Median pay · Washington
$62,990A year, or $30 an hour.Take-home a month$4,399After federal and FICA tax at 16.2%
Worth at national prices$58,862Prices here sit at 107 against 100
Against the nation23.6% aboveNational median $50,980
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $38,670 | $19 |
| 25th percentile | $47,020 | $23 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $62,990 | $30 |
| 75th percentile | $101,710 | $49 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $153,630 | $74 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $83,330 | $40 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in WashingtonBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$62,990
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$30.28
- Take-home after federal and FICA tax$4,399 a month at an effective rate of 16.2%.$52,792 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Washington sit at 107 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$58,862
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.23.6% above
- Jobs countedA concentration of 1 against the nation's 1.00.3,550,970
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1