Bottom quarter
$112K
Database Engineering Salary in Seattle
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$135K
Top quarter
$160K
Top 10%
$183K
Adjusted for Seattle at 1.18× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Database Engineering in Seattle pulls a median of $134,520 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $160,480 and the top 10% at $182,900. Seattle sits at 1.18× the national average for pay. $160,480 is what top-quartile Database Engineering pay looks like in Seattle. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$160,480 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$147,500 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$134,520 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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