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Retail Salespersons salary in Seattle, WA

The median retail salespersons in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $42,080 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,999 a month.

10th percentile
$37,000
25th percentile
$38,480
Median percentile
$42,080
75th percentile
$45,850
90th percentile
$56,960

Based on 46,620 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

$35,991 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,080
Federal income tax−$2,870
Social Security + Medicare−$3,219
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,999
Every two weeks$1,384

Does it go far here?

$37,865Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
67%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 retail salespersons salaries · Take-home pay in Washington