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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

State

Washington

Detailed Occupations

710

Average Salary Across Occupations

$89,363

Highest Paying Occupation in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $390,770.

Largest Employment Market in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Software Developers has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 72,730 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Most Available Jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $390,770 $0.00 3,520
2 Chief Executives $379,850 $182.62 2,620
3 Surgeons, All Other $341,510 $164.19 560
4 General Internal Medicine Physicians $333,900 $160.53 480
5 Emergency Medicine Physicians $311,180 $149.61 0
6 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $306,280 $147.25 0
7 Physicians, All Other $297,080 $142.83 3,850
8 Nurse Anesthetists $276,850 $133.10 410
9 Neurologists $267,820 $128.76 150
10 Physicians, Pathologists $245,320 $117.94 220
11 Computer and Information Systems Managers $242,770 $116.71 13,900
12 Family Medicine Physicians $226,890 $109.08 810
13 Podiatrists $222,590 $107.02 140
14 Compensation and Benefits Managers $222,140 $106.80 400
15 Natural Sciences Managers $219,300 $105.43 2,260
16 Psychiatrists $217,520 $104.58 280
17 Computer and Information Research Scientists $214,540 $103.15 2,070
18 Dentists, General $202,910 $97.55 1,670
19 Financial Managers $201,110 $96.69 9,460
20 Human Resources Managers $201,040 $96.66 3,670

👥 Most Available Jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Software Developers 72,730 $181,040 $87.04
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 53,140 $48,200 $23.17
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers 51,590 $41,060 $19.74
4 Retail Salespersons 48,310 $45,260 $21.76
5 Registered Nurses 37,250 $120,260 $57.82
6 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 34,600 $108,140 $51.99
7 General and Operations Managers 30,890 $171,840 $82.62
8 Customer Service Representatives 30,370 $57,240 $27.52
9 Cashiers 30,030 $42,900 $20.63
10 Stockers and Order Fillers 29,750 $46,360 $22.29
11 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 29,400 $49,610 $23.85
12 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 27,680 $47,050 $22.62
13 Project Management Specialists 26,620 $126,180 $60.66
14 Waiters and Waitresses 25,860 $58,180 $27.97
15 Office Clerks, General 25,540 $56,060 $26.95
16 Accountants and Auditors 24,880 $106,100 $51.01
17 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 21,300 $59,180 $28.45
18 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 21,220 $70,690 $33.99
19 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 20,120 $51,760 $0.00
20 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 20,100 $88,150 $42.38