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Your take-home pay in Seattle after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Washington's payroll deductions. The typical worker in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earns $34.91 an hour, about $72,610 a year, and takes home about $2,265.53 every two weeks. Seattle's minimum wage is $21.30 an hour.

Tax year 2026 ratesChecked Oct 24, 2026No sign-up · stays on your device
How are you paid?
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Form W-4 details
Step 2(b) helper: two or three jobs (Multiple Jobs Worksheet)

For you and your spouse together if married filing jointly. Fill it in on the W-4 for the highest paying job only, and leave the Step 2(c) box unchecked.

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Tables: IRS Form W-4 (2026), pages 3 and 5. For more than three jobs, or more than one job over $120,000, use the IRS Tax Withholding Estimator.

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Step 4(b) helper: tips, overtime, car loan interest, age 65+

This follows the IRS 2026 Form W-4 Deductions Worksheet line by line. Enter yearly estimates. The result can go straight into Step 4(b).

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Line 1: tips, overtime and car loan interest
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Line 3: age 65 or older
Lines 5 to 12: adjustments and itemized deductions (optional)
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The form enters each amount only if your total income is below its limit, even though on your tax return these deductions shrink gradually above the limit. Tips and overtime deductions apply for tax years 2025 through 2028 (IRS Publication 6133). Worksheet: IRS Form W-4 (2026), page 4.

Step 3 applies if your total income will be $200,000 or less ($400,000 or less if married filing jointly).

Get tips or overtime, pay car loan interest, or turning 65? Use the Step 4(b) helper below to work out the amount.

401(k), health insurance and other deductions
Before tax

Lowers federal income tax only, not Social Security or Medicare.

Pre-tax: lowers federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

Pre-tax: lowers federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

Pre-tax: lowers federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

Pre-tax: lowers federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

Pre-tax: lowers federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

After tax

After tax: does not lower any tax.

After tax, e.g. child support: does not lower any tax.

E.g. union dues, life insurance: does not lower any tax.

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Your take-home pay every 2 weeks
$1,906.06
About $49,558 a year · 83% of gross

An estimate of what your employer withholds, using the IRS percentage method. Your actual paycheck can differ by a few cents because of rounding, or by more if your employer uses other settings.

Take-home every 2 weeks$1,906.06

How we got your number

Each step links to the official document it comes from.

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    Seattle minimum wage after taxes

    The minimum wage in Seattle is $21.30 an hour in 2026 and $22.14 from January 1, 2027, for all employers regardless of size; it rises each January 1 with inflation in the Seattle area. Since 2025 no employer may count tips or payments toward a medical benefit plan toward the minimum wage.

    Full time, $21.30 an hour is $44,304 a year before taxes. A single filer takes home about $1,429.38 every two weeks, or $37,164 a year, after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, WA Paid Family & Medical Leave and WA Cares Fund (long-term care). Work out an hourly Seattle paycheck.

    Source: City of Seattle, Office of Labor Standards: Minimum Wage Ordinance, checked Oct 25, 2026.

    What workers earn in the Seattle area

    The median (typical) worker in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earns $34.91 an hour, about $72,610 a year full time, across 2,086,210 jobs (BLS, May 2025).Source

    Pay levelYearly payTake-home every two weeksTake-home a year
    10th percentile$42,290$1,368.21$35,573.46
    25th percentile$49,170$1,577.16$41,006.16
    Median (typical worker)$72,610$2,265.53$58,903.78
    75th percentile$112,650$3,327.56$86,516.56
    90th percentile$167,440$4,745.72$123,388.72

    Pay for common jobs in the Seattle area

    JobMedian yearly payTake-home every two weeksJobs in the area
    Software Engineer (Developer)$167,270$4,741.3492,770
    Home Health Aide$48,210$1,548.0054,670
    Retail Salesperson$42,080$1,361.8346,620
    Registered Nurse$128,250$3,736.3839,900
    Cashier$44,220$1,426.8230,470
    Project Manager$130,370$3,790.9826,910
    Customer Service Representative$53,560$1,710.4825,840
    Accountant$99,380$2,975.6022,100

    BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (the whole metro area, not just the city), surveyed before the latest minimum wage increases, so the lowest pay levels can be under today's minimum. Yearly pay is the hourly median times 2,080, rounded to $10. The jobs are those on our salary by job pages with the most workers in the area. Take-home: single filer paid every two weeks, 2026 withholding, no deductions, Washington rules, worked out with the calculator's engine.

    Paid sick leave in Seattle

    Seattle's Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance covers employees who work in Seattle. You earn at least one hour of paid sick and safe time for every 40 hours worked (one hour per 30 hours at employers with 250 or more full-time equivalents), and can carry over 40, 56 or 72 unused hours a year depending on employer size.

    Source: City of Seattle, Office of Labor Standards: Paid Sick and Safe Time, checked Oct 25, 2026.

    Seattle paycheck questions

    What is the average salary in Seattle?

    In the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, the median (typical) worker earns $34.91 an hour, about $72,610 a year full time, and the mean (average) is $44.13 an hour (BLS, May 2025, 2,086,210 jobs). At the median a single filer takes home about $2,265.53 every two weeks after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, WA Paid Family & Medical Leave and WA Cares Fund (long-term care).

    What is the minimum wage in Seattle?

    $21.30 an hour for all employers, regardless of size. From Jan 1, 2027 it is $22.14.

    How much is the Seattle minimum wage after taxes?

    Full time at $21.30 an hour ($44,304 a year), a single filer takes home about $1,429.38 every two weeks, or $37,164 a year, after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, WA Paid Family & Medical Leave and WA Cares Fund (long-term care).

    How does paid sick leave work in Seattle?

    Seattle's Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance covers employees who work in Seattle. You earn at least one hour of paid sick and safe time for every 40 hours worked (one hour per 30 hours at employers with 250 or more full-time equivalents), and can carry over 40, 56 or 72 unused hours a year depending on employer size.

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