Senior HR Specialist salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Redmond, Everett, Kent, Maple Valley.

Also listed as: Recruiter

Median salary$110,000
Middle 50%$98.8k–$137.7k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $116,938
Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,074 and $167,513.
PercentileSalary
10th$98,758
25th$98,758
50th (median)$110,000
75th$137,700
90th$158,467

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $121,800 (13 filings) FY2021: median $110,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $91,013 (14 filings) FY2023: median $130,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $130,000 (16 filings) FY2026: median $108,300 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 17
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$121,800$109,700$128,26313
FY2021$110,000$83,435$121,26811
FY2022$91,013$81,550$126,50014
FY2023$130,000$120,950$139,45011
FY2024–––8
FY2025$130,000$98,758$137,75016
FY2026$108,300$98,758$129,80017

Cost of living

Seattle's median senior HR Specialist salary of $110,000 is worth about $99,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Human Resources Specialists in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $92,770 in May 2025 (14,120 employed). The H-1B median here is $110,000, 19% 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
Amazon$114,00020
Microsofttoo few4
Ascendion, Inc. (Formerly known as Collabera, Inc.)too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,200 14
Mid-level · Level II $97,150 34
Senior · Level III $110,000 33
Expert · Level IV $130,000 33

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$62,400$65,20014
Mid-level · Level II$80,579$97,15034
Senior · Level III$98,758$110,00033
Expert · Level IV$116,938$130,00033

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.