>>4904994>WashingtonDepends on what part. In the Seattle area the cost of living is one of the highest in the nation, and their is a housing crisis. Traffic is really bad, too, because lots of people commute from ~30 miles out, and it's one of the fastest growing places in the nation.
On the pennisula, there isn't much in the way of employment, except shipyard stuff which you probably can't do since you're a foreigner.
East of the cascades same thing, not much, but you'll actually get 4 seasons. Spokane is supposed to be a growing city, a recent study said $58k in Seattle is equivalent to a salary of $24k in spokane.