SOC 27-2022 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro

Coaches and Scouts Salary in Seattle, WA

The average salary for coaches and scouts in Seattle, Washington is $60,490 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,640: half of the 5,630 people in this job in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,183).

$60,490average per year

Median $49,640Take-home ≈ $50,784

  • $38K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

5,630people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 11Washington metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coaches and Scouts pay range in Seattle

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,810 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Seattle earn between $43,990 and $62,400.

  • $38K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,490$5,041—
Median$49,640$4,137—
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,990$3,666—
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,400$5,200—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Seattle

On the average salary of $60,490, a single filer in Seattle takes home about $50,784 a year, or $4,232 a month and $1,953 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Seattle a good place for coaches and scouts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Seattle area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.1), so the average $60,490 buys what about $54,430 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Seattle ($72,610). A typical home costs $750,279, or 12.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coaches and Scouts salary in other Washington cities

Seattle ranks 2nd of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Bremerton pays the most ($62,740).

All Coaches and Scouts salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts

Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).

Coaches and Scouts salary by city

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Coaches and Scouts salary in Seattle: questions

What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Seattle?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,990, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Seattle?

About $50,784 a year ($4,232 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,490. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do coaches and scouts earn more in Seattle than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,183).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-2022; area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (42660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.69, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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