Senior Java Developer salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bothell, Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah, Sammamish.

Median salary$200,000
Middle 50%$165k–$210k
vs. all levels here+34%comparison median $149,240
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $163,862 and $262,320.
PercentileSalary
10th$163,862
25th$165,000
50th (median)$200,000
75th$210,000
90th$210,000

Cost of living

Seattle's median senior Java Developer salary of $200,000 is worth about $180,000 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)$210,00011
Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)too few4
Compnovatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $110,635 17
Mid-level · Level II $149,240 31
Senior · Level III $200,000 21
Expert · Level IV too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.