Software Engineering salary in Seattle
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
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Software Engineering pay in Seattle is measured from 98 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 59 postings put the middle half between $178,950 and $210,400, with a median of $196,500.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $162,000 and senior $196,500. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 21% more.
Against the 75 other measured markets for software engineering at senior, this sits below 17 of them; Foster City leads at $244,000.
5 software engineering roles are open in Seattle right now, 5 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $138,576 – $191,650 | $162,000 | 39 |
| Senior | $178,950 – $210,400 | $196,500 | 59 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open software engineering roles in Seattle · 5 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $105,000–$280,000scale $60,000–$400,000
Senior Software Engineer - Client Lifecycle Virta Health · Remote · US $161,500–$232,500 8d ago Senior Software Engineer - .NET - HYBRID GEICO · Remote · US $105,000–$215,000 10d ago Senior Engineer, Software (SWE) – GIA Platform GEICO · Remote · US $105,000–$215,000 5w ago 
Forward Deployed Engineer - RiskOS Agents Socure · Remote · US $250,000–$280,000 2mo ago 
Staff+ Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure Anthropic · Remote · US $405,000–$485,000 8mo ago