Microsoft salaries in Seattle, WA

Based on 9,603 certified H-1B filings by Microsoft Corporation in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$174,115
Middle 50%$158.3k–$193k
vs. all employers here+8%comparison median $160,514
Filings9,603FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $122,000 and $244,046.
PercentileSalary
10th$143,014
25th$158,323
50th (median)$174,115
75th$192,990
90th$212,208

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $155k $190k FY2020: median $143,018 (6,605 filings) FY2021: median $144,285 (5,404 filings) FY2022: median $151,765 (7,649 filings) FY2023: median $164,874 (5,581 filings) FY2024: median $164,000 (6,375 filings) FY2025: median $172,468 (6,094 filings) FY2026: median $180,000 (3,509 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6,605 filings FY20 FY2021: 5,404 filings FY21 FY2022: 7,649 filings FY22 FY2023: 5,581 filings FY23 FY2024: 6,375 filings FY24 FY2025: 6,094 filings FY25 FY2026: 3,509 filings FY26 7,649
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$143,018$130,000$160,0086,605
FY2021$144,285$130,364$162,3205,404
FY2022$151,765$136,055$169,7207,649
FY2023$164,874$147,656$184,4675,581
FY2024$164,000$148,581$182,2096,375
FY2025$172,468$156,043$190,8366,094
FY2026$180,000$161,700$196,6473,509

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$174,9506,454
Data Scientist$173,2701,162
Systems Engineer / Architect$174,700951
Market Research Analyst$168,000171
Management Consultant$172,375100
Risk Analyst$145,00087
Electrical Engineer$177,16181
Network Architect$183,69168
Industrial Engineer$175,87368
Information Security Analyst$180,00059
Industrial Designer$171,92757
Logistician$159,70056
Computer Hardware Engineer$191,05053
Data Engineer$160,00043
Sales Engineer$185,72440
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JobMedian hereFilings
Mechanical Engineer$167,00829
Multimedia Artist$184,28819
UX Designer$172,16313
Budget Analyst$129,20012
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$217,75012
HR Specialisttoo few9
Project Managertoo few8
Systems Analysttoo few7
Civil Engineertoo few6
Training and Development Specialisttoo few5

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 $133,500 649
Mid-level · Level II $160,000 3,732
Senior · Level III $185,441 3,920
Expert · Level IV $218,665 1,266

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.