Expeditors International of Washington

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 21 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Freight Transportation Arrangement
  • Main U.S. filing address: Bellevue, WA
Median base salary$150,000+22% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$116k–$159k
Level III (senior) share48%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$149,240the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $84k25th $116kmedian $150k75th $159k90th $169k

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Percentiles from Expeditors International of Washington's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What Expeditors International of Washington hires for

Bar: share of Expeditors International of Washington's filings. Figure: median base salary.

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JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$157,00011

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Expeditors International of Washington.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 5% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 38% of filings
$154kLevel III
Senior · 48% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 10% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III $154,000 10
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Expeditors International of Washington files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Seattle, WA$150,00017

Salary details

Median salary$150,000
Middle 50%$116k–$159k
vs. all employers+22%comparison median $122,699
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,309 and $192,142.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,000
25th$116,000
50th (median)$150,000
75th$159,000
90th$169,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2020: median $104,000 (18 filings) FY2021: median $113,110 (24 filings) FY2022: median $125,000 (13 filings) FY2023: median $130,000 (12 filings) FY2026: median $149,240 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 24
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$104,000$95,000$118,50018
FY2021$113,110$94,000$118,37524
FY2022$125,000$110,000$147,00013
FY2023$130,000$130,000$140,00012
FY2024–––9
FY2025–––9
FY2026$149,240$112,750$153,25012

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$150,000
Median prevailing wage$149,240
Median difference+0.5%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage43%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Expeditors International of Washington

Expeditors International of Washington's filings list its industry as Freight Transportation Arrangement (Transportation and Warehousing sector, NAICS 4885). Its main U.S. filing address is in Bellevue, WA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Data Scientist and Logistician and the main metro areas are Seattle, WA, Miami, FL and Detroit, MI. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Expeditors International of Washington sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Expeditors International of Washington filed 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Expeditors International of Washington pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Expeditors International of Washington's H-1B filings is $150,000; half of filings fall between $116,000 and $159,000. Bonus and stock are not included.