What is the average salary in Seattle, WA?

$91,420a year

Average yearly pay across 696 jobs with official data in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $43.95
Jobs with data: 696
Workers counted: 2,059,070

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Cardiologist	$662,800
Anesthesiologist	$646,900
Dermatologist	$641,200
Orthopedic Surgeon	$576,100
Surgeon	$504,400
Emergency Medicine Physician	$380,900
Chief Executive	$370,000
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$343,100
General Internal Medicine Physician	$340,000
Neurologist	$331,100

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Software Developer	$167,300
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$48,210
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$39,150
Retail Salesperson	$42,080
Registered Nurse	$128,300
Business Operations Specialist	$101,900
Stocker and Order Filler	$46,830
Cashier	$44,210
Laborer and Freight	$47,740
General and Operations Manager	$146,000

Management

Administrative Services Manager$131,700
Advertising and Promotions Manager$163,400
Architectural and Engineering Manager$204,300
Chief Executive$370,000
Compensation and Benefits Manager$216,600
Computer and Information Systems Manager$214,700
Construction Manager$159,400
Education Administrator$174,300
Education Administrator$133,000
Education Administrator$93,590
Education and Childcare Administrator$70,470
Emergency Management Director$155,300
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$106,800
Facilities Manager$149,500
Financial Manager$185,600
Food Service Manager$98,800
Fundraising Manager$151,500
Funeral Home Manager$107,800
Gambling Manager$125,800
General and Operations Manager$146,000
Human Resources Manager$171,400
Industrial Production Manager$151,600
Lodging Manager$129,200
Manager$169,000
Marketing Manager$175,900
Medical and Health Services Manager$160,100
Natural Sciences Manager$203,200
Personal Service Manager$74,040
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$103,000
Property$118,000
Public Relations Manager$166,600
Purchasing Manager$165,400
Sales Manager$184,300
Social and Community Service Manager$106,400
Training and Development Manager$168,200
Transportation$146,100

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$99,370
Agent and Business Managers of Artist$74,620
Budget Analyst$104,100
Business Operations Specialist$101,900
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$95,970
Claims Adjuster$83,200
Compensation$85,910
Compliance Officer$95,850
Cost Estimator$94,490
Credit Analyst$94,270
Credit Counselor$64,380
Financial and Investment Analyst$124,800
Financial Examiner$122,200
Financial Risk Specialist$134,300
Financial Specialist$82,920
Fundraiser$80,920
Human Resources Specialist$92,770
Insurance Appraiser$78,450
Insurance Underwriter$100,100
Labor Relations Specialist$119,200
Loan Officer$83,720
Logistician$108,900
Management Analyst$126,300
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$102,200
Meeting$69,890
Personal Financial Advisor$114,500
Project Management Specialist$130,400
Property Appraiser and Assessor$98,020
Tax Examiner and Collector$86,300
Tax Preparer$47,860
Training and Development Specialist$89,550

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$134,700
Computer and Information Research Scientist$211,300
Computer Network Architect$172,700
Computer Network Support Specialist$104,600
Computer Occupation$136,100
Computer Systems Analyst$133,700
Computer User Support Specialist$78,330
Data Scientist$164,700
Database Administrator$133,200
Database Architect$105,400
Information Security Analyst$161,800
Mathematical Science Occupation$72,710
Mathematician$185,500
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$104,400
Operations Research Analyst$102,900
Software Developer$167,300
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$129,700
Statistician$105,700
Web and Digital Interface Designer$133,800
Web Developer$130,400

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$163,600
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$125,200
Architect$100,600
Architectural and Civil Drafter$75,830
Calibration Technologist and Technician$107,200
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$100,100
Chemical Engineer$125,200
Civil Engineer$116,500
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$84,660
Computer Hardware Engineer$169,100
Drafter$72,990
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$98,180
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$84,090
Electrical Engineer$140,200
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$100,100
Electronics Engineer$138,900
Engineer$137,400
Engineering Technologist and Technician$92,750
Environmental Engineer$128,400
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$105,100
Health and Safety Engineer$129,800
Industrial Engineer$131,200
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$90,620
Landscape Architect$76,730
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect$128,600
Materials Engineer$156,100
Mechanical Drafter$94,470
Mechanical Engineer$126,600
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$80,860
Nuclear Engineer$161,100
Petroleum Engineer$134,800
Surveying and Mapping Technician$62,720
Surveyor$85,610

