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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Washington

The median engineering teachers, postsecondary in Washington earns $119,960 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,768 a month.

10th percentile
$67,170
25th percentile
$83,730
Median percentile
$119,960
75th percentile
$162,230
90th percentile
$211,220

Based on 820 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

$93,222 take-home a year
Gross pay$119,960
Federal income tax−$17,561
Social Security + Medicare−$9,177
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$7,768
Every two weeks$3,585

Does it go far here?

$112,099Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
23%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

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