Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Washington (state), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Construction (all) | 27,190 | $1,647 | 14.8% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 23,923 | $1,349 | 34.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 23,574 | $2,838 | 39.7% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 19,032 | $653 | 1.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 18,276 | $1,123 | 18.9% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 16,412 | $1,559 | 15.7% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 15,193 | $1,608 | 36.3% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 13,447 | $1,547 | 24.3% |
| Real Estate | 12,407 | $1,525 | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 10,759 | $1,384 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 10,078 | $1,327 | 21.2% |
| Construction of Buildings | 9,869 | $1,711 | 13.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 9,829 | $2,587 | 20.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8,436 | $2,118 | 8.5% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 6,859 | $1,283 | 40.7% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 6,733 | $818 | 24.4% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 6,724 | $698 | 3.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 5,670 | $1,828 | 35.0% |
| Social Assistance | 5,581 | $751 | 36.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 4,780 | $2,244 | 7.5% |
| Information | 4,036 | $6,021 | 24.6% |
| Truck Transportation | 3,959 | $1,331 | 10.1% |
| Legal Services | 3,718 | $2,453 | 43.8% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 3,684 | $3,994 | 37.0% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 3,654 | $2,278 | 18.3% |
| Offices of Dentists | 3,633 | $1,127 | 27.1% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 3,546 | $1,220 | 8.0% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 3,451 | $857 | 21.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 3,377 | $1,835 | 40.7% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 3,243 | $1,399 | 13.2% |
| Educational Services | 3,234 | $956 | 29.4% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 3,196 | $2,310 | 31.9% |
| Landscaping Services | 3,194 | $980 | 21.2% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 3,111 | $772 | 4.3% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 3,026 | $983 | 14.9% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 2,903 | — | 7.5% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 2,782 | $1,623 | 6.6% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 2,774 | $4,178 | 14.1% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 2,598 | $2,236 | 36.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 2,490 | $1,363 | 3.6% |
| Child Day Care Services | 2,386 | $716 | 36.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 2,242 | $1,790 | 15.7% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 2,204 | $578 | 6.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 2,168 | $785 | 24.4% |
| Janitorial Services | 2,166 | $715 | 21.2% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 2,085 | $1,378 | 40.8% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 2,017 | — | -2.8% |
| Gasoline Stations | 1,806 | — | 2.0% |
| General Automotive Repair | 1,734 | $1,313 | 7.5% |
| Accommodation | 1,646 | $825 | -13.0% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 1,626 | $954 | 7.7% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 1,473 | — | 0.9% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 1,205 | $1,787 | 9.2% |
| Publishing Industries | 1,190 | — | 18.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 1,184 | — | 5.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 1,062 | $1,738 | 26.5% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 1,058 | $1,380 | 9.8% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 1,054 | $409 | 6.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 999 | $1,636 | -9.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 969 | — | 0.3% |
| Specialized Design Services | 931 | $1,849 | 30.3% |
| Veterinary Services | 919 | $1,211 | — |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 909 | $2,084 | 11.2% |
| Food Manufacturing | 885 | $1,178 | -1.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 681 | $1,883 | 7.8% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 650 | $1,811 | 7.3% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 647 | $1,319 | 39.3% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 584 | — | 3.4% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 577 | $1,169 | 23.8% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 531 | $1,180 | -7.2% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 476 | $5,264 | 23.7% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 427 | $1,393 | 9.0% |
| Other Information Services | 402 | $4,882 | 34.6% |
| Printing & Related Support | 399 | $1,206 | -2.6% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 378 | $1,349 | 13.1% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 367 | — | 5.5% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 364 | $1,662 | 16.7% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 347 | $2,479 | 3.5% |
| Utilities | 342 | $2,630 | 9.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 300 | $2,524 | -0.2% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 299 | $1,137 | 8.9% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 273 | $1,605 | 14.4% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 258 | $1,922 | 13.3% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 169 | $1,756 | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 139 | $1,728 | 5.4% |
| Hospitals | 123 | $1,995 | 16.6% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 87 | $1,917 | 9.3% |
| Water Transportation | 82 | $2,221 | -1.3% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 63 | $1,666 | 16.2% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 41 | $1,869 | 37.7% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 33 | $3,308 | 40.1% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 31 | $2,944 | -0.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 24 | — | 22.1% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 6 | — | 12.0% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.