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$74,630
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$92,600
Biochemist and Biophysicist$79,550
Biological Scientist$108,600
Biological Technician$63,770
Chemical Technician$60,380
Chemist$87,990
Conservation Scientist$82,380
Economist$126,400
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$60,260
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$103,000
Epidemiologist$124,000
Food Science Technician$79,850
Food Scientist and Technologist$100,000
Forensic Science Technician$95,460
Forest and Conservation Technician$56,610
Forester$86,310
Geoscientist$107,800
Life$68,510
Life Scientist$103,000
Materials Scientist$137,500
Medical Scientist$105,400
Microbiologist$77,690
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$109,500
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$81,480
Physical Scientist$134,700
Physicist$140,400
Political Scientist$154,000
Psychologist$124,100
School Psychologist$115,600
Social Science Research Assistant$50,310
Social Scientist and Related Worker$105,100
Sociologist$97,170
Soil and Plant Scientist$83,390
Survey Researcher$69,590
Urban and Regional Planner$108,000
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$96,450

Community and social service

Child$75,280
Clergy$81,750
Community and Social Service Specialist$70,630
Community Health Worker$57,980
Counselor$71,650
Director$56,480
Educational$87,280
Health Education Specialist$78,670
Healthcare Social Worker$83,550
Marriage and Family Therapist$60,000
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$78,350
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$85,430
Rehabilitation Counselor$58,580
Religious Worker$62,620
Social and Human Service Assistant$58,090
Social Worker$105,600
Substance Abuse$73,580

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$71,630
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$97,490
Architecture Teacher$103,800
Archivist$78,530
Area$95,980
Art$81,050
Atmospheric$132,100
Biological Science Teacher$102,100
Business Teacher$101,900
Career/Technical Education Teacher$81,010
Career/Technical Education Teacher$103,500
Career/Technical Education Teacher$102,200
Chemistry Teacher$87,660
Communications Teacher$81,920
Computer Science Teacher$99,110
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$79,330
Curator$78,340
Economics Teacher$104,400
Education Teacher$79,820
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$60,100
Elementary School Teacher$102,900
Engineering Teacher$129,900
English Language and Literature Teacher$80,770
Environmental Science Teacher$130,300
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$79,200
Geography Teacher$100,100
Health Specialties Teacher$164,900
History Teacher$84,520
Instructional Coordinator$97,130
Kindergarten Teacher$101,600
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$101,800
Library Science Teacher$126,800
Library Technician$65,690
Mathematical Science Teacher$97,560
Middle School Teacher$102,600
Museum Technician and Conservator$61,370
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$93,540
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$85,550
Physics Teacher$98,060
Political Science Teacher$107,200
Postsecondary Teacher$79,780
Preschool Teacher$46,380
Psychology Teacher$79,400
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$78,140
Secondary School Teacher$102,700
Self-Enrichment Teacher$48,530
Social Work Teacher$78,250
Sociology Teacher$88,930
Special Education Teacher$94,240
Special Education Teacher$100,200
Special Education Teacher$100,400
Special Education Teacher$102,300
Special Education Teacher$64,960
Substitute Teacher$60,070
Teacher and Instructor$81,360
Teaching Assistant$48,380
Teaching Assistant$53,950
Tutor$46,550

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$124,600
Artist and Related Worker$96,550
Audio and Video Technician$69,270
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$44,580
Broadcast Technician$65,300
Camera Operator$61,820
Coach and Scout$49,640
Commercial and Industrial Designer$105,000
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$113,200
Dancer$65,210
Designer$61,670
Editor$79,660
Entertainer and Performer$41,370
Fashion Designer$85,220
Film and Video Editor$75,420
Fine Artist$82,580
Floral Designer$46,870
Graphic Designer$76,720
Interior Designer$78,810
Interpreter and Translator$65,800
Lighting Technician$126,100
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$62,700
Media and Communication Worker$56,890
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$50,580
Music Director and Composer$75,030
Musician and Singer$96,820
News Analyst$59,340
Photographer$51,790
Producer and Director$86,680
Public Relations Specialist$96,000
Set and Exhibit Designer$77,230
Special Effects Artist and Animator$134,100
Technical Writer$107,600
Umpire$43,570
Writer and Author$98,730

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$98,240
Anesthesiologist$646,900
Athletic Trainer$69,980
Audiologist$128,400
Cardiologist$662,800
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$107,700
Chiropractor$105,300
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$78,170
Dental Hygienist$133,700
Dentist$161,300
Dentist$232,100
Dermatologist$641,200
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$130,000
Dietetic Technician$48,040
Dietitian and Nutritionist$87,580
Emergency Medical Technician$55,700
Emergency Medicine Physician$380,900
Exercise Physiologist$84,300
Family Medicine Physician$306,200
General Internal Medicine Physician$340,000
Genetic Counselor$102,900
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$64,440
Health Technologist and Technician$63,720
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$109,600
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$77,970
Hearing Aid Specialist$78,830
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$85,690
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$130,500
Medical Dosimetrist$204,800
Medical Records Specialist$65,530
Neurologist$331,100
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$133,400
Nurse Anesthetist$274,400
Nurse Midwive$163,000
Nurse Practitioner$160,100
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$343,100
Occupational Therapist$109,900
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$53,990
Ophthalmologist$239,200
Optician$48,960
Optometrist$167,800
Orthopedic Surgeon$576,100
Orthotist and Prosthetist$105,400
Paramedic$123,300
Pediatrician$165,400
Pharmacist$162,900
Pharmacy Technician$61,320
Physical Therapist$107,300
Physician$300,600
Physician$330,600
Physician Assistant$167,300
Podiatrist$233,000
Psychiatric Technician$52,490
Psychiatrist$307,700
Radiation Therapist$133,400
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$105,200
Radiologist$239,200
Recreational Therapist$82,660
Registered Nurse$128,300
Respiratory Therapist$104,200
Speech-Language Pathologist$108,700
Surgeon$504,400
Surgical Assistant$80,550
Surgical Technologist$79,900
Therapist$98,550
Veterinarian$163,800
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$61,260

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$62,040
Healthcare Support Worker$64,540
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$48,210
Massage Therapist$94,220
Medical Assistant$61,500
Medical Equipment Preparer$61,870
Medical Transcriptionist$36,270
Nursing Assistant$51,990
Occupational Therapy Aide$38,550
Occupational Therapy Assistant$77,590
Orderly$46,560
Pharmacy Aide$45,400
Phlebotomist$49,900
Physical Therapist Aide$46,460
Physical Therapist Assistant$65,450
Psychiatric Aide$52,570
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$45,640

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$78,750
Bailiff$100,600
Correctional Officer and Jailer$81,550
Crossing Guard and Flagger$50,020
Detective and Criminal Investigator$123,800
Fire Inspector and Investigator$127,900
Firefighter$101,100
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$105,600
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$134,800
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$158,500
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$87,930
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$62,640
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$47,570
Lifeguard$39,240
Parking Enforcement Worker$76,870
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$115,100
Private Detective and Investigator$75,670
Protective Service Worker$42,170
School Bus Monitor$47,170
Security Guard$47,490

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$58,180
Chef and Head Cook$80,330
Cook$44,030
Cook$51,530
Cook$47,730
Cook$50,870
Cook$53,910
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$45,120
Dishwasher$42,750
Fast Food and Counter Worker$39,150
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$61,610
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$34,650
Food Preparation Worker$43,830
Food Server$40,640
Host and Hostess$38,430
Waiter and Waitress$57,280

