Bottom quarter
$85K
Mortgage Loan Officer Salary in Seattle
Base pay and on-target total cash for a quota-carrying role. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Base salary
Median
$136K
Top quarter
$207K
Top 10%
$277K
Total earnings at quota (base + commission)
Bottom quarter
$100K
Median
$159K
Top quarter
$242K
Top 10%
$326K
Adjusted for Seattle at 1.18× the national baseline. Total cash assumes 100% of quota — actual earnings vary by attainment. See the math →
What this number means.
Mortgage Loan Officer in Seattle pulls a median of $159,300 in total earnings at quota, with a top-quartile band reaching $242,413 and the strongest reps clearing $325,526. Base — your guaranteed floor before commission — sits around $135,700, with the top quarter of base offers landing at $206,500. Total earnings are base + commission at 100% of quota. Seattle sits at 1.18× the national average for pay. If you're up for review, the right ask sits at the top quarter of total earnings: $242,413 (base + commission at quota).
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$242,413 total earnings — top quarter for reps hitting quota in this market. This is the number you say first.
- Target$200,857 total earnings — where a fair counter lands. Above the middle of the pack, below the anchor.
- Floor$159,300 total earnings — below this, you're under the middle of the market. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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