High paying management jobs in Washington

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Washington. 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 Washington run 7.0% above the national average (2024), so a Washington salary is worth about 0.93× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Washington.

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

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OccupationMedian, Washington · Employed

1Chief Executives$339,810
Bachelor's degree
$160,110 – $607,1003,170
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$209,370
Bachelor's degree
$130,010 – $327,30016,960
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$189,680
Bachelor's degree
$148,930 – $263,5506,060
4Natural Sciences Managers$182,480
Bachelor's degree
$117,590 – $324,7402,490
5Financial Managers$174,840
Bachelor's degree
$115,250 – $318,45012,930
6Sales Managers$174,000
Bachelor's degree
$104,000 – $291,62010,030
7Marketing Managers$172,270
Bachelor's degree
$98,220 – $293,5908,880
8Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$166,590
Master's degree
$111,830 – $205,5006,470
9Human Resources Managers$165,530
Bachelor's degree
$108,830 – $271,3804,560
10Managers, All Other$164,160
Bachelor's degree
$100,990 – $272,47010,490
11Purchasing Managers$162,730
Bachelor's degree
$112,120 – $220,3501,770
12Public Relations Managers$159,440
Bachelor's degree
$104,500 – $255,2801,610
13Construction Managers$155,070
Bachelor's degree
$105,770 – $217,9206,010
14Medical and Health Services Managers$145,290
Bachelor's degree
$88,970 – $282,2507,490
15Industrial Production Managers$145,210
Bachelor's degree
$112,970 – $213,9304,760
16Facilities Managers$139,990
Bachelor's degree
$89,200 – $207,1202,790
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$136,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$84,870 – $202,0702,490
18General and Operations Managers$133,750
Bachelor's degree
$77,680 – $269,32050,630
19Administrative Services Managers$130,630
Bachelor's degree
$77,220 – $230,0703,490
20Education Administrators, Postsecondary$127,630
Master's degree
$85,770 – $220,6102,140
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$119,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,370 – $172,0502,950
22Social and Community Service Managers$103,000
Bachelor's degree
$71,270 – $156,9903,650
23Food Service Managers$95,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,240 – $138,2101,180
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$70,470
Bachelor's degree
$49,060 – $107,9801,560

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

#	Occupation	MedianWashington	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$339,810	$160,110 – $607,100	3,170
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$209,370	$130,010 – $327,300	16,960
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$189,680	$148,930 – $263,550	6,060
4	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$182,480	$117,590 – $324,740	2,490
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,840	$115,250 – $318,450	12,930
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,000	$104,000 – $291,620	10,030
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,270	$98,220 – $293,590	8,880
8	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$166,590	$111,830 – $205,500	6,470
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,530	$108,830 – $271,380	4,560
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$164,160	$100,990 – $272,470	10,490
11	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,730	$112,120 – $220,350	1,770
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,440	$104,500 – $255,280	1,610
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,070	$105,770 – $217,920	6,010
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,290	$88,970 – $282,250	7,490
15	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,210	$112,970 – $213,930	4,760
16	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,990	$89,200 – $207,120	2,790
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$136,500	$84,870 – $202,070	2,490
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,750	$77,680 – $269,320	50,630
19	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,630	$77,220 – $230,070	3,490
20	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$127,630	$85,770 – $220,610	2,140
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$119,320	$73,370 – $172,050	2,950
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,000	$71,270 – $156,990	3,650
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,190	$68,240 – $138,210	1,180
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$70,470	$49,060 – $107,980	1,560

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Washington. 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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