Software Engineer Salary

Software Engineer Salary in Seattle

$168,00026% above national median

The median salary for software engineers in Seattle is $168,000, which is 26% above the national median of $133,080.

Seattle vs National

Seattle

$168,000

US National Median

$133,080

Software Engineer salary in other locations

How Seattle compares to other cities

🇺🇸San Francisco, CA
$175,000🇺🇸New York, NY
$155,000🇺🇸Boston, MA
$148,000🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA
$145,000🇺🇸Washington, DC
$145,000🇺🇸Austin, TX
$140,000

Other tech salaries in Seattle

How software engineer pay compares to other roles in the same area

💼AI Product Manager$230,000🤖AI / ML Engineer$210,000💼AI Governance Specialist$210,000☁️Cloud Architect$195,000💼Site Reliability Engineer$195,000

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024, Levels.fyi, Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025.