Washington H-1B salaries

Employers filed 94,365 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Washington between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $155,800 a year.

Median salary offered: $155,800
Middle half earn: $129,000 to $183,484
Top 10% earn over: $212,202
Certified filings: 94,365

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Amazon.com Services LLC	21,623	$155,000	$129,709 – $178,500
Microsoft Corporation	16,021	$169,890	$153,800 – $189,260
Meta Platforms, Inc	3,821	$203,350	$176,890 – $220,000
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	3,791	$152,200	$129,000 – $175,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	2,947	$147,000	$129,000 – $169,100
Google LLC	2,854	$169,000	$151,000 – $188,000
Amazon Data Services, Inc	1,274	$147,900	$129,000 – $167,170
Salesforce, Inc.	1,047	$200,000	$162,632 – $229,750
People Tech Group, Inc	1,007	$114,400	$101,608 – $137,259
Apple Inc.	933	$182,312	$163,862 – $190,486
LTIMindtree Limited	862	$99,736	$86,653 – $111,551
Expedia, Inc.	778	$150,886	$128,502 – $181,602
ByteDance Inc.	716	$210,000	$164,750 – $267,326
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	597	$148,200	$108,000 – $183,983
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	566	$162,376	$142,920 – $177,702
University of Washington	564	$91,440	$76,032 – $123,118
TikTok Inc.	532	$196,208	$142,150 – $258,050
Nordstrom, Inc.	465	$155,878	$140,000 – $180,353
Infosys Limited	459	$111,550	$108,098 – $136,843
HCL America Inc	448	$124,674	$111,550 – $139,298
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	435	$102,149	$86,653 – $111,550
NVIDIA Corporation	415	$184,000	$165,641 – $212,202
Starbucks Coffee Company	395	$159,691	$142,000 – $177,155
Quadrant Technologies LLC	354	$113,797	$92,186 – $115,170
Battelle Memorial Institute	342	$112,328	$93,300 – $125,134
TT Commerce & Global Services LLC	337	$180,710	$140,000 – $240,000
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.	331	$180,695	$156,778 – $199,459
DocuSign Inc.	328	$180,710	$163,862 – $207,700
Snowflake Inc.	319	$182,312	$156,209 – $198,195
Uber Technologies, Inc.	314	$200,550	$174,925 – $220,100
DoorDash, Inc.	311	$182,312	$153,600 – $190,486
Costco Wholesale Corporation	298	$155,000	$144,850 – $170,000
Stripe, Inc.	279	$163,862	$129,000 – $190,486
Zillow, Inc.	268	$179,499	$152,072 – $197,809
Wipro Limited	262	$111,696	$100,030 – $137,821
UST Global Inc	258	$128,502	$111,700 – $142,000
Adobe Inc.	249	$174,400	$149,240 – $210,000
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	247	$128,000	$108,680 – $149,895
Snap Inc.	246	$178,006	$155,418 – $190,486
Accenture LLP	244	$154,928	$136,011 – $179,000
Deloitte Consulting LLP	241	$146,763	$127,000 – $182,100
Pinterest, Inc.	233	$150,987	$130,749 – $163,862
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc	210	$117,467	$108,244 – $137,260
Oracle America, Inc.	202	$163,862	$142,735 – $190,486
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	202	$87,086	$77,976 – $117,272
Databricks, Inc.	201	$149,240	$137,259 – $180,710
LinkedIn Corporation	197	$163,862	$149,240 – $180,710
Chewy, Inc.	190	$165,950	$146,875 – $193,750
Washington State University	187	$84,827	$67,420 – $109,675
ServiceNow, Inc.	183	$155,418	$128,502 – $180,710

