Mid-level Quantitative Analyst salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Tukwila, Kirkland, Bothell, Lakewood.

Median salary$90,000
Middle 50%$83.6k–$122.5k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $98,000
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,388 and $231,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,200
25th$83,600
50th (median)$90,000
75th$122,500
90th$149,900

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $62,442 (23 filings) FY2021: median $79,614 (22 filings) FY2022: median $92,000 (35 filings) FY2023: median $76,800 (21 filings) FY2024: median $86,700 (15 filings) FY2025: median $90,750 (24 filings) FY2026: median $88,949 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 35 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 35
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$62,442$62,442$86,08523
FY2021$79,614$79,227$94,34322
FY2022$92,000$80,850$106,95035
FY2023$76,800$70,000$90,00021
FY2024$86,700$82,450$90,00015
FY2025$90,750$84,200$115,00024
FY2026$88,949$79,036$122,50014

Cost of living

Seattle's median mid-level Quantitative Analyst salary of $90,000 is worth about $81,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Financial Quantitative Analysts in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $82,920 in May 2025 (1,680 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,000, 9% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazontoo few9
BlackRocktoo few8
PwCtoo few4
TikToktoo few3
Balyasny Asset Management, L.P.too few2
Stordtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $95,750 12
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 38
Senior · Level III $106,350 16
Expert · Level IV $126,000 11

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$54,725$95,75012
Mid-level · Level II$72,322$90,00038
Senior · Level III$89,898$106,35016
Expert · Level IV$107,494$126,00011

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.