Elementary School Teachers salary in Seattle, WA

Median pay for elementary school teachers in Seattle, WA: $99,410/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $65,090 – $123,970 · about 15,960 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($62,430) by +$36,980 (+59%).

What it's really worth in Seattle

With Seattle's cost of living at 113 (US=100), that $99,410 has the buying power of about $88,183 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $107,206 · median home $750,279 · median rent $2,232/mo.

Full Seattle cost of living & taxes →

How Seattle ranks for this job

On raw pay, Seattle, WA is 7th of the 187 metros we hold elementary school teachers wages for. Once Seattle's cost of living is applied, it ranks 10th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Seattle sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Seattle

A median home in Seattle, WA costs $750,279 — about 7.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,232/mo works out at 27% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where elementary school teachers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Seattle.

Metro	Median pay	vs Seattle	Rent vs Seattle
Merced, CA	$105,090	+6%	0.9×
San Francisco, CA	$103,440	+4%	1.5×
Oxnard, CA	$103,350	+4%	1.3×
Modesto, CA	$101,210	+2%	0.9×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Seattle	Rent vs Seattle
Bremerton, WA	$100,780	+1%	0.9×
Kennewick, WA	$85,130	−14%	0.8×
Olympia, WA	$83,770	−16%	0.9×
Spokane, WA	$83,200	−16%	0.7×

Staying in WA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires elementary school teachers around Seattle

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• University of Washington · Education

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