Seattle · 2026 100 Occupations

Seattle Salary Guide — 2026

Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing — no state income tax. The complete 2026 Seattle pay reference for 100 occupations.

$702K
Highest median
$171K
Average across 100 jobs
$58K
Lowest median
+39%
vs national pay
Seattle Pay Ranking

100 Jobs in Seattle, Ranked by Median Salary

Sorted highest to lowest. Click any role for full detail.

#JobCategoryMedian 202625th %75th %
1CEO (Mid-Market)Business & Management$702,700$534,100$913,600
2SurgeonHealthcare$578,200$439,400$751,600
3Chief Financial OfficerFinance$529,200$402,200$688,000
4Physician (MD/DO)Healthcare$372,800$283,300$484,600
5Corporate LawyerLegal$317,800$241,600$413,200
6Investment BankerFinance$288,300$219,100$374,700
7AI EngineerTechnology$281,300$213,800$365,600
8DentistHealthcare$273,900$208,100$356,000
9Machine Learning EngineerTechnology$255,900$194,500$332,600
10Senior Software EngineerTechnology$248,900$189,100$323,500
11Site Reliability EngineerTechnology$240,000$182,400$312,000
12IT ManagerTechnology$229,700$174,600$298,700
13ControllerFinance$224,700$170,800$292,100
14Judge / MagistrateLegal$224,700$170,800$292,100
15Product ManagerTechnology$224,200$170,400$291,500
16Management ConsultantBusiness & Management$222,500$169,100$289,300
17Lawyer / AttorneyLegal$218,800$166,300$284,400
18Data ScientistTechnology$218,300$165,900$283,800
19Sales EngineerSales$217,300$165,200$282,500
20Petroleum EngineerEngineering$216,700$164,700$281,700
21Marketing ManagerBusiness & Management$210,700$160,200$274,000
22PharmacistHealthcare$210,000$159,600$272,900
23Data EngineerTechnology$209,500$159,200$272,300
24Cloud Engineer (AWS/Azure)Technology$209,500$159,200$272,300
25Account Executive (SaaS)Sales$207,900$158,000$270,300
26DevOps EngineerTechnology$203,600$154,700$264,600
27Sales ManagerBusiness & Management$202,000$153,500$262,600
28Physician Assistant (PA)Healthcare$197,800$150,300$257,100
29Software EngineerTechnology$194,700$148,000$253,100
30Mobile Developer (iOS/Android)Technology$194,200$147,600$252,400
31HR ManagerBusiness & Management$193,300$146,900$251,200
32Aerospace EngineerEngineering$193,300$146,900$251,200
33Nurse Practitioner (NP)Healthcare$192,500$146,300$250,200
34Backend DeveloperTechnology$191,200$145,300$248,600
35ActuaryFinance$189,200$143,800$246,000
36Cybersecurity AnalystTechnology$186,900$142,100$243,000
37VeterinarianHealthcare$185,600$141,100$241,300
38Full-Stack DeveloperTechnology$183,900$139,700$239,000
39General ManagerBusiness & Management$178,600$135,700$232,200
40Chemical EngineerEngineering$172,800$131,300$224,600
41Frontend DeveloperTechnology$172,300$131,000$224,000
42Electrical EngineerEngineering$164,000$124,600$213,200
43Database Administrator (DBA)Technology$162,400$123,400$211,100
44Construction ManagerSkilled Trades$162,400$123,400$211,100
45College ProfessorEducation$161,200$122,500$209,600
46School PrincipalEducation$161,200$122,500$209,600
47Art DirectorCreative & Media$156,600$119,000$203,600
48Operations ManagerBusiness & Management$156,300$118,800$203,200
49Supply Chain ManagerBusiness & Management$156,300$118,800$203,200
50Physical TherapistHealthcare$155,200$117,900$201,700
51Financial AnalystFinance$155,200$118,000$201,800
52Biomedical EngineerEngineering$153,700$116,800$199,800
53UX / Product DesignerTechnology$153,300$116,500$199,300
54Project Manager (PMP)Business & Management$152,600$116,000$198,400
55Civil EngineerEngineering$149,300$113,500$194,100
56Data AnalystTechnology$149,000$113,200$193,600
57Mechanical EngineerEngineering$148,300$112,700$192,700
58Occupational TherapistHealthcare$146,100$111,000$189,900
59Financial AdvisorFinance$144,900$110,100$188,300
60Industrial EngineerEngineering$143,500$109,000$186,500
61QA / Test EngineerTechnology$142,100$108,000$184,700
62Business AnalystBusiness & Management$138,100$104,900$179,500
63Dental HygienistHealthcare$132,900$101,000$172,800
64Insurance UnderwriterFinance$130,100$98,900$169,100
65Registered Nurse (RN)Healthcare$129,700$98,600$168,600
66Tax AccountantFinance$127,100$96,600$165,300
67AnimatorCreative & Media$126,700$96,300$164,700
68Credit AnalystFinance$124,200$94,400$161,400
69Accountant / CPAFinance$121,200$92,100$157,600
70Respiratory TherapistHealthcare$118,700$90,200$154,300
71Sales RepresentativeSales$114,200$86,800$148,500
72Police OfficerPublic Service$110,600$84,100$143,800
73Radiologic TechnologistHealthcare$109,500$83,300$142,400
74Hotel ManagerHospitality$108,500$82,500$141,100
75ElectricianSkilled Trades$103,800$78,900$134,900
76Special Education TeacherEducation$101,500$77,100$131,900
77PlumberSkilled Trades$100,400$76,300$130,500
78High School TeacherEducation$100,300$76,200$130,400
79Video EditorCreative & Media$98,600$74,900$128,200
80Social Media ManagerCreative & Media$98,600$74,900$128,200
81Interior DesignerCreative & Media$98,600$74,900$128,200
82Elementary TeacherEducation$98,500$74,900$128,100
83Real Estate AgentReal Estate$95,700$72,700$124,400
84School CounselorEducation$95,500$72,600$124,200
85Heavy Equipment OperatorSkilled Trades$94,300$71,700$122,600
86Chef / Head CookHospitality$93,400$71,000$121,500
87FirefighterPublic Service$92,500$70,300$120,300
88ParalegalLegal$91,700$69,700$119,200
89Medical Lab TechnicianHealthcare$91,300$69,400$118,700
90HVAC TechnicianSkilled Trades$91,300$69,400$118,700
91Graphic DesignerCreative & Media$89,900$68,300$116,900
92Social WorkerPublic Service$89,600$68,100$116,400
93CarpenterSkilled Trades$88,200$67,100$114,700
94Content Writer / CopywriterCreative & Media$84,100$63,900$109,300
95WelderSkilled Trades$79,100$60,100$102,900
96Auto MechanicSkilled Trades$77,700$59,100$101,100
97PhotographerCreative & Media$69,600$52,900$90,500
98Administrative AssistantAdministrative$68,000$51,700$88,400
99Medical AssistantHealthcare$66,000$50,100$85,800
100Customer Service RepAdministrative$58,300$44,300$75,800

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