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Surgical Assistants salary in Seattle, WA

The median surgical assistants in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $80,550 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,458 a month.

10th percentile
$47,580
25th percentile
$67,060
Median percentile
$80,550
75th percentile
$94,940
90th percentile
$102,600

Based on 50 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

$65,497 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,550
Federal income tax−$8,891
Social Security + Medicare−$6,162
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,458
Every two weeks$2,519

Does it go far here?

$72,481Median 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 surgical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Washington