Washington H-1B salaries

From 60,750 certified H-1B filings with a worksite in Washington (FY2025–FY2026). Base salary only.

  • #4 of 51 by filings
  • #2 of 51 by median salary
  • No state income tax on wages
Median base salary$160,000+30% vs. national median
Middle 50%$130k–$186k25th to 75th percentile
Most common levelLevel II42% of leveled filings
Top metro areaSeattle, WA59,018 filings in Washington

Top cities in Washington

Seattle, WA$160,51459,018 filings · rent 1BR $2,180 · no state income tax Portland, OR$127,8786,161 filings · rent 1BR $1,633 Kennewick, WA$114,958255 filings · rent 1BR $1,230 · no state income tax Spokane, WA$99,182218 filings · rent 1BR $1,173 · no state income tax Olympia, WA$108,930197 filings · rent 1BR $1,656 · no state income tax Pullman, WA$99,882171 filings · no state income tax Bellingham, WA$121,095145 filings · rent 1BR $1,529 · no state income tax Mount Vernon, WA$112,07057 filings · rent 1BR $1,275 · no state income tax Yakima, WA$219,00054 filings · rent 1BR $1,004 · no state income tax Bremerton, WA$159,57452 filings · rent 1BR $1,535 · no state income tax Moses Lake, WA$123,91640 filings · no state income tax Wenatchee, WA$134,80033 filings · rent 1BR $1,121 · no state income tax

Ordered by filings with a worksite in Washington. Figures on each card cover the whole metro area, which can cross state lines.

Top H-1B employers in Washington

Amazon logoAmazon20,691 filings · 34%$154,400 Microsoft logoMicrosoft9,625 filings · 16%$174,109 Meta logoMeta2,530 filings · 4%$206,672 Google logoGoogle1,838 filings · 3%$170,690 TikTok logoTikTok799 filings · 1%$185,000 Apple logoApple722 filings · 1%$185,600 Salesforce logoSalesforce629 filings · 1%$200,000 Expedia logoExpedia523 filings · 1%$150,987 LTIMindtree logoLTIMindtree410 filings · 1%$108,098 ByteDance logoByteDance402 filings · 1%$211,000 Deloitte logoDeloitte379 filings · 1%$130,749 EY logoEY347 filings · 1%$151,580

Filings and median salary for jobs located in Washington.

Most filed jobs in Washington

Software Engineer30,266 filings · 50%$168,000 Data Scientist5,451 filings · 9%$151,800 IT Manager2,274 filings · 4%$211,150 Research Scientist (Computer Science)1,418 filings · 2%$176,890 QA Engineer1,222 filings · 2%$118,326 Operations Research Analyst939 filings · 2%$133,300 Systems Analyst891 filings · 1%$115,170 Market Research Analyst745 filings · 1%$136,240 Project Manager573 filings · 1%$130,300 Accountant569 filings · 1%$101,899 Industrial Engineer484 filings · 1%$132,100 Data Engineer456 filings · 1%$157,000

Washington vs. other states

California$161,230 Washington$160,000 New York$133,000 Massachusetts$122,970 New Jersey$122,175 Virginia$119,000 North Carolina$114,504 Texas$112,923 Georgia$109,284 Illinois$108,012 Pennsylvania$105,206 Florida$105,000

States with the most H-1B filings. Median base salary on certified filings; not adjusted for cost of living.