University of Washington salaries in Seattle, WA

Based on 324 certified H-1B filings by University of Washington in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$94,749
Middle 50%$80.3k–$130.1k
vs. all employers here−41%comparison median $160,514
Filings324FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,460 and $443,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,086
25th$80,343
50th (median)$94,749
75th$130,131
90th$249,626

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $66,312 (153 filings) FY2021: median $68,885 (172 filings) FY2022: median $72,708 (141 filings) FY2023: median $86,004 (145 filings) FY2024: median $84,834 (188 filings) FY2025: median $97,188 (192 filings) FY2026: median $89,790 (132 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 153 filings FY20 FY2021: 172 filings FY21 FY2022: 141 filings FY22 FY2023: 145 filings FY23 FY2024: 188 filings FY24 FY2025: 192 filings FY25 FY2026: 132 filings FY26 192
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$66,312$58,224$99,144153
FY2021$68,885$58,107$92,502172
FY2022$72,708$61,956$95,382141
FY2023$86,004$69,660$127,716145
FY2024$84,834$72,564$113,096188
FY2025$97,188$81,578$128,349192
FY2026$89,790$79,980$136,130132

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Medical School Professor$210,00054
Medical Scientist$80,94642
Biochemist$79,59623
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$82,41617
Radiologist$97,17617
Business Professor$225,89114
Surgeon$102,02412
Anesthesiologist$95,35211
Computer Science Professor$120,65010
Engineering Professortoo few9
Zoologist / Wildlife Biologisttoo few6
Materials Scientisttoo few6
Mathematics Professortoo few5
Physicisttoo few4
Economics Professortoo few4
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JobMedian hereFilings
Pediatriciantoo few4
Biomedical Engineertoo few3
Microbiologisttoo few3
Epidemiologisttoo few3
Astronomertoo few3
Chemisttoo few3
Hydrologisttoo few3
Survey Researchertoo few3
Psychologisttoo few3
Political Scientisttoo few3

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 $108,000 124
Mid-level · Level II $126,249 62
Senior · Level III too few 9
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.