Project Management Jobs in Washington

[no_toc]

Washington Ranks:
5
in the US for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers median annual salary
7
in the US for Computer and Information Systems Managers median annual salary
11
in the US for Construction Managers median annual salary
12
in the US for Architectural and Engineering Managers median annual salary
14
in the US for Industrial Production Managers median annual salary
16
in the US for Natural Sciences Managers median annual salary

Credit the stellar coffee, the crisp apples, or Bill Gates and Microsoft money pumping into the economy for making Washington one of the leading states for project management professionals. Towering above all the other regions is the triple threat of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, a metropolitan area that hires more people in every field and where they earn more across the board. Computer and information system managers do well, with over 8,000 employed in the Seattle area alone, earning a median salary of nearly $137,000. Statewide, the only field that scores below average is Natural sciences managers, but they still make over $109,000, ranking them at 94% of the U.S. median annual earnings.

State-Level Statistics

OccupationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Computer and Information Systems Managers9,910$131,010108%
Architectural and Engineering Managers5,840$129,970104%
Construction Managers4,330$92,750112%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers3,010$91,630112%
Industrial Production Managers2,950$93,340105%
Natural Sciences Managers1,820$109,08094%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

Click on a job category to see statistics for that category.

Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,020$133,790107%
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA600$130,790105%
Spokane, WA170$113,31091%
Olympia, WA140$103,53083%
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA140$130,680105%
Bellingham, WA130$120,87097%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA50$107,02086%
Yakima, WA30$101,12081%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA8,260$136,820113%
Olympia, WA380$91,10075%
Spokane, WA340$103,40085%
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA160$126,090104%
Bellingham, WA150$100,88083%
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA80$105,81087%
Yakima, WA40$100,22083%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA40$93,72077%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA40$103,77086%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA3,050$92,800112%
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA230$113,490137%
Spokane, WA200$81,21098%
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA120$93,440113%
Bellingham, WA110$87,460106%
Olympia, WA70$70,92086%
Yakima, WA60$89,920109%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA50$111,520135%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,920$101,840114%
Spokane, WA170$71,75080%
Yakima, WA90$83,65094%
Bellingham, WA70$75,93085%
Longview, WA60$101,040113%
Olympia, WA60$64,74073%
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA60$86,63097%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA60$85,83096%
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA50$80,73091%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA960$124,730108%
Olympia, WA230$86,40075%
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA180$144,690125%
Spokane, WA80$88,49076%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA30$90,27078%
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA30$101,85088%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,200$96,990119%
Spokane, WA190$70,14086%
Bellingham, WA70$75,52092%
Yakima, WA50$87,800107%
Olympia, WA50$74,60091%
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA40$81,760100%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA30$83,490102%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012