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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Washington

The median protective service workers, all other in Washington earns $42,170 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,005 a month.

10th percentile
$34,650
25th percentile
$36,640
Median percentile
$42,170
75th percentile
$51,040
90th percentile
$59,210

Based on 4,530 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

$36,064 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,170
Federal income tax−$2,880
Social Security + Medicare−$3,226
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,005
Every two weeks$1,387

Does it go far here?

$39,406Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Washington