Financial Manager salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 79 certified H-1B filings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Lake Stevens, Kirkland, Everett, Bothell.

Also listed as: Finance Manager

Median salary$177,600
Middle 50%$159.7k–$228.5k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $190,757
Filings79FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $113,247 and $319,900.
PercentileSalary
10th$142,800
25th$159,650
50th (median)$177,600
75th$228,500
90th$263,172

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $155k $200k FY2020: median $131,525 (78 filings) FY2021: median $144,933 (55 filings) FY2022: median $160,000 (60 filings) FY2023: median $158,200 (55 filings) FY2024: median $182,582 (36 filings) FY2025: median $177,000 (46 filings) FY2026: median $177,600 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 78 filings FY20 FY2021: 55 filings FY21 FY2022: 60 filings FY22 FY2023: 55 filings FY23 FY2024: 36 filings FY24 FY2025: 46 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 78
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$131,525$122,893$154,97578
FY2021$144,933$128,248$160,00055
FY2022$160,000$142,033$193,55060
FY2023$158,200$142,800$195,00055
FY2024$182,582$147,500$200,95036
FY2025$177,000$153,821$230,46446
FY2026$177,600$160,400$228,50033

Cost of living

Seattle's median Financial Manager salary of $177,600 is worth about $159,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Financial Managers in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $185,550 in May 2025 (8,500 employed). The H-1B median here is $177,600, 4% lower.

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
Amazon$169,43028
Deloittetoo few5
ByteDancetoo few4
TikToktoo few3
Googletoo few2
Expediatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $133,207 10
Mid-level · Level II $174,000 19
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $257,000 17

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$131,414$133,20710
Mid-level · Level II$163,467$174,00019
Expert · Level IV$236,018$257,00017

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.