How much do Barbers make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Percentile spread

For Barbers, the published 10th percentile is $60,430 and the 90th percentile is $76,880. The difference is $16,450, which is 25.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,150 to the 75th at $75,160, covers $14,010.

The mean annual wage is $71,150, which sits above the median of $63,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 66% higher than the national median of $38,210 for Barbers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,058, which is 49.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% higher than the Washington median of $61,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Barbers at $57,058 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Barbers. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $64,310 and employment of 180. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,003, against $57,058 here.