Sound Transit salaries in Tacoma, WA

Q: What is the starting pay at Sound Transit in Tacoma?

The starting pay at Sound Transit in Tacoma is around $48,000 per year, or $23 per hour.

Q: How much does Sound Transit pay hourly in Tacoma?

Sound Transit pays $40 hourly in Tacoma, which is 11% above the national average.

Q: How much does Sound Transit pay Directors of systems engineering in Tacoma?

Sound Transit pays directors of systems engineering in Tacoma around $84 per hour, or $174,394 per year.

Average Sound Transit salary in Tacoma, WA

$83,666yearly

$40.22 hourly rate

Entry-level Sound Transit salary in Tacoma

$48,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Sound Transit pay in Tacoma, WA?

The average Sound Transit salary in Tacoma, WA is $83,666. Sound Transit salaries range between $48,000 to $143,000 per year in Tacoma. Sound Transit Tacoma based pay is higher than Sound Transit's United States average salary of $75,524. The best-paying job in Tacoma at Sound Transit is director of systems engineering, which pays an average of $174,394 annually.

Sound Transit employees in Tacoma make $34,666 more than the average salary in Tacoma, $49,000.

Sound Transit salaries in Tacoma, WA by job title

Sound Transit’s highest-paying job in Tacoma, WA is director of systems engineering, with an average salary of $174,394. The second highest is design manager/senior designer, which pays $174,109 annually in Tacoma, WA.

Highest paying jobs at Sound Transit in Tacoma, WA

Rank	Job title	Avarage Sound Transit salary	Hourly pay
1	Director Of Systems Engineering	$174,394	$84
2	Design Manager/Senior Designer	$174,109	$84
3	Information Technology Director	$160,141	$77
4	Chief Security Officer	$159,740	$77
5	System Integration Manager	$158,292	$76
6	Senior Infrastructure Engineer	$154,307	$74
7	Director Of Analytics	$153,099	$74
8	Executive Director Of Operations	$152,226	$73
9	Engineering Manager	$149,421	$72
10	Systems Director	$148,974	$72

Sound Transit salaries in Tacoma, WA by department

The departments with the highest salaries for Sound Transit employees in Tacoma are Engineering, IT, and Art/Design.

Tacoma Sound Transit employees in the Engineering department earn an average salary of $105,499 a year, compared to an average salary of $101,390 in the IT department and $88,953 in the Art/Design department.

Highest-paying departments at Sound Transit in Tacoma, WA

Rank	Department	Avarage Sound Transit salary	Hourly pay
1	Engineering	$105,499	$51
2	IT	$101,390	$49
3	Art/Design	$88,953	$43
4	Non Profit/Government	$80,307	$39
5	Plant/Manufacturing	$77,705	$37
6	Marketing	$75,304	$36
7	Construction	$73,697	$35
8	Supply Chain	$68,970	$33
9	Finance	$68,400	$33
10	Human Resources	$62,427	$30

Sound Transit’s competitor’s salaries in Tacoma, WA

The highest paying Sound Transit competitor in Tacoma, WA is Louis Berger Services Inc. The average salary at Louis Berger Services Inc in Tacoma, WA is $174,394. The lowest paying Sound Transit competitor in Tacoma, WA is San Francisco Municipal Railway.

Highest-paying Sound Transit competitors in Tacoma, WA

Rank	Company name	Avarage pay in Tacoma, WA	Hourly pay
1	Louis Berger Services Inc	$75,805	$36
2	Port of Seattle	$73,875	$36
3	TriMet	$67,693	$33
4	El Paso Corporation	$66,025	$32
5	MBTA Commuter Rail	$59,171	$28
6	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority	$54,812	$26
7	MBTA	$51,504	$25
8	GO Transit	$49,772	$24
9	NJ Transit	$46,299	$22
10	San Francisco Municipal Railway	$46,217	$22

Recently added Sound Transit salaries in Tacoma, WA

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Service Specialist	Tacoma, WA	06/07/2025	$45,142

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Updated April 5, 2024