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Physician Assistants salary in Seattle, WA

The median physician assistants in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $167,290 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,467 a month.

10th percentile
$130,820
25th percentile
$156,830
Median percentile
$167,290
75th percentile
$180,720
90th percentile
$218,970

Based on 1,920 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

$125,609 take-home a year
Gross pay$167,290
Federal income tax−$28,884
Social Security + Medicare−$12,798
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$10,467
Every two weeks$4,831

Does it go far here?

$150,531Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
19%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 physician assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Washington