H-1B in Seattle, WA
H-1B sponsorship in Seattle, WA (LCA, FY2017–2026).
How many H-1B workers are sponsored in Seattle, WA?
119,263 certified H-1B LCA filings are on record in Seattle, WA (FY2017 to FY2025, U.S. Department of Labor) at a $135k median base salary. The top sponsors are Amazon, Meta, and Google.
H-1B filings
119,263
FY2017–2026*
Median base salary
$135,417
all roles
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$110k–$160k
interquartile range
Top employers
10
sponsoring here
Median pay & filings over time
H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top roles hired here
Most H-1B filings by job title
- 1Software Development Engineer II10,774
- 2Software Engineer8,061
- 3Software Development Engineer I7,070
- 4Software Development Engineer III2,486
- 5Software Development Engineer2,001
- 6Manager III, Software Development1,635
- 7Business Intelligence Engineer II1,456
- 8Senior Software Engineer1,370
- 9Data Engineer II1,316
- 10Software Dev Engineer II1,154
Top H-1B employers in Seattle, WA
Most filings · with each employer’s median for this city
- 1Amazon59,054 filings$141k
- 2Meta4,303 filings$160k
- 3Google3,381 filings$157k
- 4Expedia1,951 filings$137k
- 5Nordstrom, Inc.1,710 filings$145k
- 6University of Washington1,563 filings$82k
- 7Apple1,549 filings$180k
- 8Starbucks Coffee Company1,328 filings$150k
- 9Zillow1,266 filings$160k
- 10Deloitte1,211 filings$99k
