WASHINGTON STATE / SALARY

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax)
$91,056 USD £71,517 GBP		$52,000 USD £40,841 GBP		Gross income Net (after tax)

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Average Salary / Washington State

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Average salary in Washington State is $91,056 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 685 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $103,700 USD. Women receive a salary of $74,300 USD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians V with average income $136,200 USD and IT & Programming II with income $128,500 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $121,400 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $119,600 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $114,100 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $108,600 USD.

Levels / Washington State (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	8	100% 1.17%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	13	98.83% 1.9%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	12	96.93% 1.75%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	27	95.18% 3.94%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	31	91.24% 4.53%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	37	86.72% 5.4%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	23	81.31% 3.36%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	50	77.96% 7.3%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	38	70.66% 5.55%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	28	65.11% 4.09%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	28	61.02% 4.09%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	28	56.93% 4.09%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	26	52.85% 3.8%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	32	49.05% 4.67%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	21	44.38% 3.07%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	27	41.31% 3.94%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	12	37.37% 1.75%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	38	35.62% 5.55%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	18	30.07% 2.63%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	12	27.45% 1.75%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	11	25.69% 1.61%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	22	24.09% 3.21%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	9	20.88% 1.31%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	13	19.56% 1.9%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	3	17.66% 0.44%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	8	17.23% 1.17%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	6	16.06% 0.88%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	23	15.18% 3.36%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	17	11.82% 2.48%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	6	9.34% 0.88%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	9	8.47% 1.31%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	3	7.15% 0.44%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	13	6.72% 1.9%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	3	4.82% 0.44%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	6	4.38% 0.88%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	1	3.5% 0.15%
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	3	3.36% 0.44%
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	20	2.92% 2.92%

Gender / Washington State (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	396	$103,700 USD
2	Women	182	$74,300 USD

Education / Washington State (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	30	$121,400 USD
2	Masters Degree	134	$119,600 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	275	$93,300 USD
4	Bellow H. School	11	$89,700 USD
5	Some College	186	$69,700 USD
6	High School	49	$63,200 USD

Experience / Washington State (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	175	$114,100 USD
2	16-20 Years	70	$108,600 USD
3	12-16 Years	77	$94,900 USD
4	8-12 Years	101	$92,100 USD
5	4-8 Years	109	$76,700 USD
6	2-4 Years	66	$72,200 USD
7	0-1 Year	42	$63,200 USD
8	1-2 Years	45	$53,700 USD

Age / Washington State (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	4	$176,300 USD
2	46-50	77	$108,800 USD
3	56-60	47	$106,500 USD
4	61-65	28	$105,000 USD
5	51-55	57	$104,300 USD
6	41-45	81	$102,000 USD
7	36-40	77	$92,200 USD
8	31-35	72	$91,700 USD
9	26-30	71	$79,200 USD
10	n/a	108	$72,500 USD
11	21-25	43	$68,100 USD
12	76-99	5	$60,100 USD
13	14-20	15	$50,200 USD

Work Type / Washington State (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Contract	44	$96,300 USD
2	Permanent	586	$93,000 USD
3	Self Employed	35	$84,600 USD
4	Part Time	20	$33,300 USD

Cities / Washington State (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Seattle	507	$96,100 USD
2	Tacoma	69	$88,400 USD
3	Spokane	75	$70,300 USD
4	Vancouver, United States	34	$67,100 USD

Career Groups / Washington State (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians V	9	$136,200 USD
2	IT & Programming II	57	$128,500 USD
3	Agriculture & Fishing	4	$123,700 USD
4	IT & Programming	57	$114,400 USD
5	Management & Business	100	$111,100 USD
6	Aviation & Shipping	11	$110,100 USD
7	Health Care & Medical	22	$106,500 USD
8	Engineers & Technicians	28	$105,900 USD
9	Engineers & Technicians III	3	$89,300 USD
10	Properties & Real Estates	9	$88,700 USD
11	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	$88,500 USD
12	Construction & Labor Workers	22	$87,500 USD
13	Finance & Banking	31	$87,100 USD
14	Engineers & Technicians IV	5	$86,400 USD
15	Health Care & Medical II	19	$85,800 USD
16	Salesmen & Saleswomen	15	$84,700 USD
17	Human Resources	27	$81,400 USD
18	Law	16	$80,400 USD
19	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	26	$79,900 USD
20	Logistics, Road, Railway	17	$78,300 USD
21	Automobile	8	$77,200 USD
22	Architect Constructions	8	$76,100 USD
23	Security & Fireguard	7	$75,700 USD
24	Accounting & Administration	53	$72,000 USD
25	Education & University	26	$71,800 USD
26	Insurance	8	$71,400 USD
27	Military	10	$70,100 USD
28	Making Design	6	$65,000 USD
29	Public Sector	16	$63,900 USD
30	Hotels & Tourism	5	$63,800 USD
31	Engineers & Technicians II	3	$58,400 USD
32	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	15	$55,700 USD
33	Archaeology & History	3	$54,000 USD
34	Organization & Coordination	11	$51,100 USD
35	Customer Services	16	$37,300 USD
36	Sports & Recreation	2	$35,600 USD
37	Media	3	$35,000 USD
38	Fashion	1	$28,800 USD
39	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	4	$26,800 USD

Careers / Washington State (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	10	$194,400 USD
2	Doctor Specialist	4	$189,700 USD
3	IT Manager	8	$155,000 USD
4	Security Specialist	5	$152,600 USD
5	Software Engineer	22	$151,000 USD
6	Director	10	$151,000 USD
7	Consulting, Speaker	3	$147,700 USD
8	Engineering Manager	6	$145,000 USD
9	Other Engineer Career	9	$136,200 USD
10	Other Law Career	4	$130,500 USD
11	Software Developer	15	$126,500 USD
12	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	4	$125,500 USD
13	General Manager	9	$121,000 USD
14	Marketing Manager	6	$119,800 USD
15	IT Project Manager	9	$118,500 USD
16	Project Manager	6	$118,500 USD
17	Healthcare Management	5	$118,200 USD
18	Construction Project Manager	5	$115,800 USD
19	Program Manager	10	$115,500 USD
20	Salesmen or Saleswomen	6	$114,000 USD
21	Finance Manager	5	$113,400 USD
22	Mechanical Engineer	6	$105,500 USD
23	Engineer	5	$104,400 USD
24	Other IT Career	5	$102,100 USD
25	Real Estate Agent	4	$98,800 USD
26	Human Resource	6	$97,200 USD
27	Manager	18	$94,100 USD
28	System Administrator	7	$93,600 USD
29	Business Manager	4	$91,300 USD
30	Human Resources Manager	11	$85,000 USD
31	Logistics Manager	7	$85,000 USD
32	Other Public Sector Career	8	$80,700 USD
33	Other Sales Career	4	$80,500 USD
34	Other Human Resource Career	5	$80,000 USD
35	Administrator	3	$80,000 USD
36	Truck Driver	4	$78,500 USD
37	Other Medical Career	6	$78,000 USD
38	Operations Manager	7	$76,700 USD
39	Financial Analyst	12	$74,500 USD
40	Teacher	5	$74,400 USD
41	Architect	5	$71,800 USD
42	Paralegal	3	$69,200 USD
43	Non-Profit Organization	5	$63,400 USD
44	Network Administrator	4	$62,300 USD
45	Office Administrator	4	$62,000 USD
46	Other Education Career	9	$60,700 USD
47	IT Coordinator	4	$59,000 USD
48	Health Information Technology	3	$56,200 USD
49	Logistics Administration	4	$54,500 USD
50	Bookkeeper	4	$52,500 USD
51	Other Marketing Career	4	$50,500 USD
52	Customer Consultant	4	$47,200 USD
53	Mechanical Technician	3	$46,000 USD
54	Office Manager	4	$45,600 USD
55	Registered Nurse	4	$44,200 USD
56	Social Worker	5	$40,700 USD
57	Legal Secretary	4	$38,000 USD
58	Other Service Career	7	$24,200 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Salesmen

Posted 11 January 2024
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	8-12 Years	Intermediate	$110,000 USD

Thermal Hydraulic Engineer

Posted 21 August 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	Expert	$150,000 USD

Educator

Posted 18 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Educate student on health."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, United States	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$30,000 USD

Sr. Engineer

Posted 17 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical SME."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	$225,000 USD

Ciso

Posted 18 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage Security Strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Some College	2-4 Years	Expert	$200,000 USD

Family Medicine

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Patient care, training residents, teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$241,900 USD

Design Technology

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	12-16 Years	Expert	$164,000 USD

Principal Software Engineer

Posted 07 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design software, lead the team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$299,900 USD

Senior Research Scientist

Posted 30 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$164,000 USD

Fisherman

Posted 24 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fishing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$70,000 USD

Mechanic

Posted 20 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automobile repair."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$82,000 USD

Small Business Owner

Posted 11 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage day to day operations of my business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Basic	$25,000 USD

Systems Engineer

Posted 17 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Technology projects, Desktop Support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$116,000 USD

Mechanic

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Build airplanes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$83,000 USD

Business Development Manager

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales Training."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	High School	12-16 Years	Expert	$300,000 USD

Navi

Posted 28 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Seamanship."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$73,000 USD

Manager

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting, Web Development, Customer Service, Investing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$135,000 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 15 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	$160,000 USD

Contractor

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work hard."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Bellow H. School	0-1 Year	Basic	$320,000 USD

Marketing

Posted 05 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$100,000 USD

Digital Health

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT, customer support, customer experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$65,000 USD

Director Of It Services

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT, Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, United States	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$111,000 USD

Attorney

Posted 17 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Government agency."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$100,000 USD

Senior Ux Researcher

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Qualitative and quant. design research, in-depth interviews, presentations, collaboration with product design teams (designers, engineers, product managers)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$160,000 USD

Office Manager

Posted 17 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quickbooks, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$60,000 USD

Jeweler

Posted 09 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Jewlery design and manufacture."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Spokane	High School	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$27,000 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 08 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Basic	$100,000 USD

System Administrator

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Computer systems management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$86,400 USD

Devops System Administrator Ii

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Provide mid-level to senior-level end-user support, which may include providing systems administration assistance, coordinating stakeholder discussions, updating user documentation, or conducting training. 
Conduct root cause analysis to identify and eliminate bugs. 
Stay up to date with system enhancements and new features to better assist our customers. 
Design, enable, and deliver scalable and automated strategy – Infrastructure as a code. 
Enabling DevOps solutions development & deployment paradigms. 
Developing and Implementing software features using Agile Methodology. 
Ensuring efficient processes exist to identify, plan and manage all changes to the infrastructure."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	$68,000 USD

Florist

Posted 03 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work with flowers and customers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$25,000 USD

Aviation

Posted 20 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Aviation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	$80,000 USD

Implementation Manager

Posted 19 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Program Management, Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$225,000 USD

Finance Analyst

Posted 08 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Procurement finance analyst - Contracts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, United States	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	$120,000 USD

Chief Financial Officer

Posted 07 November 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, United States	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$290,000 USD

Business Analyst

Posted 05 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data mining, analytics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$98,000 USD

Diesel Mechanic

Posted 01 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Journeymen level."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	$93,000 USD

Medical Billing Specialist

Posted 22 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Revenue Cycle Management, Medical Billing, Collections."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	12-16 Years	Expert	$71,400 USD

Biostat

Posted 03 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Biostat stuff."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, United States	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$100,000 USD

Assistant Security Director

Posted 25 April 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	$45,000 USD

Team Leader

Posted 26 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead men in security operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$35,000 USD

Network Administrator 1

Posted 05 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Network+
Security+
In process of CCNA
Sharepoint Admin
Veeam back up systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$67,000 USD

Material Coordinator

Posted 19 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bachelor's in Supply Chain & Logistics
plan, source, procure, inventory management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$55,000 USD

Software Developer

Posted 13 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writing code for software applications using different programming languages, design applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$154,000 USD

Finance Director

Posted 03 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"CPA License, general ledger, payroll, financial statements, budget."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$58,000 USD

Sr. Program Manager

Posted 10 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cloud Technologies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$258,000 USD

Estimator

Posted 26 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Estimating and Project Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$180,000 USD

Sr Program Manager

Posted 18 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Program manager for a marketing program a tech company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$101,400 USD

Asset Manager

Posted 08 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Stuff and a lot more stuff."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	0-1 Year	n/a	$57,000 USD

Criminal Investigator

Posted 07 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Certified Public Accountant, 
Certified Fraud Examiner, 
Completed numerous advance investigation courses."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$133,300 USD

Assistant Manager

Posted 30 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"General office assistant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tacoma	Some College	0-1 Year	n/a	$16,100 USD

ECONOMY / Washington State

Washington's water resources provide huge hydroelectric power and has important role to state economy.

Puget Sound is the leader of Washington's commercial and industrial development. Seattle, an exporter and importer in trade with Asia, is the main U.S. city and a center for the manufacture of jet aircraft by the Boeing Corp. Microsoft Corp. near Seattle, and biotechnology have become increasingly important to the Washington economy.