SOC 25-3021 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro

Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in Seattle, WA

The average salary for self-enrichment teachers in Seattle, Washington is $56,510 a year ($27.17 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,530: half of the 8,560 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 ($55,243).

$56,510average per year

$27.17 / hourMedian $48,530Take-home ≈ $47,586

  • $37K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $82K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

8,560people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 11Washington metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Self-Enrichment Teachers pay range in Seattle

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,920 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,240 or more. The middle half of self-enrichment teachers in Seattle earn between $41,600 and $64,840.

  • $37K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $82K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,510$4,709$27.17
Median$48,530$4,044$23.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,600$3,467$20.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,840$5,403$31.17

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary after taxes in Seattle

On the average salary of $56,510, a single filer in Seattle takes home about $47,586 a year, or $3,965 a month and $1,830 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 self-enrichment teachers? 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 $56,510 buys what about $50,849 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 13.3 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $56,510 is worth in another city

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in other Washington cities

Seattle ranks 1st of 11 Washington metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Self-Enrichment Teachers salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for self-enrichment teachers

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,220).

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary by city

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in Seattle: questions

How much do self-enrichment teachers make an hour in Seattle?

$27.17 an hour on average, and $23.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level self-enrichment teachers salary in Seattle?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,920 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,600, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the self-enrichment teachers take-home pay in Seattle?

About $47,586 a year ($3,965 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,510. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do self-enrichment teachers earn more in Seattle than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($55,243).

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 25-3021; area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (42660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • 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 1.92, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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