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Carpenters salary in Seattle, WA

The median carpenters in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $76,410 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,215 a month.

10th percentile
$58,090
25th percentile
$63,740
Median percentile
$76,410
75th percentile
$99,700
90th percentile
$123,750

Based on 14,970 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

$62,584 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,410
Federal income tax−$7,980
Social Security + Medicare−$5,845
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,215
Every two weeks$2,407

Does it go far here?

$68,755Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
38%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 carpenters salaries · Take-home pay in Washington