Software Engineer salaries in Seattle.
What Software Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$214,600
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$185k – $258.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
52.6%
452 of 860 roles
Live roles
860
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer, Universes
Performance Engineer
Performance Engineer, GPU
Research Engineer, Knowledge Team
Machine Learning Systems Engineer, RL Engineering
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$209,500 | 73 |
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 46 |
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 42 |
| AX Axon | $193,050 | 29 |
Ditto
|
$241,000 | 16 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 15 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 14 |
Lightning AI
|
$190,000 | 13 |
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How much do Software Engineer roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Software Engineer roles in Seattle is $214,600 per year. Most pay falls between $185,000 (25th percentile) and $258,600 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $161,300 to $361,800.
These figures are computed live from 860 active Software Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 452 (52.6%) 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.
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.