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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Seattle, WA

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $115,120 a year, 51% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,485 a month.

10th percentile
$94,290
25th percentile
$101,820
Median percentile
$115,120
75th percentile
$126,950
90th percentile
$136,110

Based on 4,520 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

$89,817 take-home a year
Gross pay$115,120
Federal income tax−$16,496
Social Security + Medicare−$8,807
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$7,485
Every two weeks$3,454

Does it go far here?

$103,588Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
27%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 police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington