Can a Landscape Architect afford to live in Seattle?

Excellent43% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Landscape Architect · Seattle
$109,391
Income tax (~24% effective)
United States
– $26,187
Take-home pay
$6,934/mo
$83,204
Living costs (1 person)
$3,980/mo · derived
– $47,760
Savings potential
$2,954/mo · 43% of take-home
$35,444

Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.

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How we calculated this

• Salary: BLS OES median for Landscape Architect, adjusted for Seattle.

• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~24%). Official calculator.

• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.

Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.