95,060	$81,260	30
10	Human Resources Managers	$93,890	$62,770	40
11	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$93,720	$85,850	0
12	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$93,120	$65,330	30
13	Mechanical Engineers	$93,010	$70,180	40
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$92,930	$68,680	30
15	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$91,380	$75,100	30
16	Sheet Metal Workers	$91,190	$45,120	30
17	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$89,230	$29,270	40
18	Power Plant Operators	$88,950	$68,760	40
19	Fallers	$87,120	$67,020	0
20	General and Operations Managers	$84,570	$43,470	780
21	Construction Managers	$79,540	$48,540	50
22	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$78,020	$52,170	50
23	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$77,750	$55,120	70
24	Administrative Services Managers	$77,380	$43,400	50
25	Computer Systems Analysts	$76,210	$55,270	70
26	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$75,700	$54,790	30
27	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$74,830	$56,480	40
28	Financial Managers	$70,440	$34,640	190
29	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$69,140	$54,110	30
30	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$66,390	$40,840	40
31	Respiratory Therapists	$65,560	$51,490	40
32	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$63,290	$40,460	30
33	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$62,300	$37,010	30
34	Training and Development Specialists	$60,680	$38,920	30
35	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$60,640	$36,360	150
36	Labor Relations Specialists	$60,460	$46,560	30
37	Cost Estimators	$60,410	$31,880	90
38	Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,290	$47,620	40
39	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$60,230	$29,710	90
40	Accountants and Auditors	$60,000	$38,530	370
41	Other Business Operations Specialists	$59,400	$37,160	260
42	Financial Analysts	$59,340	$46,910	40
43	Compliance Officers	$57,440	$36,800	70
44	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$57,080	$44,850	50
45	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$57,050	$35,140	30
46	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$56,720	$36,940	130
47	Management Analysts	$56,310	$35,030	30
48	Legislators	$55,980	$22,890	70
49	Human Resources Specialists	$55,540	$40,280	190
50	Food Service Managers	$55,200	$42,060	40
51	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$54,780	$41,120	0
52	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	$54,230	$40,200	60
53	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$53,410	$41,560	40
54	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,210	$33,070	50
55	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$52,670	$33,570	50
56	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$49,660	$34,420	110
57	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$49,440	$26,900	30
58	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$49,390	$35,320	40
59	Web Developers	$48,810	$24,590	40
60	Social and Community Service Managers	$48,560	$36,390	140
61	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$48,050	$39,150	90
62	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$47,780	$38,210	0
63	Lodging Managers	$46,560	$31,840	70
64	Other Legal Support Workers	$46,390	$31,670	30
65	Other First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers	$46,320	$36,740	40
66	Property, Real Estate Managers	$46,270	$34,240	30
67	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$45,900	$35,840	30
68	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$45,190	$29,460	30
69	Rock Splitters, Quarry	$44,800	$34,170	60
70	Other Logging Workers	$43,980	$32,770	0
71	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$43,290	$30,620	90
72	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	$42,660	$26,990	50
73	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$40,380	$24,740	140
74	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$39,630	$33,240	40
75	Chiropractors	$38,560	$33,460	0
76	Marriage and Family Therapists	$37,450	$32,050	0
77	Other Healthcare Support Workers	$37,340	$26,290	100
78	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$37,310	$32,100	110
79	All Occupations	$36,990	$23,980	66,050
80	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$36,530	$28,020	60
81	Carpet Installers	$34,580	$28,240	30
82	Other Teachers and Instructors	$34,220	$29,110	0
83	Tire Repairers and Changers	$32,510	$24,080	180
84	All other assemblers and fabricators	$32,180	$25,340	410
85	Fishers and Related Fishing Workers	$31,150	$22,300	0
86	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$30,230	$24,790	290
87	Sewing Machine Operators	$29,230	$21,860	60
88	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$29,120	$22,260	50
89	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$28,660	$24,760	30
90	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$27,920	$23,700	40
91	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$27,310	$24,550	120
92	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$27,220	$21,620	110
93	Fast Food Cooks	$25,860	$23,380	80
94	Gaming Cage Workers	$25,540	$22,890	90
95	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	$24,840	$21,040	0
96	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$24,430	$20,700	30
97	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$19,540	$19,410	140

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