Software Engineer salary in Spokane, WA

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Liberty Lake, Cheney, Spokane Valley.

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

Median salary$108,530
Middle 50%$105.3k–$127.5k
vs. national median−22%comparison median $139,194
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,900 and $159,659.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,488
25th$105,276
50th (median)$108,530
75th$127,500
90th$143,348

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $72,821 (26 filings) FY2021: median $96,631 (14 filings) FY2022: median $110,210 (11 filings) FY2024: median $99,500 (13 filings) FY2025: median $106,558 (19 filings) FY2026: median $111,462 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 26
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$72,821$63,128$80,00026
FY2021$96,631$82,350$114,32914
FY2022$110,210$99,133$122,00911
FY2023–––9
FY2024$99,500$88,400$110,50013
FY2025$106,558$101,390$127,50019
FY2026$111,462$105,276$129,20320

Cost of living

Spokane's median Software Engineer salary of $108,530 is worth about $108,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Spokane = 100.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Spokane, WA area earned a median of $130,690 in May 2025 (1,840 employed). The H-1B median here is $108,530, 17% 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
Willsfly Technologies$116,34018
Itrontoo few5
F5too few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $105,546 20
Senior · Level III too few 7
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$105,269$105,54620

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.