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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Seattle, WA

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $100,150 a year, 54% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,607 a month.

10th percentile
$76,640
25th percentile
$80,340
Median percentile
$100,150
75th percentile
$124,400
90th percentile
$130,050

Based on 1,740 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

$79,286 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,150
Federal income tax−$13,203
Social Security + Medicare−$7,661
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,607
Every two weeks$3,049

Does it go far here?

$90,117Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
30%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 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in Washington