Electrical Engineers Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Median annual salary
$140,210
+16% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$92,426
cost index 151.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
| 10th percentile | $98,130 |
| 25th percentile | $109,330 |
| Median (50th) | $140,210 |
| 75th percentile | $169,440 |
| 90th percentile | $202,430 |
| Mean | $145,630 |
| Employed in metro | 4,930 |
A Electrical Engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns a median of $140,210 per year. That is 16% above the national median of $120,630 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 $92,426 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.