Registered Nurses salary in Seattle, WA

Median pay for registered nurses in Seattle, WA: $109,700/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $85,720 – $142,480 · about 38,500 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($80,810) by +$28,890 (+36%).

What it's really worth in Seattle

With Seattle's cost of living at 113 (US=100), that $109,700 has the buying power of about $97,311 in an average-cost US metro.

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

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How Seattle ranks for this job

On raw pay, Seattle, WA is 22nd of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Seattle's cost of living is applied, it ranks 30th.

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 6.8× 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 24% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses 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
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+71%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+65%	1.5×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+63%	1.6×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+44%	1×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Seattle	Rent vs Seattle
Spokane, WA	$101,310	−8%	0.7×
Olympia, WA	$101,250	−8%	0.9×
Kennewick, WA	$99,710	−9%	0.8×
Bremerton, WA	$97,570	−11%	0.9×

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

Who hires registered nurses around Seattle

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• University of Washington · Education

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