Costco Wholesale salaries in Seattle, WA

Based on 180 certified H-1B filings by Costco Wholesale Corporation in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$158,500
Middle 50%$146.9k–$173.8k
vs. all employers here−1%comparison median $160,514
Filings180FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $129,958 and $216,701.
PercentileSalary
10th$137,980
25th$146,875
50th (median)$158,500
75th$173,825
90th$185,020

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $140k $170k FY2020: median $126,000 (50 filings) FY2021: median $131,300 (67 filings) FY2022: median $141,300 (83 filings) FY2023: median $142,500 (88 filings) FY2024: median $150,000 (102 filings) FY2025: median $160,000 (116 filings) FY2026: median $152,800 (64 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 50 filings FY20 FY2021: 67 filings FY21 FY2022: 83 filings FY22 FY2023: 88 filings FY23 FY2024: 102 filings FY24 FY2025: 116 filings FY25 FY2026: 64 filings FY26 116
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$126,000$112,750$134,82550
FY2021$131,300$125,000$145,75067
FY2022$141,300$128,250$151,50083
FY2023$142,500$133,050$160,65088
FY2024$150,000$140,000$166,500102
FY2025$160,000$150,000$172,675116
FY2026$152,800$144,950$173,82564

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$156,600143
Information Security Analyst$175,50011
QA Engineer$143,80010
Database Administratortoo few6
Data Scientisttoo few6

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Seattle, WA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $141,150 32
Mid-level · Level II $157,500 91
Senior · Level III $175,050 44
Expert · Level IV $210,100 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.