Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 14,812 | $3,157 | 39.7% |
| Construction (all) | 13,610 | $1,772 | 14.8% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 13,557 | $1,444 | 34.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 10,337 | $723 | 1.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 9,922 | $1,216 | 18.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 8,705 | $1,743 | 36.3% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 8,239 | $1,669 | 15.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 8,104 | $1,760 | 24.3% |
| Real Estate | 7,527 | $1,733 | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 5,827 | $1,482 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 5,496 | $1,469 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 5,365 | $2,962 | 20.2% |
| Construction of Buildings | 4,948 | $1,896 | 13.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,679 | $2,385 | 8.5% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 4,196 | $871 | 24.4% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 3,876 | $752 | 3.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 3,449 | $2,132 | 35.0% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 3,424 | $1,458 | 40.7% |
| Social Assistance | 3,117 | $775 | 36.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 2,744 | $2,458 | 7.5% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 2,621 | $4,298 | 37.0% |
| Information | 2,413 | $6,557 | 24.6% |
| Legal Services | 2,260 | $2,810 | 43.8% |
| Offices of Dentists | 2,189 | $1,155 | 27.1% |
| Educational Services | 2,068 | $1,002 | 29.4% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 1,914 | $1,020 | 21.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 1,900 | $2,099 | 40.7% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 1,892 | $2,717 | 18.3% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 1,867 | $2,362 | 31.9% |
| Truck Transportation | 1,834 | $1,361 | 10.1% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 1,741 | $1,342 | 8.0% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 1,688 | — | 14.9% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 1,666 | — | 14.1% |
| Landscaping Services | 1,583 | $1,071 | 21.2% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 1,570 | $835 | 4.3% |
| Child Day Care Services | 1,434 | $757 | 36.7% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1,430 | — | 7.5% |
| Beauty Salons | 1,418 | $846 | 24.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 1,388 | $1,816 | 6.6% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 1,360 | $2,477 | 36.1% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 1,321 | $1,584 | 13.2% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,210 | $1,531 | 40.8% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 1,207 | — | -2.8% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 1,184 | $618 | 6.2% |
| Janitorial Services | 1,165 | $798 | 21.2% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 1,126 | $1,481 | 3.6% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 1,064 | $1,994 | 15.7% |
| General Automotive Repair | 862 | $1,459 | 7.5% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 828 | — | 0.9% |
| Publishing Industries | 815 | — | 18.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 723 | — | 2.0% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 711 | $1,786 | 9.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 690 | $1,023 | 7.7% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 644 | $2,076 | 26.5% |
| Specialized Design Services | 617 | $2,095 | 30.3% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 614 | $445 | 6.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 596 | — | 5.2% |
| Accommodation | 576 | $970 | -13.0% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 553 | $1,870 | -9.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 537 | $1,456 | 9.8% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 496 | — | 0.3% |
| Veterinary Services | 475 | $1,299 | — |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 423 | $2,171 | 11.2% |
| Food Manufacturing | 396 | $1,308 | -1.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 361 | $1,640 | 39.3% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 350 | $2,137 | 7.3% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 343 | $1,405 | 23.8% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 331 | $1,670 | 7.8% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 319 | $5,610 | 23.7% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 297 | $1,203 | -7.2% |
| Other Information Services | 268 | $4,955 | 34.6% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 263 | $1,596 | 9.0% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 242 | — | 3.4% |
| Printing & Related Support | 222 | $1,327 | -2.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 196 | $2,833 | -0.2% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 194 | $2,564 | 3.5% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 176 | — | 5.5% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 161 | $1,812 | 16.7% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 143 | $1,210 | 8.9% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 136 | $1,644 | 14.4% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 118 | $1,378 | 13.1% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 113 | $2,067 | 13.3% |
| Utilities | 93 | $2,778 | 9.6% |
| Water Transportation | 53 | $2,231 | -1.3% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 49 | — | 9.3% |
| Hospitals | 47 | — | 16.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 45 | $1,743 | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 38 | — | 5.4% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 28 | $1,747 | 16.2% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 24 | $2,103 | 37.7% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 22 | — | 40.1% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 8 | — | -0.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 6 | — | 22.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.