Is Seattle a strong pay market for Cashiers?

At a $44,210 median, Seattle is $11,330 (34%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $32,880. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Cashier in Seattle?

Target employers paying toward the $49,600 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Cashier openings in Seattle and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Cashiers work in Seattle?

BLS estimates roughly 30,470 cashier jobs across Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Cashier Salary in Seattle, WA (2026)

Median in Seattle: $21.26/hour ($44,210/year) — $11,330 (34%) above the national median. Typical range: $38,570–$49,600.

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BLS OEWS May 2025 · Seattle, WA metro · refreshed 2026-08-25 · Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · U.S. Cashier salary overview

The median Cashier salary in Seattle, WA is $21.26/hour ($44,210/year) ($11,330 (34%) above the national median), with a typical range of $38,570–$49,600. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$21.26/hour ($44,210/year)	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$38,570–$49,600	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~30,470	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Cashier pay in Seattle, WA BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Cashiers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro. - Median Cashier pay in Seattle, WA: $21.26/hour ($44,210/year) (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $11,330 (34%) above the national median (U.S. median $32,880). - 25th-75th percentile band: $38,570–$49,600. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~30,470 jobs.

Cashier pay distribution in Seattle, WA

25th Pct (Seattle) $38,570 $18.54/hr

Median (Seattle) $44,210 $21.26/hr

75th Pct (Seattle) $49,600 $23.85/hr

National median: $32,880/yr. Seattle is $11,330 (34%) above the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (SOC 41-2011, Cashier).

What cashier pay in Seattle really looks like

Seattle is a standout-pay market for cashiers. The local median of about $21.26 an hour ($44,210 a year) runs $11,330 (34%) above the national median of $32,880, one of the widest premiums in the country for this occupation. Offers benchmarked to U.S.-wide averages will read far too low here — hold out for the local number, and treat the metro median as your floor, not your target.

Pay is tightly clustered here: the 25th-to-75th-percentile band runs just $38,570 to $49,600 (BLS). A narrow spread means the metro median is a dependable expectation rather than a midpoint between wildly different jobs — there is little room above it without a credential, a specialty, or a supervisory step, so the ladder up is about the role, not just the employer.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 30,470 cashier jobs across the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open cashier jobs in Seattle against the BLS $44,210 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Seattle is concrete: a metro median of $44,210 with most cashiers landing between $38,570 and $49,600. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local cashier openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $49,600, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Seattle median, not the ones that sit under it.

Cashier pay by hour, week, month & year in Seattle

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$21.26
Per week (40 hrs)	$850
Per month	$3,684
Per year	$44,210

How we know this — Seattle sources

Wage figures for Cashier in Seattle, WA are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (MSA code 42660) (SOC 41-2011), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · Jobeezy Compensation Data

Grow your cashier pay in Seattle

Advancing your pay in Seattle comes down to experience, credentials, and how you negotiate. We keep that guidance on the national Cashier guide so it stays current in one place:

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Beyond Cashier · same Seattle BLS dataset

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Cashier pay in Seattle, WA — common questions

How much does a Cashier make in Seattle, WA?: The median Cashier salary in Seattle, WA is $21.26/hour ($44,210/year) ($11,330 (34%) above the national median), with a typical range of $38,570–$49,600 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Seattle a strong pay market for Cashiers?: At a $44,210 median, Seattle is $11,330 (34%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $32,880. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.
How can I earn more as a Cashier in Seattle?: Target employers paying toward the $49,600 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Cashier openings in Seattle and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Cashiers work in Seattle?: BLS estimates roughly 30,470 cashier jobs across Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).