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$67,910
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$76,490
Grounds Maintenance Worker$46,900
Janitor and Cleaner$46,490
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$48,480
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$44,900
Pest Control Worker$58,380
Pesticide Handler$54,530
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$68,110

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$39,330
Animal Caretaker$44,060
Animal Trainer$50,260
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$42,780
Barber$63,410
Childcare Worker$43,710
Concierge$47,830
Costume Attendant$65,460
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$56,380
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$68,020
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$80,920
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$63,560
Funeral Attendant$45,900
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$43,790
Gambling Dealer$60,490
Gambling Service Worker$44,340
Hairdresser$59,810
Locker Room$47,500
Manicurist and Pedicurist$50,800
Mortician$60,120
Personal Care and Service Worker$41,020
Recreation Worker$45,990
Residential Advisor$54,310
Skincare Specialist$80,510
Tour and Travel Guide$63,630
Usher$44,250

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$105,300
Cashier$44,210
Counter and Rental Clerk$49,350
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$39,110
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$100,100
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$62,170
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$38,610
Insurance Sales Agent$61,630
Parts Salesperson$49,020
Real Estate Broker$82,790
Real Estate Sales Agent$79,990
Retail Salesperson$42,080
Sale and Related Worker$74,520
Sales Engineer$153,600
Sales Representative$129,600
Sales Representative$82,260
Sales Representatives of Service$82,540
Security$77,860
Telemarketer$39,670
Travel Agent$55,260

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$48,460
Billing and Posting Clerk$58,920
Bookkeeping$60,460
Brokerage Clerk$82,680
Cargo and Freight Agent$61,860
Courier and Messenger$48,510
Court$77,860
Credit Authorizer$60,120
Customer Service Representative$53,550
Data Entry Keyer$47,000
Dispatcher$59,340
Eligibility Interviewer$67,710
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$80,860
File Clerk$45,910
Financial Clerk$61,120
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$81,640
Gambling Cage Worker$45,470
Hotel$44,520
Human Resources Assistant$60,420
Information and Record Clerk$56,140
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$61,120
Interviewer$59,420
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$62,000
Library Assistant$50,560
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$61,330
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$49,270
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$60,350
Meter Reader$74,030
New Accounts Clerk$55,440
Office and Administrative Support Worker$50,820
Office Clerk$53,290
Office Machine Operator$46,530
Order Clerk$49,380
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$66,630
Postal Service Clerk$63,210
Postal Service Mail Carrier$62,960
Postal Service Mail Sorter$59,740
Procurement Clerk$53,610
Production$81,850
Public Safety Telecommunicator$80,180
Receptionist and Information Clerk$45,820
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$48,520
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$60,230
Shipping$56,370
Statistical Assistant$63,660
Switchboard Operator$50,470
Teller$49,880
Weigher$51,940
Word Processor and Typist$42,890

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Inspector$64,960
Farmworker$44,930
Farmworker and Laborer$42,800
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$64,480
Forest and Conservation Worker$45,510

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$97,830
Carpenter$76,410
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$80,860
Construction and Building Inspector$102,800
Construction Laborer$59,740
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$75,560
Earth Driller$89,300
Electrician$101,800
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$138,900
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$73,300
Fence Erector$55,440
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$121,100
Floor Layer$57,590
Glazier$75,610
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$60,290
Helpers--Brickmason$77,990
Helpers--Carpenter$46,060
Helpers--Electrician$76,100
Helpers--Pipelayer$65,600
Highway Maintenance Worker$75,030
Insulation Worker$71,980
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$75,550
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$95,750
Painter$60,440
Paving$96,590
Pipelayer$84,830
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$58,860
Plumber$95,230
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$119,000
Roofer$64,090
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$64,180
Sheet Metal Worker$109,800
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$61,630
Stonemason$81,730
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$111,400
Taper$80,340
Tile and Stone Setter$79,040

