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Interpreters and Translators salary in Seattle, WA

The median interpreters and translators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $65,800 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,588 a month.

10th percentile
$47,680
25th percentile
$49,680
Median percentile
$65,800
75th percentile
$82,990
90th percentile
$104,270

Based on 690 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

$55,050 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,800
Federal income tax−$5,716
Social Security + Medicare−$5,034
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,588
Every two weeks$2,117

Does it go far here?

$59,208Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
44%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 interpreters and translators salaries · Take-home pay in Washington