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Electrical Engineers salary in Washington

The median electrical engineers in Washington earns $132,710 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,498 a month.

10th percentile
$85,540
25th percentile
$103,910
Median percentile
$132,710
75th percentile
$166,160
90th percentile
$185,690

Based on 7,610 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

$101,973 take-home a year
Gross pay$132,710
Federal income tax−$20,584
Social Security + Medicare−$10,152
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,498
Every two weeks$3,922

Does it go far here?

$124,013Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
21%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 electrical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington