Entry-level Network Architect salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 46 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Redmond, Bellevue, Bothell, Everett, Shoreline.

Also listed as: Network Engineer, Network Development Engineer

Median salary$140,000
Middle 50%$122k–$150.7k
vs. all levels here−16%comparison median $167,170
Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $114,039 and $196,324.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,332
25th$122,000
50th (median)$140,000
75th$150,675
90th$155,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $121,500 (45 filings) FY2021: median $107,360 (27 filings) FY2022: median $120,450 (62 filings) FY2023: median $105,000 (49 filings) FY2024: median $116,900 (26 filings) FY2025: median $125,600 (23 filings) FY2026: median $141,500 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 45 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 62 filings FY22 FY2023: 49 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 62
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$121,500$98,160$135,00045
FY2021$107,360$92,500$130,00027
FY2022$120,450$97,635$129,62562
FY2023$105,000$94,120$130,00049
FY2024$116,900$114,100$131,99826
FY2025$125,600$120,001$149,50023
FY2026$141,500$140,000$152,95023

Cost of living

Seattle's median entry-level Network Architect salary of $140,000 is worth about $126,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Network Architects in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $172,650 in May 2025 (3,710 employed). The H-1B median here is $140,000, 19% lower.

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$140,00039
Microsofttoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $140,000 46
Mid-level · Level II $155,925 151
Senior · Level III $184,299 86
Expert · Level IV $206,543 40

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$112,382$140,00046
Mid-level · Level II$138,986$155,925151
Senior · Level III$165,610$184,29986
Expert · Level IV$192,213$206,54340

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.