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Art Directors salary in Seattle, WA

The median art directors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $124,610 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,036 a month.

10th percentile
$76,610
25th percentile
$86,730
Median percentile
$124,610
75th percentile
$157,140
90th percentile
$216,120

Based on 520 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

$96,437 take-home a year
Gross pay$124,610
Federal income tax−$18,640
Social Security + Medicare−$9,533
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,036
Every two weeks$3,709

Does it go far here?

$112,127Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
25%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

All art directors salaries · Take-home pay in Washington