Software Engineer salaries in Seattle.
What Software Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$210,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$178.5k – $257.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
84.2%
421 of 500 roles
Live roles
500
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Hardware / Software CoDesign Engineer - 3P
Software Engineer, Build Systems / CI
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Software Engineer, Delivery / CD
Staff+ Software Engineer, Financial Fraud
Staff+ Software Engineer, Databases
Staff+ Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 57 |
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 34 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 27 |
|
OpenAI
|
$308,500 | 25 |
| AX Axon | $193,050 | 14 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 14 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 13 |
Fluidstack
|
$247,750 | 12 |
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How much do Software Engineer roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Software Engineer roles in Seattle is $210,000 per year. Most pay falls between $178,500 (25th percentile) and $257,825 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $158,400 to $339,000.
These figures are computed live from 500 active Software Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 421 (84.2%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Software Engineer roles in Seattle include Anthropic and OpenAI.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.