Software Developers Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Median annual salary
$167,280
+23% vs US median ($135,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$110,270
cost index 151.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
| 10th percentile | $99,190 |
| 25th percentile | $132,800 |
| Median (50th) | $167,280 |
| 75th percentile | $211,860 |
| 90th percentile | $257,960 |
| Mean | $174,920 |
| Employed in metro | 92,770 |
A Software Developers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns a median of $167,280 per year. That is 23% above the national median of $135,980 for this occupation. Because Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a cost index of 151.7 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $110,270 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $115,177, median gross rent $2,000/mo, and the median home value $717,500. See the full Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA cost-of-living profile.