Public Works Director City of Tacoma, Washington Salary: $202,550 - $285,168 DOQ   Tacoma, Washington, is centrally located just 32 miles south of the city of Seattle and 31 miles north of the state capital, Olympia, and is home to the Port of Tacoma, one of the largest container ports in the United States. Largely suburban in nature with a small, but dense, urban core, Tacoma is home to many institutes of higher learning that attract students from across the globe. The University of Washington Tacoma, Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound, a satellite campus of The Evergreen State College, three community/technical colleges, and several trade and business schools are within Tacoma's geo