High paying management jobs in Bellingham, WA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bellingham, WA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Bellingham, WA run 3.3% above the national average (2024), so a Bellingham, WA salary is worth about 0.97× 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, Bellingham, WA · Employed

1Chief Executives$236,930
Bachelor's degree
$137,510 – $459,07070
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,360
Bachelor's degree
$129,170 – $266,51080
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,640
Bachelor's degree
$115,110 – $304,890190
4Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$169,470
Master's degree
$109,690 – $194,020180
5Financial Managers$158,960
Bachelor's degree
$105,770 – $274,710250
6Construction Managers$156,580
Bachelor's degree
$101,790 – $211,030210
7Industrial Production Managers$150,800
Bachelor's degree
$96,950 – $212,350110
8Marketing Managers$143,450
Bachelor's degree
$87,970 – $218,910110
9Managers, All Other$140,910
Bachelor's degree
$107,530 – $181,080370
10Human Resources Managers$137,920
Bachelor's degree
$96,790 – $208,97080
11Natural Sciences Managers$134,220
Bachelor's degree
$97,880 – $199,23040
12Sales Managers$133,220
Bachelor's degree
$95,920 – $225,780230
13Facilities Managers$132,870
Bachelor's degree
$83,580 – $186,46070
14Public Relations Managers$128,370
Bachelor's degree
$95,360 – $195,53040
15General and Operations Managers$125,840
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $270,1301,270
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$120,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$86,340 – $164,76030
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$119,240
Master's degree
$86,270 – $175,00080
18Medical and Health Services Managers$116,210
Bachelor's degree
$76,560 – $208,760130
19Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$105,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,200 – $167,17060
20Administrative Services Managers$102,250
Bachelor's degree
$84,310 – $184,19060
21Social and Community Service Managers$97,380
Bachelor's degree
$73,380 – $135,920110
22Food Service Managers$93,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,720 – $134,98030

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

#	Occupation	MedianBellingham, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$236,930	$137,510 – $459,070	70
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$193,360	$129,170 – $266,510	80
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,640	$115,110 – $304,890	190
4	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$169,470	$109,690 – $194,020	180
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,960	$105,770 – $274,710	250
6	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,580	$101,790 – $211,030	210
7	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,800	$96,950 – $212,350	110
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,450	$87,970 – $218,910	110
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$140,910	$107,530 – $181,080	370
10	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,920	$96,790 – $208,970	80
11	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,220	$97,880 – $199,230	40
12	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,220	$95,920 – $225,780	230
13	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,870	$83,580 – $186,460	70
14	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,370	$95,360 – $195,530	40
15	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,840	$72,800 – $270,130	1,270
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$120,380	$86,340 – $164,760	30
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$119,240	$86,270 – $175,000	80
18	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,210	$76,560 – $208,760	130
19	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,280	$75,200 – $167,170	60
20	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,250	$84,310 – $184,190	60
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,380	$73,380 – $135,920	110
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,610	$70,720 – $134,980	30

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Bellingham, 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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