# Software Engineer Salary Seattle: $196k median (2026)

> software engineer salary Seattle - based on 270 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $196k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $166k - $229k
- **Based on:** 143 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 122 open)
- Manufacture of other transport equipment (division 30, 28 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 21 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 15 open)
- Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 47, 14 open)
- Scientific research and development (division 72, 12 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Blue Origin (23 open)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) (15 open)
- Google (15 open)
- JPMorganChase (8 open)
- Rippling (8 open)
- Uber (7 open)
- Axon (7 open)
- Oracle (6 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Remote Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/remote-software-engineer-at-turing-4444882868) - Turing - Seattle, WA
- [Software Engineering Manager II, Infrastructure, Google Cloud Compute](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineering-manager-ii-infrastructure-google-cloud-compute-at-google-4444879967) - Google - Seattle, WA
- [Senior Software Engineer, Product Data Platform](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-software-engineer-product-data-platform-at-brex-4375444982) - Brex - Seattle, WA - $192,000 - $240,000
- [Software Engineer, API SDK](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-api-sdk-at-openai-4417190928) - OpenAI - Seattle, WA - $293K - $385K
- [Software Engineer, Applied AI](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-applied-ai-at-hackerone-4376786885) - HackerOne - Seattle, WA - $166K – $203K
- [IAM Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/iam-software-engineer-at-valorem-reply-4408507055) - Valorem Reply - Greater Seattle Area - $100,000 - $130,000
- [Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-software-engineer-data-engineering-at-doordash-4406719223) - DoorDash - Seattle, WA - $130,600—$192,000
- [Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-software-engineer-data-engineering-at-doordash-4414368120) - DoorDash - Seattle, WA - $130,600—$192,000
- [Flight Software Engineer III](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/flight-software-engineer-iii-at-blue-origin-4414363659) - Blue Origin - Greater Seattle Area - $150,931.00 - $211,303.05
- [Senior Software Engineer, Mobile (iOS), Core](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-software-engineer-mobile-ios-core-at-google-4407970040) - Google - Seattle, WA
- [Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-forward-deployed-agent-builder-at-brex-4407538235) - Brex - Seattle, WA - $152,000 - $240,000
- [Software Engineer II](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-ii-at-the-walt-disney-company-4444683333) - The Walt Disney Company - Seattle, WA - $123,000.00 to $165,000

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