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Engineer	9,153	$169,000	$147,000 – $193,000
Software Engineering	9,128	$170,950	$155,539 – $190,508
Software Development Engineer II	3,603	$161,700	$150,300 – $175,000
Software Dev Engineer II	3,057	$170,000	$158,946 – $180,200
Software Dev Engineer I	2,225	$129,000	$129,000 – $130,300
Software Development Engineer I	1,833	$129,000	$117,749 – $131,600
Senior Software Engineer	1,596	$185,000	$163,862 – $208,552
Software Development Engineer III	1,204	$195,195	$169,003 – $210,000
Manager III, Software Development	860	$199,960	$186,008 – $218,028
Applied Scientist II	795	$169,400	$161,400 – $178,006
Product Management	780	$176,500	$160,015 – $198,408
Software Dev Engineer III	777	$205,600	$191,500 – $212,500
Software Development Engineer	729	$149,240	$128,502 – $165,593
Software Developer	724	$128,502	$110,635 – $140,000
Business Intelligence Engineer II	715	$129,709	$113,200 – $140,000
Data Engineer II	605	$144,000	$132,100 – $159,800
Computer Systems Analyst	595	$108,243	$89,440 – $113,797
Technical Program Management	542	$175,751	$159,929 – $192,000
Technical Program Manager III	505	$167,024	$148,700 – $181,700
Product Manager	502	$175,200	$146,094 – $204,330
Applied Sciences	493	$176,570	$161,000 – $193,063
Data Science	477	$165,500	$151,200 – $184,522
Product Manager III	464	$148,050	$136,261 – $163,975
Research Scientist	463	$198,940	$172,900 – $211,778
Data Engineer	461	$150,000	$118,414 – $180,810
Data Scientist	458	$151,923	$118,414 – $181,750
Product Manager III - Technical	408	$160,200	$151,200 – $177,900
Program Manager III	366	$140,000	$125,174 – $147,950
Staff Software Engineer	357	$206,315	$189,000 – $234,700
Data Engineer III	349	$170,500	$154,600 – $190,000
Architect	346	$108,098	$86,653 – $111,550
Business Intelligence Engineer III	336	$148,235	$140,330 – $160,000
Software Engineer II	324	$149,240	$137,259 – $162,030
Data Scientist II	303	$144,000	$136,000 – $162,345
Machine Learning Engineer	301	$180,710	$150,000 – $205,000
Program Manager II	280	$105,000	$97,164 – $112,400
Business Analyst II	276	$105,000	$96,492 – $110,864
Applied Scientist III	275	$197,300	$176,940 – $206,430
Manager III, Software Dev	268	$216,772	$201,625 – $228,575
Technical Program Manager	267	$179,770	$154,350 – $203,866
System Development Engineer II	263	$142,300	$133,300 – $160,000
Data Engineer I	254	$129,500	$111,900 – $140,000
Computer Systems Engineer/Architect	247	$96,346	$86,653 – $111,550
Senior Software Development Engineer	247	$190,000	$180,000 – $203,750
Financial Analyst III	246	$127,750	$105,069 – $137,000
Technical Program Manager II	219	$138,100	$128,502 – $154,400
Software Engineering SMTS	216	$199,278	$183,599 – $210,030
Financial Analyst II	216	$98,000	$90,275 – $104,000
Senior Product Manager	199	$182,909	$162,658 – $200,000
Principal Software Development Engineer	198	$212,202	$190,486 – $247,065

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Seattle, WA	39,067	$155,000	$129,000 – $181,600
Bellevue, WA	21,396	$156,000	$127,970 – $190,300
Redmond, WA	20,445	$164,380	$141,100 – $186,077
Kirkland, WA	2,561	$167,000	$141,760 – $186,333
Bothell, WA	2,116	$144,480	$117,749 – $176,955
Issaquah, WA	1,008	$143,989	$124,750 – $167,156
Lynnwood, WA	575	$137,752	$118,207 – $180,712
Everett, WA	463	$134,917	$105,133 – $157,120
Vancouver, WA	437	$117,000	$92,248 – $158,309
Renton, WA	380	$120,437	$99,590 – $153,940
Richland, WA	376	$110,000	$91,387 – $124,003
Sammamish, WA	363	$166,309	$134,792 – $210,060
Pullman, WA	267	$100,000	$82,000 – $122,699
Spokane, WA	245	$98,280	$80,000 – $124,800
Tacoma, WA	234	$110,515	$88,706 – $163,185
Olympia, WA	202	$106,038	$94,682 – $125,000
Kent, WA	188	$113,608	$85,971 – $150,348
Bellingham, WA	179	$105,000	$79,000 – $150,430
Lake Stevens, WA	148	$141,268	$117,104 – $171,232
Snohomish, WA	145	$161,138	$129,709 – $182,312
Tukwila, WA	140	$108,098	$91,583 – $118,414
Seatac, WA	137	$114,478	$108,098 – $139,298
Mountlake Terrace, WA	133	$147,100	$117,915 – $170,200
Maple Valley, WA	116	$156,455	$130,000 – $180,726
Puyallup, WA	115	$131,158	$104,926 – $201,182
Woodinville, WA	113	$143,000	$111,550 – $178,211
Federal Way, WA	108	$126,702	$90,000 – $170,972
Marysville, WA	101	$137,259	$108,098 – $161,138
Mercer Island, WA	99	$151,840	$105,900 – $190,493
Snoqualmie, WA	93	$149,294	$119,038 – $184,276
Monroe, WA	92	$140,400	$111,888 – $166,146
Shoreline, WA	92	$124,802	$93,330 – $157,640
Lacey, WA	90	$103,972	$89,107 – $120,120
Mill Creek, WA	87	$154,656	$110,438 – $195,136
Auburn, WA	83	$117,749	$98,488 – $157,973
Yakima, WA	78	$204,589	$94,572 – $315,291
Black Diamond, WA	72	$149,759	$130,102 – $181,250
Sumner, WA	65	$126,360	$110,635 – $140,800
Kenmore, WA	64	$160,395	$116,530 – $190,112
Edmonds, WA	56	$130,200	$91,585 – $180,178

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	6,964	$152,000
2024	33,199	$154,400
2025	32,966	$157,000
2026	21,236	$161,738