Salaries in Seattle, WA
755K residents · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area
Seattle, WA is part of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Seattle, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Washington is $62,990. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Seattle
Cardiologists$662,760Anesthesiologists$646,930Dermatologists$641,210Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$576,130Surgeons, All Other$504,360Emergency Medicine Physicians$380,870Chief Executives$370,000Obstetricians and Gynecologists$343,140General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010Neurologists$331,080Physicians, All Other$330,560Psychiatrists$307,710
Most common jobs in Seattle
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$48,210
- Retail Salespersons$42,080
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$39,150
- General and Operations Managers$146,030
- Registered Nurses$128,260
- Cashiers$44,210
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,740
- Stockers and Order Fillers$46,830
- Customer Service Representatives$53,550
- Office Clerks, General$53,290
- Waiters and Waitresses$57,280
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$46,490