Worksite city · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA wage area
H-1B salaries in Seattle, WA
14% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 28% get a single lottery entry.
15,192certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$161,600median offer
14%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
5,548new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $58k to $287k
Lottery entries
5,548 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 7,869 | $169,000 |
| Data Scientists | 1,293 | $145,900 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 978 | $167,024 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 906 | $206,720 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 476 | $178,003 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 246 | $140,000 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 238 | $117,499 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 212 | $133,000 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 183 | $133,900 |
| Project Management Specialists | 154 | $127,000 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 136 | $98,631 |
| Marketing Managers | 126 | $158,008 |
| Graphic Designers | 119 | $137,800 |
| Computer Network Architects | 114 | $162,234 |
| Management Analysts | 105 | $190,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 6,191 | $163,100 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 1,276 | $158,626 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 804 | $152,200 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 525 | $150,000 |
| Apple Inc. | 438 | $181,032 |
| Google LLC | 335 | $175,000 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 286 | $203,350 |
| Expedia, Inc. | 277 | $150,886 |
| People Tech Group, Inc | 221 | $125,050 |
| University of Washington | 183 | $94,266 |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | 176 | $157,160 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | 150 | $162,581 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 108 | $154,098 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 104 | $174,400 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | 104 | $173,867 |
| Stripe, Inc. | 103 | $180,710 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 98 | $201,500 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 97 | $203,400 |
| Social Finance, LLC | 94 | $213,981 |
| Adobe Inc. | 72 | $171,191 |
| All other employers | 3,550 | – |