Entry-level Backend Developer salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Bothell, Issaquah.

Median salary$136,800
Middle 50%$117.7k–$185.2k
vs. all levels here−28%comparison median $190,486
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $110,635 and $295,640.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,635
25th$117,749
50th (median)$136,800
75th$185,200
90th$223,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $130k $180k FY2020: median $93,184 (19 filings) FY2022: median $97,760 (12 filings) FY2024: median $137,400 (18 filings) FY2025: median $110,635 (11 filings) FY2026: median $167,240 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 19
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$93,184$93,184$93,18419
FY2021–––5
FY2022$97,760$97,760$97,82012
FY2023–––7
FY2024$137,400$136,800$144,00018
FY2025$110,635$110,635$136,40411
FY2026$167,240$148,302$205,00016

Cost of living

Seattle's median entry-level Backend Developer salary of $136,800 is worth about $123,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Seattle = 111.1).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
TikTok$156,20410
ByteDance$155,24010
Enfectoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $136,800 27
Mid-level · Level II $168,621 66
Senior · Level III $192,000 57
Expert · Level IV $220,360 70

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.