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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Seattle, WA

The median fast food and counter workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $39,150 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,803 a month.

10th percentile
$35,580
25th percentile
$36,690
Median percentile
$39,150
75th percentile
$45,250
90th percentile
$50,980

Based on 49,190 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

$33,637 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,150
Federal income tax−$2,518
Social Security + Medicare−$2,995
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,803
Every two weeks$1,294

Does it go far here?

$35,228Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
71%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 fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington