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Accountants and Auditors salary in Seattle, WA

The median accountants and auditors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $99,370 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,561 a month.

10th percentile
$73,250
25th percentile
$80,880
Median percentile
$99,370
75th percentile
$126,800
90th percentile
$160,640

Based on 22,100 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$78,737 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,370
Federal income tax−$13,031
Social Security + Medicare−$7,602
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,561
Every two weeks$3,028

Does it go far here?

$89,415Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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