Entry-level Full Stack Developer salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Issaquah, Bothell, Redmond, Lynnwood.

Median salary$117,749
Middle 50%$110.7k–$138.3k
vs. all levels here−21%comparison median $149,240
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,822 and $196,112.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,893
25th$110,651
50th (median)$117,749
75th$138,308
90th$181,997

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2022: median $98,000 (12 filings) FY2023: median $113,500 (10 filings) FY2024: median $113,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $110,800 (13 filings) FY2026: median $117,749 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 15
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–––5
FY2021–––8
FY2022$98,000$97,760$98,19512
FY2023$113,500$106,657$124,25010
FY2024$113,000$101,804$125,00015
FY2025$110,800$110,635$118,45013
FY2026$117,749$117,749$165,35515

Cost of living

Seattle's median entry-level Full Stack Developer salary of $117,749 is worth about $106,000 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Comcasttoo few2
ByteDancetoo few2
Hyperprooftoo few2
Qxotoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $117,749 28
Mid-level · Level II $149,240 45
Senior · Level III $193,900 14
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.