Senior Cloud Engineer salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah, Lynnwood.

Median salary$177,855
Middle 50%$152.5k–$181k
vs. all levels here+18%comparison median $151,076
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $126,907 and $250,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$146,620
25th$152,500
50th (median)$177,855
75th$180,990
90th$236,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $165k $200k FY2021: median $155,358 (20 filings) FY2022: median $172,000 (28 filings) FY2023: median $182,964 (18 filings) FY2024: median $182,371 (24 filings) FY2025: median $177,980 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 28
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–––8
FY2021$155,358$140,000$171,02720
FY2022$172,000$160,000$187,13728
FY2023$182,964$174,415$192,18018
FY2024$182,371$169,160$185,30324
FY2025$177,980$152,500$198,25010
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Seattle's median senior Cloud Engineer salary of $177,855 is worth about $160,000 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Googletoo few4
ByteDancetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $149,240 30
Senior · Level III $177,855 14
Expert · Level IV $190,486 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.