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Software Dev Engineer I in Seattle, WA

Job title · Seattle, Washington

Job title as filed
Software Dev Engineer I
City
Seattle, Washington
Applications FY2022–FY2026
1,857
Median offered wage
$129,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$129,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Software Dev Engineer I" and a worksite in Seattle.

Applications by fiscal year

500999FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
500999FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202213
FY20236
FY20244
FY2025835
FY2026*999
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Amazon.com Services LLC968
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.638
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.134
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc87
  5. Yahoo Holdings Inc.11
  6. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.8
  7. Imdb.com, Inc.4
  8. Woot Services LLC2
  9. Pillpack LLC1
  10. Oath Holdings Inc.1
  11. Goodreads LLC1
  12. Amazon Advertising LLC1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $129,000; middle half $129,000 to $129,000 · median prevailing wage $117,749 (marker) · 1,856 applications.

$120k$125k$130k$135k$140k
$120k$125k$130k$135k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1,837
  2. Level II11
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Software Dev Engineer I" appears on 3,873 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 22 employers for worksites in 76 cities; the median offered wage is $129,000, so the median in Seattle is 0.0% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
3,873
Employers nationwide
22
Cities with filings
76
National median offered wage
$129,000
Share of national filings in Seattle
47.9%
Cities with the most applications for Software Dev Engineer I
  1. Seattle, WA1,857
  2. Bellevue, WA349
  3. Austin, TX259
  4. New York City, NY182
  5. East Palo Alto, CA140
  6. Arlington, VA136
  7. Santa Clara, CA132
  8. Sunnyvale, CA112
  9. Boston, MA70
  10. Tempe, AZ54
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Seattle job market

Seattle has 70,656 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 9,153 job titles and 3,414 employers; "Software Dev Engineer I" ranks #5 by applications, with 2.6% of them.

Applications in Seattle, all job titles
70,656
Job titles filed
9,153
Rank of Software Dev Engineer I in Seattle
5
Median offered wage in Seattle, all job titles
$150,000
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Seattle
  1. Software Engineer5,057
  2. Software Development Engineer II4,848
  3. Software Development Engineer I3,414
  4. Software Dev Engineer II2,366
  5. Software Development Engineer III1,601
  6. Manager III, Software Development1,179
  7. Software Development Engineer1,174
  8. Senior Software Engineer910
  9. Applied Scientist II892
  10. Business Intelligence Engineer II817
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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