Study: Seattle is one of the top 10 cities with the highest populations of six-figure salary earners

Some of the top six-figure earning jobs nationwide are not in tech. Keep clicking to see the cities with the most people earning $100,000 or more, according to a recent study by Volusion...
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10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 10.1%Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 31.9%Median annual wage across all occupations: 614,060Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Producers and directorsHighest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, anesthesiologists, psychiatrists — **10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California**

Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 10.1%
Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 31.9%
Median annual wage across all occupations: 614,060
Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Producers and directors
Highest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, anesthesiologists, psychiatrists
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9. San Diego-Carlsbad, California Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 10.2%Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 19.3%Median annual wage across all occupations: $43,390Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Electronics engineers, except computerHighest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, surgeons — **9. San Diego-Carlsbad, California**

Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 10.2%
Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 19.3%
Median annual wage across all occupations: $43,390
Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Electronics engineers, except computer
Highest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, surgeons
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8. Sacramento-Roseille-Arden-Arcade, California Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 10.8%Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 73%Median annual wage across all occupations: $42,950Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Environmental engineersHighest-paying six-figure occupations: Orthodontists, family and general practitioners, obstetricians and gynecologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, surgeons, nurse anesthetists — **8. Sacramento-Roseille-Arden-Arcade, California**

Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 10.8%
Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 73%
Median annual wage across all occupations: $42,950
Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Environmental engineers
Highest-paying six-figure occupations: Orthodontists, family and general practitioners, obstetricians and gynecologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, surgeons, nurse anesthetists
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7. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 11.1%Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 21.5%Median annual wage across all occupations: $48,820Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: ActuariesHighest-paying six-figure occupations: Family and general practitioners, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, psychiatrists, surgeons — **7. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut**

Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 11.1%
Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 21.5%
Median annual wage across all occupations: $48,820
Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Actuaries
Highest-paying six-figure occupations: Family and general practitioners, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, psychiatrists, surgeons
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6. New York City-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 12.6%Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 27.3%Median annual wage across all occupations: $47,080Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Advertising and promotions managersHighest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, anesthesiologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, surgeons — **6. New York City-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania**

Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 12.6%
Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 27.3%
Median annual wage across all occupations: $47,080
Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Advertising and promotions managers
Highest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, anesthesiologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, surgeons
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5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 13.1%Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 21.2%Median annual wage across all occupations: $50,860Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Software developers, applicationsHighest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, anesthesiologists, family and general practitioners, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, psychiatrists, surgeons, airline pilots and copilots and flight engineers — **5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington**

Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 13.1%
Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 21.2%
Median annual wage across all occupations: $50,860
Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Software developers, applications
Highest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, anesthesiologists, family and general practitioners, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, psychiatrists, surgeons, airline pilots and copilots and flight engineers
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4. Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Massachusetts-New Hampshire Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 14%Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 24.5%Median annual wage across all occupations: $51,510Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Biochemists and biophysicistsHighest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, anesthesiologists, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, surgeons — **4. Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Massachusetts-New Hampshire**

Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 14%
Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 24.5%
Median annual wage across all occupations: $51,510
Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Biochemists and biophysicists
Highest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, anesthesiologists, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, surgeons
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3. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 20.9%Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 24.4%Median annual wage across all occupations: $54,090Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: SociologistsHighest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, anesthesiologists, family and general practitioners, internists, psychiatrists, surgeons, nurse anesthetists, airline pilots and copilots and flight engineers — **3. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California**

Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 20.9%
Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 24.4%
Median annual wage across all occupations: $54,090
Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Sociologists
Highest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, anesthesiologists, family and general practitioners, internists, psychiatrists, surgeons, nurse anesthetists, airline pilots and copilots and flight engineers
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2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 20.9%Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 37.7%Median annual wage across all occupations: $54,680Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Political scientistsHighest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, psychiatrists, surgeons — **2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia**

Share of employment in six-figure occupations: 20.9%
Percent change in six-figure employment (2015-2018): 37.7%
Median annual wage across all occupations: $54,680
Most over-indexed six-figure occupation: Political scientists
Highest-paying six-figure occupations: Chief executives, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, psychiatrists, surgeons
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The average income in the United States in 2019 was just below $39,000. On a national scale, just 7% of workers make $100,000 or more per year.

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Not so in the Seattle metro area, where the average wage was over $50,000 -- and 13.1% of employed people make over $100,000. That's the fifth-highest population of six-figure salary earners among the country's large cities, according to a new study by ecommerce site Volusion, which examined data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine the metro areas with the most six-figure salaries in the country.

With a big tech presence in Seattle and on the Eastside (the metro area for this study includes areas east of Lake Washington), this is likely not a huge surprise. Software and applications developers were among the most common six-figure jobs in the region.

Only one other large metro area on Volusion's list can primarily credit tech for its high population of six-figure salary makers: the San Jose metro area, where computer hardware engineers were the most popular high earners. The median salary in San Jose was $60,110, and people making $100,000 or more made up 28.2% of the area's population.

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Nationwide, the top jobs for six-figure earners are general and operations managers, followed by software developers and lawyers. To see which cities have the most six-figure earners, click through the slideshow above.

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