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Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as “business and financial operations occupations” were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.
#26. Credit counselors
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
– Annual mean salary: $55,360
– #27 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $50,430
– Employment: 31,230
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
— Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)
#25. Tax preparers
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
– Annual mean salary: $59,780
– #21 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,160
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,080
– Employment: 83,190
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)
#24. Fundraisers
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
– Annual mean salary: $70,510
– #25 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,960
National
– Annual mean salary: $64,870
– Employment: 82,080
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
— Salinas, CA ($83,760)
#23. Insurance appraisers, auto damage
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
– Annual mean salary: $76,390
– #9 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190
National
– Annual mean salary: $68,180
– Employment: 11,430
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salt Lake City, UT ($89,810)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($86,970)
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($86,050)
#22. Meeting, convention, and event planners
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
– Annual mean salary: $78,190
– #4 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,990
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,850
– Employment: 98,150
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)
#21. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
– Annual mean salary: $81,250
– #16 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,020
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,960
– Employment: 278,140
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
— Salinas, CA ($90,800)
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