What jobs pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

$91,790avg. a year, all jobs
$44.13 an hour · 2,086,210 employed

Average and median pay for 115 common jobs in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Pay for 115 jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
Software Developers$174,92092,770
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$49,50054,670
Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,26049,190
Retail Salespersons$45,02046,620
Registered Nurses$126,39039,900
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$110,05038,800
Stockers and Order Fillers$47,47030,860
Cashiers$44,72030,470
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$49,65029,490
General and Operations Managers$169,74029,370
Office Clerks, General$56,47027,460
Project Management Specialists$133,59026,910
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$49,38026,820
Waiters and Waitresses$62,94026,530
Customer Service Representatives$56,35025,840
Accountants and Auditors$106,97022,100
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$71,98021,230
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$54,72021,040
Cooks, Restaurant$49,00020,850
Computer Systems Analysts$134,40019,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$116,05018,030
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$88,78018,020
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$62,51017,860
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$64,14017,790
Security Guards$51,40017,030
Management Analysts$129,29016,930
Nursing Assistants$55,22016,530
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$97,44016,510
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$61,61015,780
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$67,99015,250
Computer User Support Specialists$84,85015,030
Carpenters$84,06014,970
Light Truck Drivers$55,63014,680
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$102,29014,560
Receptionists and Information Clerks$47,62014,260
Human Resources Specialists$99,22014,120
Computer and Information Systems Managers$231,40013,170
Construction Laborers$64,99013,040
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$61,87012,520
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$96,55012,450
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$64,62012,090
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$51,91011,780
Food Preparation Workers$44,39011,060
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$121,66011,040
Computer Occupations, All Other$135,70010,710
Web and Digital Interface Designers$138,08010,330
Medical Assistants$62,21010,210
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$55,10010,110
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$97,9009,960
Electricians$99,7209,750
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$53,4109,730
Bartenders$62,0909,640
Lawyers$180,9209,210
Counter and Rental Clerks$53,8209,140
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$45,5709,030
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$49,6808,590
Self-Enrichment Teachers$56,5108,560
Financial Managers$205,0108,500
Data Scientists$160,4608,370
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$77,8908,250
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$82,0708,190
Dishwashers$42,7707,910
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$136,3807,910
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$98,8707,820
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$101,6807,720
Civil Engineers$121,5207,680
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$85,4507,370
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$77,5207,350
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$60,7307,220
Managers, All Other$180,3307,110
Dental Assistants$59,6507,100
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$64,4606,860
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$86,6906,760
Marketing Managers$190,4006,720
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$135,1406,650
Sales Managers$198,9406,620
Compliance Officers$100,4906,440
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$60,6706,420
Billing and Posting Clerks$58,8206,410
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$96,2506,350
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$92,2306,310
Financial and Investment Analysts$128,4606,170
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$43,6206,010
Insurance Sales Agents$80,2905,890
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$66,7805,800
Coaches and Scouts$60,4905,630
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$75,8905,540
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$112,5805,530
Aerospace Engineers$156,9705,480
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$118,0005,480
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$91,8105,400
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$53,8205,380
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$103,6805,230
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$62,4005,140
Training and Development Specialists$95,5805,120
Electrical Engineers$145,6304,930
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$96,5104,860
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$43,7204,800
Information Security Analysts$162,5804,700
Pharmacy Technicians$64,3604,630
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$80,5604,610
Medical and Health Services Managers$171,7504,600
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$83,7704,600
Industrial Engineers$134,5704,590
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$114,8804,520
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$65,9204,510
Mechanical Engineers$128,6104,500
Pharmacists$163,0804,440
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$79,8004,430
Logisticians$118,5504,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$204,6704,390
Cost Estimators$99,5704,340
Packers and Packagers, Hand$45,0004,270
Machinists$75,1904,250
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$44,0704,120
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.