Seattle is Washington state’s largest city, having a metropolitan population of 4,102,400 people. The current median household income for Seattle is $101,721. Seattle sits on the edge of Elliott Bay in the Puget Sound and is surrounded by lakes, mountains, rivers, and forests. The greater Seattle metro area is home to multiple major employers, including Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing, Starbucks, REI, Nordstrom, Trident Seafoods, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Sub Pop Records, Costco, K2 Sports, Big Fish Games, T-Mobile and many others!