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Chief Executives salary in Seattle, WA

The median chief executives in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $370,000 a year, 73% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $21,586 a month.

10th percentile
$187,890
25th percentile
$260,990
Median percentile
$370,000
75th percentile
$481,180
90th percentile
$607,100

Based on 2,060 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

$259,032 take-home a year
Gross pay$370,000
Federal income tax−$92,634
Social Security + Medicare−$18,334
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$21,586
Every two weeks$9,963

Does it go far here?

$332,934Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
9%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
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
Computer and Information Research Scientists$211,270

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