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Software Engineer · Seattle, WA

Software Engineer in Seattle, WA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 2,544 certified H-1B applications for Software Engineer roles in Seattle, WA between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $168,400, 22% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$168,400
Middle half earn
$145,000 to $190,486
Top 10% earn over
$213,545
Certified filings
2,544

Pay by employer
Google LLC832$167,000−1%$151,000 – $178,250
Meta Platforms, Inc460$198,940+18%$173,434 – $215,798
DoorDash, Inc.213$170,600+1%$153,000 – $190,486
Stripe, Inc.141$155,418−8%$128,502 – $182,312
Uber Technologies, Inc.79$183,500+9%$173,000 – $189,000
Qualtrics, LLC71$158,500−6%$153,000 – $182,750
NVIDIA Corporation51$190,486+13%$180,710 – $212,202
DocuSign Inc.49$163,862−3%$140,000 – $170,198
Dropbox, Inc.40$191,300+14%$159,000 – $198,900
Indeed, Inc.36$132,000−22%$125,814 – $137,259
Block, Inc.33$217,500+29%$200,000 – $238,800
Cisco Systems, Inc.28$155,418−8%$136,894 – $171,105
Airbnb, Inc.27$181,000+7%$159,500 – $196,000
Social Finance, LLC26$157,625−6%$147,185 – $165,000
LYFT, Inc.24$146,520−13%$128,000 – $162,000
Netflix, Inc.22$226,158+34%$212,202 – $264,514
Databricks, Inc.15$133,000−21%$133,000 – $145,000
CSS Payroll Co, L.P.14$200,000+19%$176,250 – $200,000
Splunk, Inc.12$174,582+4%$151,564 – $181,040
Figma, Inc.12$212,864+26%$190,364 – $237,214
Coinbase, Inc.10$174,000+3%$157,125 – $177,975
Moderna Services, Inc.8$137,259−18%$137,259 – $156,080
Zoox Inc.8$181,656+8%$178,782 – $195,915
Intel Corporation8$168,0640%$153,874 – $180,710
Palantir Technologies Inc.7$162,500−4%$157,500 – $213,000
Moloco, Inc.7$143,000−15%$137,259 – $154,625
Rec Room Inc.6$120,000−29%$114,250 – $136,250
Galileo Financial Technologies6$157,500−6%$150,680 – $163,750
Pinterest, Inc.6$128,502−24%$128,502 – $144,056
SingleStore, Inc.6$140,000−17%$140,000 – $140,000

By experience level
Level I306$130,000$117,750
Level II1,094$163,000$149,230
Level III495$184,838$180,720
Level IV446$212,202$212,200

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for Seattle, WA.

By year
2023171$169,000
2024971$167,000
2025844$168,056
2026558$176,890

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-23Google LLC$180,000II
2026-06-23Airbnb, Inc.$162,000II
2026-06-22Airbnb, Inc.$196,000III
2026-06-22Veeva Systems Inc.$136,000I
2026-06-22Meta Platforms, Inc$211,778I
2026-06-19Itechstack, Inc.$117,756I
2026-06-19Formagrid, Inc. (d/b/a Airtable)$320,000IV
2026-06-18Google LLC$220,000IV
2026-06-18Google LLC$158,000I
2026-06-17Cisco Systems, Inc.$172,637–
2026-06-16Stripe, Inc.$212,202IV
2026-06-16Google LLC$209,000–
2026-06-16Meta Platforms, Inc$188,235I
2026-06-15Google LLC$177,000II
2026-06-15Google LLC$213,000IV
2026-06-15Google LLC$177,000II
2026-06-15Vak IT Systems Inc$117,749I
2026-06-12Block, Inc.$216,000IV
2026-06-11Meta Platforms, Inc$212,202IV
2026-06-11Meta Platforms, Inc$149,240II
2026-06-11Meta Platforms, Inc$180,710III
2026-06-11Google LLC$185,000II
2026-06-11Block, Inc.$275,000IV
2026-06-10Intel Corporation$180,710III
2026-06-10Google LLC$153,000–

The 25 most recent of 2,544. Every filing is on the Seattle, WA and Software Engineer pages.

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