Side-by-side distribution
London
$92,484
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 23.6%
- Live roles
- 13,737
Seattle
$180,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 77.6%
- Live roles
- 3,337
Highest-paying jobs
Chief Legal Officer (CLO) ($1M-$5M salary)
Senior Business Development Lead - Retail Tech & Software Services
EMEA Sales & Consulting Lead, Strategic Partnerships (Kyndryl & Gradial)
Account Executive, EMEA
Business Development Manager
Account Executive, EMEA
Enterprise Account Executive
Account Director, Large Enterprise | Retail
Enterprise SDR Northern Europe
Experienced Recruitment Consultant - EMEA ERP
Highest-paying jobs
Mid-Market Customer Success Manager, North America
S&T Market Leader I
Education Market Leader I
Account Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)
Research Engineer, Computer Use
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Performance Engineer, Inference Systems
Research Engineer, Visual Knowledge Work
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| PH Pulse Healthcare | $81,947 | 1,309 |
Private Equity Insights
|
$187,539 | 92 |
Air Apps
|
$65,184 | 43 |
Cohere
|
$206,683 | 39 |
Sierra
|
$289,060 | 37 |
Trainline
|
$83,723 | 37 |
|
Anthropic
|
$389,685 | 31 |
Airwallex
|
$154,360 | 23 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 251 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 146 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 120 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 120 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 112 |
|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 74 |
| AX Axon | $184,421 | 62 |
DigitalOcean
|
$189,000 | 54 |
Highest-paying roles in London
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $152,782 | 49 |
| Software Engineer | $147,202 | 367 |
| Recruiter | $142,413 | 140 |
| Sales | $138,576 | 762 |
| Financial Analyst | $137,500 | 45 |
| Customer Success | $122,500 | 487 |
| DevOps | $115,480 | 63 |
| Product Manager | $112,453 | 409 |
| UX Designer | $110,000 | 27 |
| Marketing Manager | $99,000 | 289 |
Highest-paying roles in Seattle
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $207,500 | 830 |
| Data Scientist | $193,375 | 66 |
| DevOps | $192,750 | 82 |
| UX Designer | $180,000 | 29 |
| Sales | $180,000 | 727 |
| Product Manager | $176,400 | 612 |
| Recruiter | $168,935 | 321 |
| Customer Success | $167,500 | 636 |
| Project Manager | $160,000 | 219 |
| Marketing Manager | $148,991 | 246 |
London vs Seattle: which pays more?
The median for London is $92,484 per year (typically $70,835–$159,726), versus $180,000 for Seattle ($132,500–$226,563). That puts Seattle about 95% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so London and Seattle are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.