Civil Engineers Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Median annual salary
$116,480
+16% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$76,783
cost index 151.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
| 10th percentile | $82,140 |
| 25th percentile | $100,290 |
| Median (50th) | $116,480 |
| 75th percentile | $134,500 |
| 90th percentile | $161,760 |
| Mean | $121,520 |
| Employed in metro | 7,680 |
A Civil Engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns a median of $116,480 per year. That is 16% above the national median of $100,840 for this occupation. Because Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a cost index of 151.7 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $76,783 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $115,177, median gross rent $2,000/mo, and the median home value $717,500. See the full Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA cost-of-living profile.