Computer Occupations, All Other in Washington
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$99,396
after federal, FICA and Washington tax
Tax takes
$29,544
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$91,557
Washington costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Washington — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$128,940
Kept after tax
$99,396
Worth in national money
$91,557
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Washington is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $128,940, which ranks 7 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 10.6% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Washington reports, this job comes in at 52 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $128,940 the take-home is $99,396. But Washington costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $91,557 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $129,500, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Washington ranks 7 of 51 states publishing a median for computer occupations, all other, at $128,940 — about 10.6% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Computer occupations, all other ranks 52 of 493 occupations by median in Washington, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Washington income tax is $99,396 for computer occupations, all other, from $128,940. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $91,557. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $129,500 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Occupations, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,210 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $128,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $200,610 |
| This salary | $128,940 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Washington | $99,396 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $99,396 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$10,729 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $128,940 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$15,023 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Washington earn less than $128,940. The published range is $60,210 up to $200,610, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Washington's $99,396, worked from $128,940. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 52 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Washington, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $91,557, the adjusted value of that $128,940 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 52 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for computer occupations, all other in Washington the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $60,210 to $200,610. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Washington take-home of $99,396, on $128,940 for work ranking 52 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 52 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Washington, so $91,557 — the adjusted value of that $128,940 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 52 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $60,210 at the bottom tenth to $200,610 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $91,557 of national purchasing power.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $99,396 survives, because Washington levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($60,210) and the ninetieth ($200,610) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Washington's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $91,557 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Washington levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $99,396 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.