What work pays in Bellingham, WA

3% pricier than the US average
·WA·
91k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 103
91,390 working
WA
43 occupations reported
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The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Computer and Information Systems Managers is the best-paid occupation in Bellingham, WA: $169,640 on paper, worth $164,173 once the local price level is taken into account.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Computer and Information Systems Managers$81.56/hr$169,640$164,173
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$169,470$164,008
Financial Managers$76.42/hr$158,960$153,837
Construction Managers$75.28/hr$156,580$151,533
Pharmacists$75.24/hr$156,490$151,446
Physicians, All Other$72.56/hr$150,920$146,056
Industrial Production Managers$72.50/hr$150,800$145,940
Nurse Practitioners$71.10/hr$147,890$143,123
Marketing Managers$68.97/hr$143,450$138,827
Managers, All Other$67.74/hr$140,910$136,368
Human Resources Managers$66.31/hr$137,920$133,475
Sales Managers$64.05/hr$133,220$128,926
Lawyers$63.21/hr$131,480$127,242
Software Developers$61.66/hr$128,250$124,116
General and Operations Managers$60.50/hr$125,840$121,784
Dental Hygienists$60.02/hr$124,850$120,826
Computer Occupations, All Other$57.95/hr$120,540$116,655
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$57.88/hr$120,380$116,500
Data Scientists$57.78/hr$120,180$116,306
Medical and Health Services Managers$55.87/hr$116,210$112,464
Compliance Officers$52.67/hr$109,550$106,019
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$51.84/hr$107,830$104,354
Civil Engineers$51.82/hr$107,790$104,316
Mechanical Engineers$51.24/hr$106,580$103,145
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$51.04/hr$106,170$102,748
Computer Systems Analysts$50.93/hr$105,920$102,506
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$50.62/hr$105,280$101,887
Personal Financial Advisors$49.72/hr$103,410$100,077
Project Management Specialists$49.71/hr$103,400$100,067
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$49.40/hr$102,750$99,438
Administrative Services Managers$49.16/hr$102,250$98,954
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationNot published$102,160$98,867
Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryNot published$102,120$98,828
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$48.95/hr$101,810$98,528
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationNot published$101,230$97,967
Firefighters$48.62/hr$101,130$97,870
Industrial Engineers$48.47/hr$100,820$97,570
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$48.33/hr$100,520$97,280
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationNot published$100,430$97,193
Electricians$46.92/hr$97,590$94,444
Physical Therapists$46.37/hr$96,450$93,341
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$46.34/hr$96,400$93,293
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolNot published$95,610$92,528

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