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$103,900
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$70,720
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$64,590
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$62,490
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$59,290
Avionics Technician$100,200
Bicycle Repairer$51,550
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$82,330
Coin$61,370
Computer$49,470
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$102,900
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$122,100
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$109,600
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$135,100
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$134,200
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$59,020
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$75,900
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$93,230
Heating$80,100
Helpers--Installation$46,190
Home Appliance Repairer$61,870
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$79,920
Installation$61,500
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$58,110
Maintenance and Repair Worker$60,760
Maintenance Worker$64,940
Mechanical Door Repairer$61,110
Medical Equipment Repairer$77,020
Millwright$82,470
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$81,090
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$64,140
Motorcycle Mechanic$58,330
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$43,700
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$58,520
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$120,900
Radio$82,380
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$52,300
Rigger$78,840
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$75,910
Signal and Track Switch Repairer$121,700
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$81,030
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$79,750
Tire Repairer and Changer$46,030

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$100,800
Aircraft Structure$110,500
Baker$48,180
Butcher and Meat Cutter$60,600
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$56,370
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$67,230
Coating$63,030
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$109,600
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$86,860
Crushing$49,160
Cutting$54,920
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$52,180
Dental Laboratory Technician$57,610
Electrical$58,370
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$102,500
Etcher and Engraver$45,250
Extruding$43,280
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$48,520
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$59,110
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$80,460
Food and Tobacco Roasting$60,230
Food Batchmaker$42,370
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$56,190
Food Processing Worker$47,800
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$58,090
Furnace$60,160
Furniture Finisher$43,510
Gas Plant Operator$97,080
Grinding$53,930
Grinding and Polishing Worker$51,310
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$61,990
Helpers--Production Worker$46,980
Inspector$76,800
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$60,420
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$43,610
Layout Worker$123,100
Machinist$74,560
Meat$43,190
Medical Appliance Technician$53,860
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$65,760
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$58,290
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$105,400
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$50,150
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$58,990
Molder$56,770
Molding$48,470
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$49,280
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$50,770
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$43,370
Painting$59,170
Paper Goods Machine Setter$64,020
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$60,320
Plant and System Operator$85,300
Plating Machine Setter$58,400
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$160,600
Power Plant Operator$125,000
Prepress Technician and Worker$55,370
Presser$37,620
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$47,680
Printing Press Operator$52,040
Production Worker$48,260
Rolling Machine Setter$57,130
Sawing Machine Setter$55,280
Separating$58,430
Sewing Machine Operator$44,350
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$44,040
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$112,300
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$65,980
Tailor$54,300
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$44,350
Tool and Die Maker$116,900
Tool Grinder$102,400
Upholsterer$65,140
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$99,010
Welder$66,240
Woodworking Machine Setter$56,180

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$175,300
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$61,100
Aircraft Service Attendant$50,520
Airfield Operations Specialist$84,050
Airline Pilot$229,900
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$43,300
Bus Driver$66,380
Bus Driver$83,430
Captain$109,100
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$42,750
Commercial Pilot$127,000
Conveyor Operator and Tender$44,800
Crane and Tower Operator$114,300
Driver/Sales Worker$41,570
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$76,390
Flight Attendant$75,100
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$71,240
Hoist and Winch Operator$74,840
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$55,600
Laborer and Freight$47,740
Light Truck Driver$49,590
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$46,950
Motor Vehicle Operator$58,510
Motorboat Operator$59,970
Packer and Packager$44,010
Parking Attendant$43,790
Passenger Attendant$41,760
Rail Transportation Worker$79,120
Railroad Brake$132,200
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$92,400
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$75,090
Sailor and Marine Oiler$68,740
Ship Engineer$108,900
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$46,180
Stocker and Order Filler$46,830
Subway and Streetcar Operator$77,020
Transportation Inspector$129,500

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Seattle, WA?

About $91,420 a year ($43.95 an hour): the average of the 696 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Seattle, WA?

Cardiologist ($662,800), Anesthesiologist ($646,900), Dermatologist ($641,200).

What are the most common jobs in Seattle, WA?

Software Developer (92,770 jobs), Home Health and Personal Care Aide (54,670 jobs), Fast Food and Counter Worker (49,190 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.