Data professional salaries in Seattle
31 reported salaries and 8 posted ranges · last 12 months · USD, rounded to $5K
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Median base
$180K
p25 $140K · p75 $220K
Median total comp
$200K
base + bonus + equity (annualized)
Posted range midpoint
$270K
median of 8 listings
Reported vs posted
-33%
people are paid below posted midpoints
Percentile bands by level
p10–p90p25–p75medianposted range (median)
$75K$125K$175K$225K$275K$325K
Entry · IC1
n=8
$115K
p25 $100K · p75 $130K
Mid · IC2
n=7
$200K
median only
Senior · IC3
n=9
$160K
p25 $150K · p75 $165K
Staff · IC4
n=5
$275K
median only+2% vs posted
Principal · IC5+
n=<5
Not enough reports yet — we show a median at 5.
needs 5
Distribution
$10K buckets · basePosted vs. reported, by company
Companies whose people report being paid above (green) or below (orange) the midpoint of their posted ranges for the same level.
Per-company rows need 10 reported salaries and 5 posted ranges each.
Offers vs. current pay
Offers median $160K vs current employees $190K (-16%). New offers are labelled separately from current pay.
Offers 10current employees 21
Remote vs. onsite
Remote median $195K vs onsite / hybrid $155K (+23%). Remote pay is normalized to where the employee lives, not the company HQ.
Remote 14onsite / hybrid 17