High paying management jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA run 11.1% above the national average (2024), so a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA salary is worth about 0.90× 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, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Employed

1Chief Executives$370,000
Bachelor's degree
$187,890 – $607,1002,060
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680
Bachelor's degree
$132,270 – $333,99013,170
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$204,340
Bachelor's degree
$158,330 – $265,3404,390
4Natural Sciences Managers$203,150
Bachelor's degree
$131,550 – $336,6401,730
5Financial Managers$185,550
Bachelor's degree
$124,820 – $324,5708,500
6Sales Managers$184,320
Bachelor's degree
$109,490 – $304,6406,620
7Marketing Managers$175,850
Bachelor's degree
$99,180 – $296,6806,720
8Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$174,260
Master's degree
$107,190 – $209,4003,360
9Human Resources Managers$171,360
Bachelor's degree
$111,060 – $291,4803,200
10Managers, All Other$168,980
Bachelor's degree
$100,990 – $288,3007,110
11Public Relations Managers$166,590
Bachelor's degree
$107,650 – $273,0701,110
12Purchasing Managers$165,430
Bachelor's degree
$119,490 – $232,3801,260
13Medical and Health Services Managers$160,100
Bachelor's degree
$98,360 – $307,9304,600
14Construction Managers$159,430
Bachelor's degree
$109,800 – $221,3704,010
15Industrial Production Managers$151,580
Bachelor's degree
$126,230 – $217,1703,400
16Fundraising Managers$151,490
Bachelor's degree
$100,990 – $235,430800
17Facilities Managers$149,490
Bachelor's degree
$93,600 – $210,3501,830
18Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$146,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$85,220 – $213,9101,690
19General and Operations Managers$146,030
Bachelor's degree
$79,610 – $292,16029,370
20Education Administrators, Postsecondary$133,000
Master's degree
$88,190 – $215,8101,180
21Administrative Services Managers$131,700
Bachelor's degree
$80,600 – $236,6102,450
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$117,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,800 – $172,8402,110
23Social and Community Service Managers$106,400
Bachelor's degree
$75,650 – $161,9702,040
24Food Service Managers$98,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,550 – $138,780760
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$70,470
Bachelor's degree
$54,440 – $110,350950

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

#	Occupation	MedianSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$370,000	$187,890 – $607,100	2,060
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$214,680	$132,270 – $333,990	13,170
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$204,340	$158,330 – $265,340	4,390
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$203,150	$131,550 – $336,640	1,730
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$185,550	$124,820 – $324,570	8,500
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$184,320	$109,490 – $304,640	6,620
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,850	$99,180 – $296,680	6,720
8	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$174,260	$107,190 – $209,400	3,360
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,360	$111,060 – $291,480	3,200
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$168,980	$100,990 – $288,300	7,110
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,590	$107,650 – $273,070	1,110
12	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,430	$119,490 – $232,380	1,260
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,100	$98,360 – $307,930	4,600
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,430	$109,800 – $221,370	4,010
15	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,580	$126,230 – $217,170	3,400
16	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,490	$100,990 – $235,430	800
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,490	$93,600 – $210,350	1,830
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$146,080	$85,220 – $213,910	1,690
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,030	$79,610 – $292,160	29,370
20	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$133,000	$88,190 – $215,810	1,180
21	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,700	$80,600 – $236,610	2,450
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$117,990	$67,800 – $172,840	2,110
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,400	$75,650 – $161,970	2,040
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,800	$74,550 – $138,780	760
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$70,470	$54,440 – $110,350	950

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, 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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