Entry-level Solutions Architect salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bellevue, Redmond, Sammamish, Bothell, Issaquah.

Median salary$117,749
Middle 50%$91.4k–$121.5k
vs. all levels here−24%comparison median $155,000
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,425 and $152,797.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,277
25th$91,409
50th (median)$117,749
75th$121,495
90th$131,980

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2022: median $97,760 (22 filings) FY2023: median $106,642 (21 filings) FY2024: median $110,635 (14 filings) FY2025: median $117,749 (27 filings) FY2026: median $117,749 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 27
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–––8
FY2021–––9
FY2022$97,760$93,600$118,95022
FY2023$106,642$89,508$110,00021
FY2024$110,635$105,525$121,37514
FY2025$117,749$110,635$121,49827
FY2026$117,749$83,912$119,74711

Cost of living

Seattle's median entry-level Solutions Architect salary of $117,749 is worth about $106,000 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazon$121,49223
Fpttoo few9
Pi Square Technologiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $117,749 38
Mid-level · Level II $138,986 99
Senior · Level III $174,100 85
Expert · Level IV $188,113 44

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.