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Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Seattle, WA

The median political science teachers, postsecondary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $107,170 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,019 a month.

10th percentile
$62,980
25th percentile
$81,260
Median percentile
$107,170
75th percentile
$124,700
90th percentile
$163,590

Based on 310 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

$84,224 take-home a year
Gross pay$107,170
Federal income tax−$14,747
Social Security + Medicare−$8,199
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$7,019
Every two weeks$3,239

Does it go far here?

$96,434Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
28%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 political science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Washington