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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary in Seattle, WA

The median fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $82,580 a year, 49% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,577 a month.

10th percentile
$43,040
25th percentile
$57,500
Median percentile
$82,580
75th percentile
$104,260
90th percentile
$132,890

Based on 250 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

$66,925 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,580
Federal income tax−$9,338
Social Security + Medicare−$6,317
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,577
Every two weeks$2,574

Does it go far here?

$74,307Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
36%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 fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators salaries · Take-home pay in Washington