H-1B salaries in Seattle, WA

Based on 59,018 certified H-1B filings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$160,514
Middle 50%$131.7k–$186.8k
vs. national median+31%comparison median $122,699
Filings59,018FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,501 and $291,433.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,000
25th$131,664
50th (median)$160,514
75th$186,785
90th$213,206

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $130,000 (29,675 filings) FY2021: median $132,871 (25,252 filings) FY2022: median $140,920 (34,194 filings) FY2023: median $145,439 (27,806 filings) FY2024: median $153,800 (30,868 filings) FY2025: median $158,700 (33,082 filings) FY2026: median $163,251 (25,936 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 29,675 filings FY20 FY2021: 25,252 filings FY21 FY2022: 34,194 filings FY22 FY2023: 27,806 filings FY23 FY2024: 30,868 filings FY24 FY2025: 33,082 filings FY25 FY2026: 25,936 filings FY26 34,194
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$130,000$110,000$150,00029,675
FY2021$132,871$111,247$155,00025,252
FY2022$140,920$119,350$165,00034,194
FY2023$145,439$119,000$172,40827,806
FY2024$153,800$128,502$180,00030,868
FY2025$158,700$130,000$185,00033,082
FY2026$163,251$133,702$190,00025,936

Cost of living

Seattle's median H-1B salary of $160,514 is worth about $144,400 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$2,180Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,549Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)111.1Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$144,400Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesWA: noneSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$168,37629,977
Data Scientist$152,1335,393
Systems Engineer / Architect$153,0004,813
IT Manager$211,4392,258
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$176,9141,408
QA Engineer$120,2801,173
Operations Research Analyst$133,825932
Systems Analyst$115,170867
Market Research Analyst$136,240731
Project Manager$130,300567
Accountant$101,899553
Data Engineer$157,000449
Marketing Manager$166,000449
Industrial Engineer$135,750448
Database Administrator$121,700430

By job title

Product Manager$164.5k · 1,539 Solutions Architect$155k · 325 Frontend Developer$168.5k · 261 Backend Developer$190.5k · 224 Site Reliability Engineer$170.3k · 210 DevOps Engineer$137.3k · 104 Full Stack Developer$149.2k · 104 Java Developer$149.2k · 84 Systems Engineer$113.8k · 82 Cloud Engineer$151.1k · 78 .NET Developer$122.6k · 24 Salesforce Developer$137.6k · 16 SAP Consultant$125.4k · 14 Scrum Master$111.6k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Seattle, WA. Figure: median salary · filings.