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Computer Hardware Engineers salary in Seattle, WA

The median computer hardware engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $169,120 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,572 a month.

10th percentile
$104,770
25th percentile
$142,320
Median percentile
$169,120
75th percentile
$210,230
90th percentile
$260,210

Based on 1,410 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

$126,860 take-home a year
Gross pay$169,120
Federal income tax−$29,323
Social Security + Medicare−$12,938
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$10,572
Every two weeks$4,879

Does it go far here?

$152,178Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
19%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 computer hardware engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington