Western Washington University salaries in Bellingham, WA

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings by Western Washington University in the Bellingham, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$64k–$87.5k
vs. all employers here−42%comparison median $121,095
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $41,150 and $144,650.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,220
25th$63,960
50th (median)$70,000
75th$87,491
90th$101,894

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $84,386 (17 filings) FY2021: median $75,447 (16 filings) FY2022: median $67,532 (16 filings) FY2023: median $75,369 (16 filings) FY2024: median $81,846 (14 filings) FY2025: median $83,327 (14 filings) FY2026: median $67,500 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 17
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$84,386$67,179$93,00017
FY2021$75,447$67,123$85,75016
FY2022$67,532$53,251$84,30016
FY2023$75,369$69,225$96,53516
FY2024$81,846$69,875$96,00014
FY2025$83,327$65,125$97,27314
FY2026$67,500$63,050$73,75010

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Education Teachertoo few4
Engineering Professortoo few3
Foreign Language Professortoo few3
Economisttoo few2
Computer Science Professortoo few2
Art and Music Professortoo few2
Communications Teachertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.