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Urban and Regional Planners salary in Seattle, WA

The median urban and regional planners in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $108,040 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,070 a month.

10th percentile
$86,630
25th percentile
$96,420
Median percentile
$108,040
75th percentile
$125,760
90th percentile
$132,570

Based on 1,430 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

$84,836 take-home a year
Gross pay$108,040
Federal income tax−$14,939
Social Security + Medicare−$8,265
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$7,070
Every two weeks$3,263

Does it go far here?

$97,217Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
28%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 urban and regional planners salaries · Take-home pay in Washington