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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Washington

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in Washington earns $72,700 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,998 a month.

10th percentile
$48,360
25th percentile
$56,620
Median percentile
$72,700
75th percentile
$91,560
90th percentile
$106,200

Based on 120 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

$59,974 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,700
Federal income tax−$7,164
Social Security + Medicare−$5,562
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,998
Every two weeks$2,307

Does it go far here?

$67,936Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
35%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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Washington