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Materials Engineers salary in Seattle, WA

The median materials engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $156,130 a year, 38% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,832 a month.

10th percentile
$96,060
25th percentile
$128,710
Median percentile
$156,130
75th percentile
$178,710
90th percentile
$213,380

Based on 820 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

$117,981 take-home a year
Gross pay$156,130
Federal income tax−$26,205
Social Security + Medicare−$11,944
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$9,832
Every two weeks$4,538

Does it go far here?

$140,489Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
20%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 materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington