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Environmental Engineers salary in Seattle, WA

The median environmental engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $128,410 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,253 a month.

10th percentile
$78,920
25th percentile
$101,700
Median percentile
$128,410
75th percentile
$162,880
90th percentile
$175,610

Based on 1,050 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

$99,034 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,410
Federal income tax−$19,552
Social Security + Medicare−$9,823
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,253
Every two weeks$3,809

Does it go far here?

$115,546Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
24%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 environmental engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington