SEATTLE / SALARY
UNITED STATES

SALARY SURVEYS

506

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December 2023
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

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Net (after tax)

$96,065 USD

£74,812 GBP

New York City

$100,635 USD

$52,000 USD

£40,495 GBP

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Average Salary / Seattle

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Average salary in Seattle is $96,065 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 506 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $108,800 USD. Women receive a salary of $79,700 USD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians V with average income $166,800 USD and Arts, Culture, Performance with income $150,000 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $138,200 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $121,400 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $122,500 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $109,400 USD.

Levels / Seattle (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	3	100% 0.59%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	7	99.41% 1.38%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	7	98.02% 1.38%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	13	96.64% 2.57%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	24	94.07% 4.74%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	26	89.33% 5.14%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	10	84.19% 1.98%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	38	82.21% 7.51%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	21	74.7% 4.15%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	19	70.55% 3.75%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	21	66.8% 4.15%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	21	62.65% 4.15%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	21	58.5% 4.15%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	29	54.35% 5.73%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	14	48.62% 2.77%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	23	45.85% 4.55%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	11	41.3% 2.17%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	30	39.13% 5.93%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	16	33.2% 3.16%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	6	30.04% 1.19%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	8	28.85% 1.58%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	18	27.27% 3.56%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	8	23.72% 1.58%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	11	22.13% 2.17%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	1	19.96% 0.2%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	7	19.76% 1.38%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	5	18.38% 0.99%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	21	17.39% 4.15%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	14	13.24% 2.77%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	5	10.47% 0.99%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	7	9.49% 1.38%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	3	8.1% 0.59%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	11	7.51% 2.17%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	3	5.34% 0.59%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	5	4.74% 0.99%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	1	3.75% 0.2%
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	3	3.56% 0.59%
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	15	2.96% 2.96%

Gender / Seattle (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	291	$108,800 USD
2	Women	137	$79,700 USD

Education / Seattle (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	18	$138,200 USD
2	Masters Degree	107	$121,400 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	221	$97,300 USD
4	Some College	123	$74,000 USD
5	High School	29	$72,000 USD
6	Bellow H. School	8	$56,500 USD

Experience / Seattle (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	119	$122,500 USD
2	16-20 Years	52	$109,400 USD
3	12-16 Years	63	$98,900 USD
4	8-12 Years	77	$98,600 USD
5	4-8 Years	82	$85,200 USD
6	2-4 Years	48	$73,800 USD
7	0-1 Year	29	$65,900 USD
8	1-2 Years	36	$57,800 USD

Age / Seattle (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	3	$138,300 USD
2	46-50	58	$118,300 USD
3	56-60	27	$115,700 USD
4	41-45	52	$113,600 USD
5	61-65	19	$110,800 USD
6	51-55	39	$108,900 USD
7	31-35	59	$99,700 USD
8	36-40	61	$95,400 USD
9	26-30	60	$82,000 USD
10	n/a	79	$77,000 USD
11	21-25	32	$71,600 USD
12	76-99	4	$62,600 USD
13	14-20	13	$53,900 USD

Work Type / Seattle (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	430	$98,900 USD
2	Contract	37	$97,500 USD
3	Self Employed	24	$80,500 USD
4	Part Time	15	$37,400 USD

Career Groups / Seattle (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians V	4	$166,800 USD
2	Arts, Culture, Performance	1	$150,000 USD
3	IT & Programming II	51	$133,200 USD
4	Health Care & Medical	12	$123,400 USD
5	Engineers & Technicians	18	$121,600 USD
6	Management & Business	74	$119,000 USD
7	IT & Programming	54	$116,300 USD
8	Engineers & Technicians III	2	$100,000 USD
9	Construction & Labor Workers	15	$97,600 USD
10	Health Care & Medical II	12	$93,900 USD
11	Salesmen & Saleswomen	12	$89,000 USD
12	Properties & Real Estates	9	$88,700 USD
13	Security & Fireguard	5	$88,700 USD
14	Engineers & Technicians IV	5	$86,400 USD
15	Human Resources	24	$83,800 USD
16	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	23	$83,000 USD
17	Finance & Banking	24	$80,800 USD
18	Logistics, Road, Railway	10	$80,200 USD
19	Public Sector	8	$80,000 USD
20	Aviation & Shipping	7	$78,700 USD
21	Law	11	$77,000 USD
22	Automobile	5	$76,600 USD
23	Architect Constructions	8	$76,100 USD
24	Hotels & Tourism	3	$76,000 USD
25	Accounting & Administration	39	$72,900 USD
26	Education & University	12	$71,800 USD
27	Making Design	4	$71,000 USD
28	Insurance	6	$68,400 USD
29	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	8	$65,400 USD
30	Military	7	$64,000 USD
31	Engineers & Technicians II	2	$62,500 USD
32	Agriculture & Fishing	2	$52,500 USD
33	Organization & Coordination	9	$52,300 USD
34	Archaeology & History	2	$43,300 USD
35	Customer Services	9	$39,200 USD
36	Media	2	$37,500 USD
37	Sports & Recreation	2	$35,600 USD
38	Fashion	1	$28,800 USD
39	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	4	$26,800 USD

