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Film and Video Editors salary in Seattle, WA

The median film and video editors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $75,420 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,157 a month.

10th percentile
$42,690
25th percentile
$61,790
Median percentile
$75,420
75th percentile
$104,450
90th percentile
$141,430

Based on 280 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

$61,888 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,420
Federal income tax−$7,762
Social Security + Medicare−$5,770
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,157
Every two weeks$2,380

Does it go far here?

$67,865Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
39%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 film and video editors salaries · Take-home pay in Washington