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Software Engineer I in Seattle, WA

Job title · Seattle, Washington

Job title as filed
Software Engineer I
City
Seattle, Washington
Applications FY2022–FY2026
120
Median offered wage
$119,265
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$119,265certified 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 Engineer I" and a worksite in Seattle.

Applications by fiscal year

2142FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2142FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202221
FY202342
FY202418
FY202522
FY2026*17
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
28
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. F5, Inc.29
  2. Zulily, LLC15
  3. Axon Enterprise, Inc.12
  4. Pinterest, Inc.11
  5. Moloco, Inc.10
  6. WarnerMedia Services, LLC6
  7. Uber Technologies, Inc.5
  8. The Trade Desk, Inc.3
  9. Allen Institute3
  10. Aurora Innovation, Inc.2
  11. Toast, Inc.2
  12. Dynamic Motion Control, Inc2
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 $119,265; middle half $115,000 to $133,858 · median prevailing wage $106,642 (marker) · 120 applications.

$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I80
  2. Level II34
  3. Level III1
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 Engineer I" appears on 1,946 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 402 employers for worksites in 321 cities; the median offered wage is $110,000, so the median in Seattle is 8.4% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,946
Employers nationwide
402
Cities with filings
321
National median offered wage
$110,000
Share of national filings in Seattle
6.2%
Cities with the most applications for Software Engineer I
  1. Seattle, WA120
  2. Boston, MA105
  3. San Francisco, CA102
  4. Plano, TX95
  5. San Diego, CA93
  6. San Antonio, TX92
  7. New York City, NY62
  8. Bellevue, WA42
  9. Tampa, FL42
  10. Raleigh, NC39
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 Engineer I" ranks #77 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in Seattle, all job titles
70,656
Job titles filed
9,153
Rank of Software Engineer I in Seattle
77
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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