High paying tech and IT jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Every tech and IT occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single tech and IT job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA run 11.1% above the national average (2024), so a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA salary is worth about 0.90× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680
Bachelor's degree
$132,270 – $333,99013,170
2Computer and Information Research Scientists$211,270
Master's degree
$103,480 – $286,4001,620
3Computer Network Architects$172,650
Bachelor's degree
$93,880 – $243,5903,710
4Computer Hardware Engineers$169,120
Bachelor's degree
$104,770 – $260,2101,410
5Software Developers$167,280
Bachelor's degree
$99,190 – $257,96092,770
6Data Scientists$164,740
Bachelor's degree
$81,130 – $230,9808,370
7Information Security Analysts$161,780
Bachelor's degree
$101,980 – $213,7504,700
8Computer Occupations, All Other$136,120
Bachelor's degree
$60,210 – $205,06010,710
9Web and Digital Interface Designers$133,760
Bachelor's degree
$60,580 – $217,80010,330
10Computer Systems Analysts$133,690
Bachelor's degree
$74,470 – $197,60019,050
11Database Administrators$133,180
Bachelor's degree
$71,080 – $181,5201,010
12Web Developers$130,440
Bachelor's degree
$81,190 – $176,7503,470
13Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$129,690
Bachelor's degree
$74,880 – $210,1906,650
14Statisticians$105,650
Master's degree
$82,240 – $167,8402,560
15Database Architects$105,430
Bachelor's degree
$101,970 – $199,1702,500
16Computer Network Support Specialists$104,610
Associate's degree
$61,660 – $191,2702,320
17Network and Computer Systems Administrators$104,440
Bachelor's degree
$73,000 – $165,1605,530
18Operations Research Analysts$102,930
Bachelor's degree
$70,070 – $165,8702,110
19Computer User Support Specialists$78,330
Some college, no degree
$50,010 – $131,57015,030

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$214,680	$132,270 – $333,990	13,170
2	Computer and Information Research ScientistsMaster's degree	$211,270	$103,480 – $286,400	1,620
3	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$172,650	$93,880 – $243,590	3,710
4	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$169,120	$104,770 – $260,210	1,410
5	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$167,280	$99,190 – $257,960	92,770
6	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$164,740	$81,130 – $230,980	8,370
7	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$161,780	$101,980 – $213,750	4,700
8	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$136,120	$60,210 – $205,060	10,710
9	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$133,760	$60,580 – $217,800	10,330
10	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$133,690	$74,470 – $197,600	19,050
11	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$133,180	$71,080 – $181,520	1,010
12	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$130,440	$81,190 – $176,750	3,470
13	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$129,690	$74,880 – $210,190	6,650
14	StatisticiansMaster's degree	$105,650	$82,240 – $167,840	2,560
15	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$105,430	$101,970 – $199,170	2,500
16	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$104,610	$61,660 – $191,270	2,320
17	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$104,440	$73,000 – $165,160	5,530
18	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,930	$70,070 – $165,870	2,110
19	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$78,330	$50,010 – $131,570	15,030

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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