Software Engineer salary in Olympia, WA

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lacey, Tumwater.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$117,749
Middle 50%$108k–$128.7k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $139,194
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,524 and $196,210.
PercentileSalary
10th$92,789
25th$107,999
50th (median)$117,749
75th$128,704
90th$147,060

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $90,000 (98 filings) FY2021: median $94,099 (57 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (69 filings) FY2023: median $101,546 (85 filings) FY2024: median $101,608 (43 filings) FY2025: median $120,000 (23 filings) FY2026: median $115,875 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 98 filings FY20 FY2021: 57 filings FY21 FY2022: 69 filings FY22 FY2023: 85 filings FY23 FY2024: 43 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 98
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$90,000$87,131$106,64298
FY2021$94,099$89,586$101,08857
FY2022$90,000$89,586$109,45269
FY2023$101,546$95,000$113,36085
FY2024$101,608$101,546$115,50043
FY2025$120,000$105,435$130,15223
FY2026$115,875$110,656$128,62428

Cost of living

Olympia's median Software Engineer salary of $117,749 is worth about $113,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Olympia = 103.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Olympia, WA area earned a median of $124,060 in May 2025 (1,920 employed). The H-1B median here is $117,749, 5% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Deloittetoo few9
Pro Innovationtoo few4
Oracletoo few3
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Grouptoo few3
Axon Enterprisetoo few2
Sqaittoo few2
State of Washington Department of Ecologytoo few2
Washington State Administrative Office of the Courtstoo few2
Washington State Department of Social and Health Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $110,656 22
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$110,656$110,65622

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.