Salary guide · US

Project Manager salary in Seattle: can you afford rent?

A Project Manager in Seattle typically earns $86,000–$180,000/year, with a median around $122,000/year. Median 1-bedroom rent is $2,300/month.

Affordability verdict

Comfortable

At a typical Project Manager salary of $122,000/year, spending on median Seattle rent ($2,300/mo) would take up 23% of gross income. That's within the recommended 30% threshold — a comfortable situation.

Project Manager salary range in Seattle

$86,000

Entry level

lower quartile

$122,000

Typical

median estimate

$180,000

Experienced

upper quartile

Project managers plan, coordinate, and oversee projects to deliver on time and within budget across industries. Figures are gross annual salary estimates for Seattle.

How much rent can a Project Manager afford?

25% of income (comfortable)$2,542/mo

30% of income (standard)$3,050/mo

35% of income (stretch)$3,558/mo

Median Seattle rent$2,300/mo

Rent landscape in Seattle

$1,300

Budget

cheapest 10%

$2,300

Median

most common