Salary guide · US

Doctor salary in Seattle: can you afford rent?

A Doctor in Seattle typically earns $175,000–$490,000/year, with a median around $275,000/year. Median 1-bedroom rent is $2,300/month.

Affordability verdict

Comfortable

At a typical Doctor salary of $275,000/year, spending on median Seattle rent ($2,300/mo) would take up 10% of gross income. That's within the recommended 30% threshold — a comfortable situation.

Doctor salary range in Seattle

$175,000

Entry level

lower quartile

$275,000

Typical

median estimate

$490,000

Experienced

upper quartile

Medical doctors diagnose and treat patients, working in hospitals, clinics, and private practice. Figures are gross annual salary estimates for Seattle.

How much rent can a Doctor afford?

25% of income (comfortable)$5,729/mo

30% of income (standard)$6,875/mo

35% of income (stretch)$8,021/mo

Median Seattle rent$2,300/mo

Rent landscape in Seattle

$1,300

Budget

cheapest 10%

$2,300

Median

most common