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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in Seattle, WA

The median public safety telecommunicators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $80,180 a year, 51% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,436 a month.

10th percentile
$68,030
25th percentile
$76,630
Median percentile
$80,180
75th percentile
$94,200
90th percentile
$97,130

Based on 1,040 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

$65,237 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,180
Federal income tax−$8,810
Social Security + Medicare−$6,134
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,436
Every two weeks$2,509

Does it go far here?

$72,148Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
37%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 public safety telecommunicators salaries · Take-home pay in Washington