Registered Nurses Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Median annual salary
$128,260
+31% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$84,548
cost index 151.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
| 10th percentile | $99,020 |
| 25th percentile | $104,540 |
| Median (50th) | $128,260 |
| 75th percentile | $136,780 |
| 90th percentile | $163,890 |
| Mean | $126,390 |
| Employed in metro | 39,900 |
A Registered Nurses in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns a median of $128,260 per year. That is 31% above the national median of $97,550 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 $84,548 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.