Business Professor salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bothell, Tacoma.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Finance, Assistant Professor of Marketing

Median salary$225,000
Middle 50%$167.5k–$258k
vs. national median+60%comparison median $140,244
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,780 and $273,331.
PercentileSalary
10th$131,990
25th$167,508
50th (median)$225,000
75th$257,999
90th$269,260

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $185k $240k FY2020: median $153,009 (13 filings) FY2023: median $166,577 (10 filings) FY2025: median $225,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 13
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$153,009$125,000$190,40413
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––7
FY2023$166,577$142,875$207,23610
FY2024–––4
FY2025$225,000$152,141$257,99911
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Seattle's median Business Professor salary of $225,000 is worth about $202,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Business Teachers, Postsecondary in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $101,930 in May 2025 (630 employed). The H-1B median here is $225,000, 121% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Washington$225,89114

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $225,149 12
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$56,050$225,14912

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.