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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Washington

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Washington earns $77,950 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,306 a month.

10th percentile
$52,230
25th percentile
$62,030
Median percentile
$77,950
75th percentile
$96,750
90th percentile
$103,170

Based on 1,400 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

$63,668 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,950
Federal income tax−$8,319
Social Security + Medicare−$5,963
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,306
Every two weeks$2,449

Does it go far here?

$72,842Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Washington