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Surveyors salary in Seattle, WA

The median surveyors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $85,610 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,755 a month.

10th percentile
$66,770
25th percentile
$78,600
Median percentile
$85,610
75th percentile
$128,060
90th percentile
$138,100

Based on 390 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

$69,057 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,610
Federal income tax−$10,004
Social Security + Medicare−$6,549
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,755
Every two weeks$2,656

Does it go far here?

$77,034Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
35%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 surveyors salaries · Take-home pay in Washington