Meta salaries in Seattle, WA

Based on 2,527 certified H-1B filings by Meta in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$206,672
Middle 50%$177.3k–$220.8k
vs. all employers here+29%comparison median $160,514
Filings2,527FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $130,000 and $300,370.
PercentileSalary
10th$165,000
25th$177,282
50th (median)$206,672
75th$220,848
90th$255,617

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $185k $230k FY2020: median $167,000 (869 filings) FY2021: median $165,000 (1,137 filings) FY2022: median $183,953 (1,311 filings) FY2023: median $191,070 (778 filings) FY2024: median $200,000 (1,251 filings) FY2025: median $203,350 (1,432 filings) FY2026: median $211,778 (1,095 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 869 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,137 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,311 filings FY22 FY2023: 778 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,251 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,432 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,095 filings FY26 1,432
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$167,000$150,480$195,000869
FY2021$165,000$155,000$195,0001,137
FY2022$183,953$160,450$206,9001,311
FY2023$191,070$167,398$211,546778
FY2024$200,000$176,374$216,0001,251
FY2025$203,350$176,361$220,0001,432
FY2026$211,778$180,547$227,6071,095

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$207,5021,640
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$203,350210
Data Scientist$196,914158
Systems Engineer / Architect$208,000107
IT Manager$265,58391
Data Engineer$204,32268
Operations Research Analyst$179,66329
Engineering Director$243,26028
Computer Hardware Engineer$179,26424
Validation Engineer$203,35022
QA Engineer$184,00020
UX Designer$162,95814
Electrical Engineer$161,53313
Industrial Engineer$197,21312
Mathematician$203,46611
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JobMedian hereFilings
Mechanical Engineer$202,79710
Network Architecttoo few9
Information Security Analysttoo few8
Materials Engineertoo few7
Statisticiantoo few5
Electronics Engineertoo few5
Graphic Designertoo few5
Marketing Managertoo few4
Market Research Analysttoo few4
Financial Analysttoo few4

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 $172,900 297
Mid-level · Level II $178,779 522
Senior · Level III $203,350 494
Expert · Level IV $221,669 986

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.