Careers / Seattle (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctor Specialist	3	$197,300 USD
2	CEO	8	$181,100 USD
3	Engineering Manager	3	$171,700 USD
4	Other Engineer Career	4	$166,800 USD
5	Computer Architect	3	$166,000 USD
6	Director	9	$161,700 USD
7	IT Manager	8	$155,000 USD
8	Software Engineer	22	$151,000 USD
9	Consulting, Speaker	3	$147,700 USD
10	Mechanical Engineer	3	$144,300 USD
11	Security Specialist	4	$140,800 USD
12	Other Law Career	4	$130,500 USD
13	Salesmen or Saleswomen	5	$127,800 USD
14	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	4	$125,500 USD
15	Software Developer	14	$124,100 USD
16	General Manager	5	$123,400 USD
17	Program Manager	9	$122,200 USD
18	Marketing Manager	6	$119,800 USD
19	IT Project Manager	9	$118,500 USD
20	Project Manager	6	$118,500 USD
21	Construction Project Manager	5	$115,800 USD
22	Finance Manager	5	$113,400 USD
23	Lead Developer	3	$107,000 USD
24	System Administrator	5	$105,800 USD
25	Engineer	5	$104,400 USD
26	Real Estate Agent	4	$98,800 USD
27	Manager	14	$98,600 USD
28	Other IT Career	4	$98,600 USD
29	Human Resource	6	$97,200 USD
30	Other Human Resource Career	4	$95,500 USD
31	Other Public Sector Career	5	$94,000 USD
32	Healthcare Management	3	$93,000 USD
33	Other Medical Career	3	$91,700 USD
34	Aerospace Technician	2	$88,300 USD
35	Logistics Manager	4	$85,500 USD
36	Operations Manager	5	$83,000 USD
37	Other Automobile Career	2	$80,500 USD
38	Human Resources Manager	10	$79,500 USD
39	Senior Accountant	3	$78,300 USD
40	Manufacturing Assembly Worker	2	$75,000 USD
41	Military Ship	2	$72,500 USD
42	IT Coordinator	3	$72,000 USD
43	Architect	5	$71,800 USD
44	Sales	3	$71,700 USD
45	Financial Analyst	9	$70,200 USD
46	Health Information Technology	2	$69,000 USD
47	Human Resource Administrator	3	$68,800 USD
48	Network Administrator	3	$65,300 USD
49	PHP Developer	3	$62,000 USD
50	Non-Profit Organization	4	$60,500 USD
51	Logistics Administration	4	$54,500 USD
52	Construction Worker	3	$54,000 USD
53	Other Education Career	5	$53,900 USD
54	Bookkeeper	4	$52,500 USD
55	Other Marketing Career	4	$50,500 USD
56	Accounting Assistant	3	$38,700 USD
57	Legal Secretary	4	$38,000 USD
58	Other Service Career	4	$20,500 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Thermal Hydraulic Engineer

Posted 21 August 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	Expert	$150,000 USD

Sr. Engineer

Posted 17 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical SME."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	$225,000 USD

Family Medicine

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Patient care, training residents, teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$241,900 USD

Design Technology

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	12-16 Years	Expert	$164,000 USD

Principal Software Engineer

Posted 07 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design software, lead the team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$299,900 USD

Senior Research Scientist

Posted 30 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$164,000 USD

Fisherman

Posted 24 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fishing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$70,000 USD

Mechanic

Posted 20 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automobile repair."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$82,000 USD

Small Business Owner

Posted 11 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage day to day operations of my business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Basic	$25,000 USD

Mechanic

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Build airplanes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$83,000 USD

Business Development Manager

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales Training."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	High School	12-16 Years	Expert	$300,000 USD

Navi

Posted 28 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Seamanship."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$73,000 USD

Manager

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting, Web Development, Customer Service, Investing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$135,000 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 15 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	$160,000 USD

Digital Health

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT, customer support, customer experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$65,000 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 08 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Basic	$100,000 USD

Devops System Administrator Ii

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Provide mid-level to senior-level end-user support, which may include providing systems administration assistance, coordinating stakeholder discussions, updating user documentation, or conducting training. 
Conduct root cause analysis to identify and eliminate bugs. 
Stay up to date with system enhancements and new features to better assist our customers. 
Design, enable, and deliver scalable and automated strategy – Infrastructure as a code. 
Enabling DevOps solutions development & deployment paradigms. 
Developing and Implementing software features using Agile Methodology. 
Ensuring efficient processes exist to identify, plan and manage all changes to the infrastructure."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	$68,000 USD

Florist

Posted 03 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work with flowers and customers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$25,000 USD

Aviation

Posted 20 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Aviation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	$80,000 USD

Implementation Manager

Posted 19 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Program Management, Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$225,000 USD

Business Analyst

Posted 05 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data mining, analytics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$98,000 USD

Diesel Mechanic

Posted 01 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Journeymen level."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	$93,000 USD

Medical Billing Specialist

Posted 22 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Revenue Cycle Management, Medical Billing, Collections."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	12-16 Years	Expert	$71,400 USD

Assistant Security Director

Posted 25 April 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	$45,000 USD

Team Leader

Posted 26 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead men in security operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$35,000 USD

Network Administrator 1

Posted 05 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Network+
Security+
In process of CCNA
Sharepoint Admin
Veeam back up systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$67,000 USD

Material Coordinator

Posted 19 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bachelor's in Supply Chain & Logistics
plan, source, procure, inventory management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$55,000 USD

Software Developer

Posted 13 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writing code for software applications using different programming languages, design applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$154,000 USD

Sr. Program Manager

Posted 10 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cloud Technologies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$258,000 USD

Sr Program Manager

Posted 18 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Program manager for a marketing program a tech company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$101,400 USD

Asset Manager

Posted 08 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Stuff and a lot more stuff."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	0-1 Year	n/a	$57,000 USD

Criminal Investigator

Posted 07 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Certified Public Accountant, 
Certified Fraud Examiner, 
Completed numerous advance investigation courses."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$133,300 USD

Revenue Assurance

Posted 27 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sql, etl, data analytics, qlikview, data visualization, bash, powershell, python."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Sr Consulting Engineer

Posted 17 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Matching technology with customer requirements."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$193,000 USD

Line Mechanic

Posted 02 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintenance knowledge, safety culture, proven communication and team work skill. maintenance manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$33,000 USD

Technical Program Manager

Posted 30 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Technical Program Manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$165,000 USD

Solution Architect

Posted 11 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"C#, Java, Agile Software Development, Scrum, AWS Certified Developer - Associate, AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$121,000 USD

Support Engineer

Posted 24 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Linux Network Administrator, Scripting (bash, python), SQL."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$55,000 USD

Quality Analyst

Posted 12 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Evaluation and reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$45,000 USD

Site Superitdent

Posted 29 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical Installations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	High School	16-20 Years	n/a	$160,000 USD

Product Manager

Posted 19 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage transportation operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$175,000 USD

Developer

Posted 15 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Googling and YouTube videos."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Chief Marketing Strategist

Posted 17 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Run a digital marketing agency."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$140,000 USD

Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Posted 15 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Carry out removal, replacement, inspection, modification and testing of aircraft systems and it's associated systems in accordance with the approved maintenance schedule at line maintenance level."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$130,000 USD

Realtor/ Working In Contruction

Posted 30 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Some knowledge in business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$65,000 USD

Officer

Posted 17 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I protect things."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$140,000 USD

Consultant

Posted 09 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business plan writer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$90,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 22 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach general eduction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$88,000 USD

Hr Manager

Posted 22 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am the HR manager for the Pacific Northwest area."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Risk Manager

Posted 12 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Security and privacy audits, Data protection reviews, set policy and standards."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$210,000 USD

ECONOMY / Seattle

Seattle has many older companies, and many new, especially high tech companies. Seattle's main economic engine is Port of Seattle. The city is also very advantageous for start-up businesses. Especially important technology for this city is green tech. Seattle was ranked as U.S. No. 1 for green economy.

The biggest employers in Seattle area are Boeing with around 70,000 employees, Microsoft with around 40,000 employees, University of Washington with around 25,000 employees, and Amazon with around 15,000 employees.

Average salary in Seattle is much higher than national average salary. Senior Software Engineer earn around $100,000 on average per year. Software Developer average salary is around $75,000. Executive Assistant earn around $52,000 on average per year.

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