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Washington Salary Calculator 2026

Convert hourly ↔ annual salary and benchmark your pay against Washington-adjusted BLS medians for 20+ trade roles. Washington is pre-selected; includes overtime.

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Hourly ↔ Annual Reference Table

Hourly RateAnnual (2,080 hrs)MonthlyWeekly
$15.00/hr$31,200$2,600$600
$20.00/hr$41,600$3,467$800
$25.00/hr$52,000$4,333$1,000
$30.00/hr$62,400$5,200$1,200
$35.00/hr$72,800$6,067$1,400
$40.00/hr$83,200$6,933$1,600
$45.00/hr$93,600$7,800$1,800
$50.00/hr$104,000$8,667$2,000
$60.00/hr$124,800$10,400$2,400
$75.00/hr$156,000$13,000$3,000
$100.00/hr$208,000$17,333$4,000
$125.00/hr$260,000$21,667$5,000

Salary Calculator FAQ

How do you convert hourly rate to annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks) for a standard full-time annual salary. Example: $30/hr × 2,080 = $62,400/yr. For overtime weeks, use: (40 hrs × rate) + (OT hrs × rate × 1.5) × number of weeks.

How many working hours are in a year?

Standard full-time: 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Minus 10 federal holidays (80 hrs): 2,000 paid hours. Minus 2 weeks vacation (80 hrs): 1,920 hours actually worked. BLS uses 2,080 for hourly-to-annual conversions. Turnaround and shutdown workers can exceed 3,000 hours/yr with heavy overtime.

What is time-and-a-half overtime?

Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees must receive 1.5× their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Example: $30/hr base · regular week = $1,200 (40 hrs) · one 10-hr OT week = $1,200 + ($30 × 1.5 × 10) = $1,200 + $450 = $1,650. Double time (2×) is not federally required but common in petrochemical and union contracts.

Washington Salaries

How Washington salaries compare to the national market

Washington trade wages run roughly 10% above the national median (BLS OEWS May 2025), and this calculator applies a 1.1 Washington wage index to national medians. Uniquely, that premium is not taxed by the state: Washington levies no income tax on wages, an unmatched combination of above-national pay and zero state income tax that only Washington offers at this wage level. Seattle–Bellevue's tech-campus, high-rise and light-rail work runs about 10% above the state figure, while Spokane and eastern Washington run well below it.

Washington: washington salary calculator — Washington wage index 1.1× national BLS median, Gross vs national ~10% above, State income tax 0% (one of 9 no-tax states). Simplified outline of Washington, stylised and not to scale.
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Washington trade salaries at a glance (2026 BLS)

Washington-adjusted BLS OEWS medians for common skilled trades (national median localised with the 1.1 Washington wage index). Enter your own pay in the calculator above to benchmark against any role.

TradeWashington median / yrNational medianWashington / hr
Electrician$69,510$63,190$33.42
Plumber$70,180$63,800$33.74
HVAC Technician$67,110$61,010$32.26
Pipefitter$70,180$63,800$33.74
Ironworker$69,060$62,780$33.20
Carpenter$66,640$60,580$32.04

Trade pay by Washington metro

Local BLS medians vs the Washington state average.

MetroMedianvs state
Seattle–Bellevue$76,4601.1× state
Tacoma$69,5101.0× state
Vancouver$66,0300.95× state
Spokane$61,1700.88× state
Is Washington the best-paying no-income-tax state for trades?

By a clear margin. The other no-tax states, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Nevada and the rest, all pay at or below the national median, while Washington pays about 10% above it. Employees do fund two small payroll premiums, Paid Family & Medical Leave (about 0.81% employee share in 2026) and WA Cares (0.58%), but nothing is withheld to a state income bracket.

Why are Seattle-area trade wages so high?

Sustained demand and a high wage floor. Tech-campus construction for Amazon and Microsoft, the multi-decade Sound Transit light-rail build-out, and prevailing-wage public work keep union halls busy, and Washington's $17.13 state minimum wage, the country's highest, with Seattle's city minimum higher still, lifts the whole pay scale from the bottom.

How accurate is the Washington benchmark in this calculator?

The calculator applies a Washington wage index (1.1×) to national BLS OEWS medians, a reference estimate, not a quote. The Seattle–Bellevue market runs about 10% above the state figure while eastern Washington runs 10% or more below it. For exact BLS state and metro medians with percentiles, use the Washington salary guide.

What is the median trade salary in Washington?

It varies by role: the Washington electrician median is about $69,510, plumbers $70,180, HVAC technicians $67,110, and pipefitters $70,180 (BLS OEWS May 2025, Washington-adjusted). Enter your own pay in the calculator to see your percentile against any role.

How is the Washington wage index applied?

National BLS OEWS medians are multiplied by a 1.1 Washington factor to localise them, reflecting that Washington gross pay runs about 10% above the national average. Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. It is a reference estimate, not an employer offer.

Which Washington metros pay trades the most?

Seattle–Bellevue leads on tech-campus, high-rise and transit construction, with Tacoma at the state median on port and industrial work. Vancouver tracks a few points below, pricing against the Portland market, and Spokane and eastern Washington run lowest, though Central Washington data-center builds in Quincy and Wenatchee spike demand locally.

What comes out of a Washington trade paycheck if there is no income tax?

The benchmark medians are gross base pay. Washington withholds no state income tax, but employees fund the PFML premium (about 0.81% of wages in 2026) and WA Cares (0.58%), and Washington is the only state where employees pay part of the L&I workers' compensation premium, an hourly rate set by risk class, highest for the trades. Overtime at 1.5× after 40 hours adds on top; model it in the calculator.

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Sources & methodology

Salary figures are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2025) national medians localised with a 1.1 Washington wage index; hourly rates assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Primary sources: BLS OEWS · WA Employment Security Department · WA Department of Labor & Industries. Reviewed 2026-07-21 by the GlobalCybers Data Desk · reference estimates, not an offer of pay. Full methodology →

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