High paying office and admin jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$81,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,270 – $81,85013,160
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$81,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,310 – $126,04018,020
3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$80,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,170 – $106,7707,370
4Public Safety Telecommunicators$80,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,030 – $97,1301,040
5Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$77,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,800 – $83,3001,240
6Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$67,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,190 – $78,6901,490
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$66,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,490 – $92,3601,980
8Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,960
No formal educational credential
$48,940 – $81,0403,420
9Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$62,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $95,3402,570
10Cargo and Freight Agents$61,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,070 – $82,8501,940
11Loan Interviewers and Clerks$61,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,580 – $76,8601,700
12Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$61,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,370 – $77,9702,010
13Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$60,460
Some college, no degree
$47,720 – $79,33017,860
14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$60,420
Associate's degree
$48,810 – $78,4901,480
15Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$60,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,900 – $75,2306,420
16Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$60,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,720 – $80,47015,780
17Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,740
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $76,3601,340
18Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$59,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,240 – $73,3401,160
19Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$59,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,990 – $91,9002,950
20Billing and Posting Clerks$58,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,720 – $77,2606,410
21Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$56,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,410 – $100,78012,520
22Information and Record Clerks, All Other$56,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,850 – $72,8001,820
23Procurement Clerks$53,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,010 – $69,240860
24Customer Service Representatives$53,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,200 – $76,28025,840
25Office Clerks, General$53,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,000 – $77,52027,460
26Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$50,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,990 – $70,9701,600
27Library Assistants, Clerical$50,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,910 – $63,1701,050
28Tellers$49,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990 – $62,8803,730
29Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$49,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,810 – $61,510910
30Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$48,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,080 – $80,4302,790
31Couriers and Messengers$48,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,630 – $59,930660
32Bill and Account Collectors$48,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,460 – $72,2601,400
33Data Entry Keyers$47,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,310 – $65,220760
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$45,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,570 – $60,52014,260
35Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$44,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,640 – $54,7302,470

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	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,850	$59,270 – $81,850	13,160
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,640	$60,310 – $126,040	18,020
3	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,860	$64,170 – $106,770	7,370
4	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,180	$68,030 – $97,130	1,040
5	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,860	$62,800 – $83,300	1,240
6	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,710	$54,190 – $78,690	1,490
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,630	$51,490 – $92,360	1,980
8	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,960	$48,940 – $81,040	3,420
9	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,000	$45,140 – $95,340	2,570
10	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,860	$49,070 – $82,850	1,940
11	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,330	$46,580 – $76,860	1,700
12	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,120	$43,370 – $77,970	2,010
13	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$60,460	$47,720 – $79,330	17,860
14	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$60,420	$48,810 – $78,490	1,480
15	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,350	$46,900 – $75,230	6,420
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,230	$45,720 – $80,470	15,780
17	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,740	$45,530 – $76,360	1,340
18	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,420	$47,240 – $73,340	1,160
19	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,340	$46,990 – $91,900	2,950
20	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,920	$40,720 – $77,260	6,410
21	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,370	$40,410 – $100,780	12,520
22	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,140	$41,850 – $72,800	1,820
23	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,610	$46,010 – $69,240	860
24	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,550	$41,200 – $76,280	25,840
25	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,290	$41,000 – $77,520	27,460
26	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,820	$42,990 – $70,970	1,600
27	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,560	$39,910 – $63,170	1,050
28	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,880	$44,990 – $62,880	3,730
29	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,270	$40,810 – $61,510	910
30	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,520	$44,080 – $80,430	2,790
31	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,510	$40,630 – $59,930	660
32	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,460	$40,460 – $72,260	1,400
33	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,000	$39,310 – $65,220	760
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,820	$37,570 – $60,520	14,260
35	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,520	$39,640 – $54,730	2,470

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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