Making a 6-figure salary in Seattle? Here's the amount you're taking home

Click through the slideshow to see the worst large cities for leftover income if you make a $100,000 salary, according to GOBankingRates.com: Kansas City, Missouri Federal income taxes: $17,262.50 Net pay after income taxes: $74,687.70 Annual rent: $13,764 Annual groceries: $3,512 Annual utilities: $2,748.12 Annual driving costs: $12,132 Annual healthcare: $7,086 Income leftover: $35,446 — **Click through the slideshow to see the worst large cities for leftover income if you make a $100,000 salary, according to GOBankingRates.com:**

**Kansas City, Missouri**
*Federal income taxes:* $17,262.50
*Net pay after income taxes:* $74,687.70
*Annual rent:* $13,764
*Annual groceries:* $3,512
*Annual utilities:* $2,748.12
*Annual driving costs:* $12,132
*Annual healthcare:* $7,086
*Income leftover:* **$35,446**
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Professor - Education: 1.8 percent growth 2018 median base pay: $104,068 Does it beat Seattle's base median pay? Yes The national median? Yes Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? No While professor was the highest-paying job title for education, it's growth was only the second-highest. Teacher beat it with a growth of 2.3 percent, just a tick below the Seattle and national averages. — **Professor - Education: 1.8 percent growth**

2018 median base pay: $104,068

Does it beat Seattle's base median pay? Yes

The national median? Yes

Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? No

While professor was the highest-paying job title for education, it's growth was only the second-highest. Teacher beat it with a growth of 2.3 percent, just a tick below the Seattle and national averages.

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Tax Manager - Finance: 0.9 percent growth 2018 median base pay: $101,411 Does it beat Seattle's base median pay? Yes The national median? Yes Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? No The growth may have been almost non-existent for this job in Seattle but it still performed better than its industry mate, insurance agent, which went backward in wages by 4.8 percent. Finance also had the best performing growth in the whole report with bank teller wages growing by 8.3 percent. — **Tax Manager - Finance: 0.9 percent growth**

2018 median base pay: $101,411

Does it beat Seattle's base median pay? Yes

The national median? Yes

Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? No

The growth may have been almost non-existent for this job in Seattle but it still performed better than its industry mate, insurance agent, which went backward in wages by 4.8 percent.

Finance also had the best performing growth in the whole report with bank teller wages growing by 8.3 percent.
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Restaurant Manager - Food Services: 0.6 percent growth 2018 median base pay: $54,527 Does it beat Seattle's base median pay? No The national median? Yes Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? No Sorry restaurant managers of Seattle, your wage barely crawled upward. But take solace in the fact your wages still perform better than the rest of the food service industry by over $13,000. The top growth in this industry? Bartenders with a seven percent growth. — **Restaurant Manager - Food Services: 0.6 percent growth**

2018 median base pay: $54,527

Does it beat Seattle's base median pay? No

The national median? Yes

Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? No

Sorry restaurant managers of Seattle, your wage barely crawled upward. But take solace in the fact your wages still perform better than the rest of the food service industry by over $13,000. The top growth in this industry? Bartenders with a seven percent growth.

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Pharmacist - Health: 0.7 percent growth 2018 median base pay: $125,695 Does it beat Seattle's median base pay? Yes The national median? Yes Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? No Pharmacists were the only members of the health industry in the report to break into six figures, so many not be crying that their wages didn't climb. But they didn't take a 0.2 percent decline like physical therapists. The highest performer for this industry strikes a little close to home for pharmacists. Pharmacy technician grew by 5.6 percent. — **Pharmacist - Health: 0.7 percent growth**

2018 median base pay: $125,695

Does it beat Seattle's median base pay? Yes

The national median? Yes

Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? No

Pharmacists were the only members of the health industry in the report to break into six figures, so many not be crying that their wages didn't climb. But they didn't take a 0.2 percent decline like physical therapists. The highest performer for this industry strikes a little close to home for pharmacists. Pharmacy technician grew by 5.6 percent.
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Technical Editor - Media: 2.4 percent growth 2018 median base pay: $80,658 Does it beat Seattle's median base pay? Yes The national median? Yes Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? Tied Out of the two media jobs, technical editors without a doubt performed better. Producers lag behind in wages by about $5,000 and that wage is 1.2 percent less than last year. — **Technical Editor - Media: 2.4 percent growth**

2018 median base pay: $80,658

Does it beat Seattle's median base pay? Yes

The national median? Yes

Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? Tied

Out of the two media jobs, technical editors without a doubt performed better. Producers lag behind in wages by about $5,000 and that wage is 1.2 percent less than last year.
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Data Scientist - Technology: 0.4 percent growth 2018 median base pay: $125,756 Does it beat Seattle's median base pay? Yes The national median? Yes Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? No When your wage is $125,756, maybe it's not so bad that your growth crawls at a snail's pace. The highest performer in technology? Programmer Analyst with 4.9 percent growth. — **Data Scientist - Technology: 0.4 percent growth**

2018 median base pay: $125,756

Does it beat Seattle's median base pay? Yes

The national median? Yes

Does it beat Seattle's wage growth? No

When your wage is $125,756, maybe it's not so bad that your growth crawls at a snail's pace. The highest performer in technology? Programmer Analyst with 4.9 percent growth.
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With a six-figure salary, you would think you could have a pretty comfortable lifestyle, no matter where you live.

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In Seattle, it's not like someone making $100,000 is hurting, but they're not taking home as much as you might think.

GoBankingRates.com conducted an analysis of what an average person's take-home earnings would be when taking into account basic bills like taxes, rent, groceries, driving costs and utilities.

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Without a state income tax, Seattle starts off ahead of the curve when compared to other cities, but basic living costs like rent and driving costs are much more expensive, making take-home wages for six-figure earners lower than one might anticipate.

After income taxes, for example, a $100,000 wage really comes out to $78,994.38 on average. And with rent costing an average $31,008 per year, your $100,000 salary is already down to less than half of that.

But Seattle is far from the worst city for someone who makes $100,000 -- in some cities, that salary isn't even enough to cover basic costs.

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So where does Seattle stack up among the worst cities for those who make $100,000, according to GoBankingRates.com? Click through the slideshow above to find out.