High paying business and finance jobs in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA run 3.7% above the national average (2024), so a Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA salary is worth about 0.96× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA · Employed

1Financial Examiners$105,600
Bachelor's degree
$74,710 – $131,550140
2Project Management Specialists$103,000
Bachelor's degree
$67,000 – $151,730810
3Labor Relations Specialists$102,070
Bachelor's degree
$71,850 – $170,240150
4Accountants and Auditors$94,470
Bachelor's degree
$66,660 – $127,5701,330
5Budget Analysts$91,060
Bachelor's degree
$71,140 – $121,020290
6Management Analysts$88,790
Bachelor's degree
$58,370 – $121,6202,770
7Human Resources Specialists$86,700
Bachelor's degree
$59,620 – $114,5601,410
8Compliance Officers$84,500
Bachelor's degree
$64,430 – $143,0001,020
9Training and Development Specialists$84,500
Bachelor's degree
$51,100 – $112,210400
10Property Appraisers and Assessors$84,490
Bachelor's degree
$52,520 – $107,12040
11Business Operations Specialists, All Other$82,630
Bachelor's degree
$57,470 – $122,7101,320
12Buyers and Purchasing Agents$80,450
Bachelor's degree
$57,230 – $112,090670
13Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,910
Bachelor's degree
$47,720 – $153,960620
14Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,640 – $95,640910
15Personal Financial Advisors$76,940
Bachelor's degree
$59,240 – $160,130110
16Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$76,600
Bachelor's degree
$55,570 – $117,940240
17Financial Specialists, All Other$76,600
Bachelor's degree
$34,650 – $119,52080
18Cost Estimators$74,570
Bachelor's degree
$57,520 – $119,990250
19Loan Officers$74,130
Bachelor's degree
$44,500 – $136,410200
20Fundraisers$71,810
Bachelor's degree
$46,500 – $108,160120
21Financial and Investment Analysts$69,380
Bachelor's degree
$52,910 – $92,110960
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$60,050
Bachelor's degree
$43,020 – $93,930110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianOlympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$105,600	$74,710 – $131,550	140
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$103,000	$67,000 – $151,730	810
3	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,070	$71,850 – $170,240	150
4	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$94,470	$66,660 – $127,570	1,330
5	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,060	$71,140 – $121,020	290
6	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$88,790	$58,370 – $121,620	2,770
7	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$86,700	$59,620 – $114,560	1,410
8	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$84,500	$64,430 – $143,000	1,020
9	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$84,500	$51,100 – $112,210	400
10	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$84,490	$52,520 – $107,120	40
11	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,630	$57,470 – $122,710	1,320
12	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$80,450	$57,230 – $112,090	670
13	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,910	$47,720 – $153,960	620
14	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,460	$55,640 – $95,640	910
15	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$76,940	$59,240 – $160,130	110
16	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,600	$55,570 – $117,940	240
17	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,600	$34,650 – $119,520	80
18	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$74,570	$57,520 – $119,990	250
19	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$74,130	$44,500 – $136,410	200
20	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$71,810	$46,500 – $108,160	120
21	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$69,380	$52,910 – $92,110	960
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$60,050	$43,020 – $93,930	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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