Seattle vs. Washington
Software Developers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 15-1252
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Seattle's median is 7.4% higher — but after local prices, Seattle still leads by 5.5%.
Seattle's median $167,280 buys $150,500 at national prices (price parity 111.1); Washington's $154,930 buys $142,300 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Seattle.
| Seattle | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 92,770 | 69,060 | −25.6% |
| 10th percentile | $99,190 | $96,450 | −2.8% |
| 25th percentile | $132,800 | $123,720 | −6.8% |
| Median | $167,280 | $154,930 | −7.4% |
| 75th percentile | $211,860 | $176,230 | −16.8% |
| 90th percentile | $257,960 | $213,660 | −17.2% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
- Software Developers in Seattle · Software Developers in Washington
Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.