These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Spokane, WA For 2018

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in the Spokane area. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Physicians And Surgeons, All Other are the highest paid people in Spokane.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Spokane:

1. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
2. Internists, General
3. Family and General Practitioners
4. Dentists, General
5. Chief Executives
6. Optometrists
7. Architectural and Engineering Managers
8. Personal Financial Advisors
9. Pharmacists
10. Marketing Managers

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 4 on the list of highest paid professions in Spokane. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

If you’re interested, you can read more about the Spokane and Washington job scene here:

• These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Washington
• These Are The 10 Fastest Growing Jobs In Washington In 2017
• These Are The 100 Lowest Paying Jobs In Washington

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Spokane For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 426 job classifications in Spokane in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released BLS data for this analysis which came out on March 30, 2018.

For more reading, check out:

• These Are The 10 Companies That Are Hiring The Most In Seattle
• These Are The 10 Best Cities In Washington To Get A Job
• 20 Best Companies To Work For In Seattle, WA

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Spokane

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$228,000	$141,830	370
2	Internists, General	$223,400	$129,290	40
3	Family and General Practitioners	$189,110	$131,880	150
4	Dentists, General	$170,280	$62,520	150
5	Chief Executives	$164,540	$64,430	480
6	Optometrists	$134,450	$38,290	70
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,860	$87,370	180
8	Personal Financial Advisors	$129,150	$36,130	470
9	Pharmacists	$118,610	$102,420	760
10	Marketing Managers	$113,510	$51,530	250
11	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$112,960	$79,070	50
12	Natural Sciences Managers	$110,960	$79,560	70
13	Sales Engineers	$110,360	$56,650	30
14	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$109,690	$85,840	50
15	Physician Assistants	$107,800	$73,830	190
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$106,980	$68,890	370
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,820	$60,000	530
18	Veterinarians	$105,820	$69,020	130
19	Nurse Practitioners	$105,290	$81,610	170
20	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	$104,230	$84,370	290
21	Financial Managers	$100,310	$60,450	770
22	General and Operations Managers	$99,950	$42,610	2,760
23	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,720	$73,520	160
24	Sales Managers	$95,970	$52,410	540
25	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$95,300	$53,630	150
26	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$95,180	$80,970	120
27	Lawyers	$94,790	$52,200	730
28	Software Developers, Systems Software	$94,110	$50,940	150
29	Computer Network Architects	$93,270	$67,340	190
30	Legislators	$92,930	$21,060	70
31	Physical Therapists	$92,820	$57,540	500
32	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$92,780	$45,140	100
33	Training and Development Managers	$91,740	$52,070	30
34	Purchasing Managers	$89,830	$54,080	100
35	Managers, All Other	$89,240	$52,270	470
36	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$87,430	$60,090	170
37	Electrical Engineers	$86,950	$57,990	210
38	Information Security Analysts	$86,520	$43,020	80
39	Human Resources Managers	$85,250	$44,830	210
40	Construction Managers	$84,010	$54,810	290
41	Software Developers, Applications	$83,990	$48,910	800
42	Credit Analysts	$83,400	$51,530	80
43	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$82,790	$28,590	210
44	Dental Hygienists	$82,240	$66,130	550
45	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$81,120	$60,900	110
46	Industrial Production Managers	$80,510	$51,910	130
47	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$78,580	$49,740	300
48	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$78,230	$51,860	120
49	Operations Research Analysts	$77,600	$43,890	70
50	Chiropractors	$77,390	$42,190	60
51	Occupational Therapists	$76,470	$61,200	230
52	Registered Nurses	$75,250	$50,630	5,340
53	Administrative Services Managers	$74,970	$43,520	380
54	Civil Engineers	$74,810	$56,300	420
55	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$73,380	$36,910	340
56	Computer Systems Analysts	$73,080	$50,120	600
57	Mechanical Engineers	$72,920	$41,300	300
58	Industrial Engineers	$72,700	$38,990	190
59	Environmental Engineers	$72,660	$52,560	70
60	Financial Analysts	$72,140	$44,720	250
61	Commercial Pilots	$72,010	$59,650	170
62	Management Analysts	$71,970	$41,770	360
63	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$70,070	$40,230	750
64	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$70,050	$46,030	120
65	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$69,990	$51,640	90
66	Financial Specialists, All Other	$69,580	$43,120	70
67	Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	$69,500	$46,770	560
68	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$69,370	$46,870	220
69	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$69,270	$40,750	70
70	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	$69,040	$52,550	640
71	Art Directors	$69,040	$41,830	30
72	Web Developers	$68,650	$42,070	150
73	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$68,310	$36,820	80
74	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$68,020	$42,130	160
75	Logisticians	$67,920	$45,130	90
76	Budget Analysts	$67,820	$51,630	80
77	Producers and Directors	$67,500	$28,870	190
78	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$67,450	$33,460	30
79	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$67,290	$42,150	380
80	Speech-Language Pathologists	$67,150	$51,770	190
81	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$66,760	$52,810	100
82	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$66,190	$32,480	100
83	Biological Scientists, All Other	$66,120	$34,090	50
84	Compliance Officers	$65,750	$44,100	430
85	Insurance Underwriters	$65,550	$39,280	150
86	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$65,410	$33,250	70
87	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,870	$29,150	140
88	Radiologic Technologists	$64,560	$44,930	320
89	Loan Officers	$64,380	$31,420	750
90	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$64,160	$46,350	80
91	Labor Relations Specialists	$64,080	$43,730	70
92	Foresters	$64,060	$52,980	50
93	Crane and Tower Operators	$64,030	$51,870	90
94	Health Educators	$63,990	$44,290	50
95	Editors	$63,680	$31,640	130
96	Social and Community Service Managers	$63,660	$39,170	230
97	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$63,420	$33,020	180
98	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$63,320	$48,980	220
99	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,200	$30,170	100
100	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$63,000	$52,480	80