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title: "Average Salary in Seattle, WA"
description: "Mean $91,790, median $72,610 in the Seattle metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Seattle, WA

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $91,790, median $72,610 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 2,086,210 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $65,340.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $42,280 |
| 25th | $49,160 |
| 50th | $72,610 |
| 75th | $112,650 |
| 90th | $167,440 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 111.1 |
| Housing (rents) | 151.3 |
| Goods | 104.0 |
| Utilities | 92.8 |
| Other services | 106.8 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $231,400
- [Podiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/podiatrist): $216,760
- [Compensation and Benefits Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/compensation-and-benefits-manager): $216,590
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $213,950
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $205,000
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $204,670
- [Medical Dosimetrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-dosimetrist): $203,960
- [Computer and Information Research Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-and-information-research-scientist): $203,260
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $199,580
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $198,930

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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