Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

Across all occupations in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metropolitan area, the median wage is $61,960 a year ($29.79 an hour) and the mean $75,470, May 2025. That median is +22% against the US median of $50,980 and −2% against Washington's $62,990. BLS counts 130,300 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA vs Washington and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA area, Washington and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	Hourly	$17.93	$21.98	$29.79	$45.98	$60.60	$36.29	130,300
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	Annual	$37,300	$45,720	$61,960	$95,640	$126,040	$75,470	130,300
Washington	Hourly	$18.59	$22.61	$30.28	$48.90	$73.86	$40.06	3,550,970
Washington	Annual	$38,670	$47,020	$62,990	$101,710	$153,630	$83,330	3,550,970
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

345 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Washington. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$315,230	$151.55	180
2	Chief Executives	$204,190	$98.17	130
3	Sales Managers in Washington	$172,550	$82.96	240
4	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$166,910	*	270
5	Marketing Managers	$166,790	$80.19	180
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,550	$79.11	90
7	Veterinarians	$158,880	$76.39	100
8	Pharmacists	$154,860	$74.45	220
9	Physician Assistants	$153,940	$74.01	90
10	Managers, All Other in Washington	$149,820	$72.03	260
11	Public Relations Managers	$148,090	$71.20	150
12	Nurse Practitioners	$145,950	$70.17	180
13	Natural Sciences Managers	$145,560	$69.98	110
14	Optometrists	$142,720	$68.61	40
15	Financial Managers in Washington	$142,500	$68.51	670
15	Construction Managers	$142,500	$68.51	160
17	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$140,730	$67.66	140
18	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Washington	$140,160	$67.39	690
19	Medical and Health Services Managers	$137,870	$66.28	330
20	Human Resources Managers	$135,610	$65.20	240

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Washington	3,910	30.00	1.21	$36,110
2	General and Operations Managers in Washington	3,670	28.17	1.25	$122,210
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Washington	3,370	25.88	0.93	$44,060
4	Retail Salespersons in Washington	3,180	24.39	0.97	$37,350
5	Management Analysts in Washington	2,770	21.30	3.69	$88,790
6	Cashiers in Washington	2,470	18.92	0.95	$37,340
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in Washington	2,450	18.78	1.03	$44,070
8	Registered Nurses in Washington	2,250	17.28	0.79	$125,020
9	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Washington	2,110	16.17	1.47	$54,320
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Washington	1,990	15.28	0.81	$44,760
11	Office Clerks, General in Washington	1,970	15.13	0.95	$46,690
12	Software Developers in Washington	1,920	14.77	1.36	$124,060
13	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Washington	1,700	13.08	1.43	$51,350
14	Customer Service Representatives in Washington	1,430	10.98	0.66	$49,630
15	Human Resources Specialists in Washington	1,410	10.86	1.85	$86,700
15	Waiters and Waitresses in Washington	1,410	10.86	0.74	$53,000
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Washington	1,350	10.37	0.73	$44,100
18	Accountants and Auditors in Washington	1,330	10.18	1.09	$94,470
19	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Washington	1,320	10.11	1.45	$82,630
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Washington	1,210	9.32	1.01	$78,270

Most concentrated occupations in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Epidemiologists	32.57	330	2.53	$108,240
2	Urban and Regional Planners	20.17	750	5.74	$95,640
3	Health Education Specialists	18.32	1,010	7.74	$78,460
4	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	16.56	250	1.93	$82,500
5	Conservation Scientists	14.66	320	2.45	$78,460
6	Archivists	14.52	100	0.74	$77,990
7	Foresters	13.03	110	0.87	$76,600
8	Economists	10.93	160	1.25	$103,000
9	Budget Analysts	7.23	290	2.19	$91,060
10	Database Administrators	6.70	390	3.02	$115,330

Occupation groups in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$130,260	$143,820	8,340	64.04	0.89
Computer and Mathematical	$109,840	$111,660	7,680	58.92	1.74
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$102,920	$117,420	6,410	49.17	0.78
Architecture and Engineering	$99,860	$102,550	2,020	15.52	0.92
Legal	$98,030	$104,770	1,620	12.47	1.49
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$91,400	$92,610	3,430	26.32	2.78
Business and Financial Operations	$83,100	$88,440	14,550	111.67	1.65
Protective Service	$74,000	$76,090	3,030	23.25	0.96
Community and Social Service	$72,870	$73,600	3,840	29.49	1.72
Construction and Extraction	$70,540	$78,510	4,600	35.29	0.85
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$69,880	$75,020	2,190	16.77	1.27
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$65,020	$70,170	4,140	31.80	0.81
Educational Instruction and Library	$59,150	$70,030	7,470	57.36	0.98
Office and Administrative Support	$54,190	$57,240	15,820	121.39	1.06
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$49,100	$56,870	390	2.97	1.06
Production	$48,880	$54,260	2,990	22.94	0.42
Transportation and Material Moving	$47,700	$51,120	9,220	70.77	0.80
Healthcare Support	$46,890	$48,960	6,360	48.82	0.96
Personal Care and Service	$45,660	$50,600	2,900	22.25	1.06
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$44,540	$46,250	2,980	22.88	0.78
Sales and Related	$43,870	$56,410	10,070	77.28	0.90
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$38,870	$45,380	10,250	78.63	0.89

Every occupation in Washington, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 345 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA estimates (area 36500).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.