Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer Salary in Seattle, Washington

The average salary for a Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer in Seattle, Washington is $98,995.

10%

$67k

MEDIAN

$99k

90%

$133k

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Salary

$67k - $133k

Bonus

$2k - $24k

Profit Sharing

$286 - $34k

Total Pay

$66k - $147k

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Job Description for Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer

Software engineer/developer/programmers may work in one major industry or in a vast array of different industries. Some may work for companies that produce and sell exactly what they work with. Many others work in other types of industries that do not sell these products but make use of their own. So, one could work for Microsoft designing computer programs to sell, while another may work for a large business and be responsible for designing the private computer programs that employees use wi…Read more

Popular Employer Salaries for Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer

Amazon.com Inc

$113k

Microsoft Corp

$120k

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Popular Skills for Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer

Java

$102,105

72 responses

JavaScript

$87,436

72 responses

C# Programming Language

$90,451

65 responses

SQL

$90,491

46 responses

Python

$97,399

42 responses

Skills in Java are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Python, SQL, C# Programming Language and JavaScript.

Pay by Experience Level for Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer

An entry-level Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $80,168 based on 24 salaries. An early career Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $93,444 based on 116 salaries. A mid-career Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $114,336 based on 67 salaries. An experienced Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $113,392 based on 34 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $132,500.

Pay Difference by Location

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San Francisco, California

▲12%

New York, New York

▼12%

Boston, Massachusetts

▼13%

Los Angeles, California

▼15%

Chicago, Illinois

▼20%

Austin, Texas

▼21%

Atlanta, Georgia

▼23%

Employees with Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 11.6% more than the national average. The lowest salaries can be found in Atlanta, Georgia (22.6% less), Austin, Texas (21.1% less) and Chicago, Illinois (20.0% less).