Entry-level Project Manager salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 75 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Redmond, Bothell, Issaquah, Kirkland.

Also listed as: Project Management Specialist, Project Coordinator

Median salary$85,010

Middle 50%$81.6k–$95k

vs. all levels here−35%comparison median $130,300

Filings75FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,710 and $210,772.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$76,976
25th	$81,608
50th (median)	$85,010
75th	$95,000
90th	$132,680

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	0
FY2021	–	–	–	0
FY2022	–	–	–	0
FY2023	–	–	–	4
FY2024	$77,480	$75,572	$83,625	10
FY2025	$83,100	$81,948	$90,000	21
FY2026	$85,705	$80,200	$99,894	54

Cost of living

Seattle's median entry-level Project Manager salary of $85,010 is worth about $76,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Project Management Specialists in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $130,380 in May 2025 (26,910 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,010, 35% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Amazon	$84,495	30
TikTok	$119,000	20
Ags	too few	2
Bright Apartment Holding	too few	2
Genscript	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$85,010	75
Mid-level · Level II	$108,319	141
Senior · Level III	$140,000	155
Expert · Level IV	$159,950	120

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$76,710	$85,010	75
Mid-level · Level II	$101,317	$108,319	141
Senior · Level III	$125,174	$140,000	155
Expert · Level IV	$150,550	$159,950	120

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.