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Software Developer in Seattle, WA

Job title · Seattle, Washington

Job title as filed
Software Developer
City
Seattle, Washington
Applications FY2022–FY2026
299
Median offered wage
$137,259
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$137,259certified 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 Developer" and a worksite in Seattle.

Applications by fiscal year

3876FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
3876FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202254
FY202361
FY202454
FY202576
FY2026*54
Certified (decided applications)
99.3%
Employers filing
125
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. Oracle America, Inc.76
  2. Apple Inc.42
  3. Compunnel Software Group, Inc14
  4. Tata Consultancy Services Limited4
  5. Pythonwise Inc.4
  6. Google LLC3
  7. Xceltrait, Inc.3
  8. Excel IT Corp3
  9. Hulu, LLC3
  10. WA Fan Tuan Inc3
  11. Indeed, Inc.3
  12. Camelot Integrated Solutions Inc3
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 $137,259; middle half $119,350 to $155,771 · median prevailing wage $128,502 (marker) · 292 applications.

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I68
  2. Level II126
  3. Level III28
  4. Level IV34
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 Developer" appears on 108,158 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 9,400 employers for worksites in 2,706 cities; the median offered wage is $100,000, so the median in Seattle is 37.3% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
108,158
Employers nationwide
9,400
Cities with filings
2,706
National median offered wage
$100,000
Share of national filings in Seattle
0.3%
Cities with the most applications for Software Developer
  1. Irving, TX5,444
  2. Plano, TX3,748
  3. Houston, TX3,067
  4. Austin, TX2,341
  5. Charlotte, NC2,223
  6. Frisco, TX2,135
  7. Dallas, TX2,056
  8. Alpharetta, GA2,024
  9. Atlanta, GA1,697
  10. New York City, NY1,600
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 Developer" ranks #31 by applications, with 0.4% of them.

Applications in Seattle, all job titles
70,656
Job titles filed
9,153
Rank of Software Developer in Seattle
31
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 Dev Engineer I1,857
  6. Software Development Engineer III1,601
  7. Manager III, Software Development1,179
  8. Software Development Engineer1,174
  9. Senior Software Engineer910
  10. Applied Scientist II892
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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