Highest Tacoma employee salary in year 2017 was $324,728. Tacoma employees number in year 2017 was 3,669. Tacoma average salary was $65,426 and median salary was $65,329. According to the last payroll, Tacoma average salary is 12 percent lower than USA average and 13 percent lower than Washington state average. Tacoma employee salaries are usually between $42,074 and $88,273. Top 10% of highest-earning employees have salaries ranging from $100,394 to $324,728. From 2016 to 2017, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 4.3 percent, the median salary increased 4.6 percent.