Senior Biomedical Engineer salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Bothell, Redmond, Issaquah, Tukwila.

Median salary$129,563
Middle 50%$126.7k–$142.7k
vs. all levels here+16%comparison median $111,650
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $124,349 and $163,953.
PercentileSalary
10th$126,472
25th$126,734
50th (median)$129,563
75th$142,702
90th$153,986

Cost of living

Seattle's median senior Biomedical Engineer salary of $129,563 is worth about $116,600 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
MultiCare Health Systemtoo few2
Siemens Medical Solutionstoo few2
United Imaging Healthcare North Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III $129,563 10
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$126,734$129,56310

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.