Seattle sits at the top of the pay spectrum across several roles in this release this quarter — highest RN median, highest Application Developer median, and the highest Senior Engineer ceiling of any of the 7 new metros.
Seattle's Registered Nurse median this quarter is $105,040 — the highest of any of the 7 new metros, 22.5% above Houston's, the lowest. Seattle also posts the highest Application Developer median, and the highest Senior Engineer ceiling, of any metro in this release.
1. Registered Nurse: Seattle's the ceiling. $88,196.50–$123,335.75 ($42.40–$59.30/hr) — the highest RN band of the 7 new metros.
2. Application Developer: $140,976 median — the highest of any of the 7 new metros. 11.4% above Atlanta's, the lowest.
3. Senior Engineer: $140,000–$172,523 (1.23×). Converged, with the highest ceiling in this release.
4. Emergency Room Technician held; Physical Therapist rounds out Seattle's top-10. $100,143–$122,277 (1.22×), on 5,442 postings. (Emergency Room Technician's advertised pay was not credible for this occupation and has been dropped from this report — B2 cohort-contamination hold, all 7 new metros.)
5. Sales Representative: $46,091–$88,760 (1.93×). One of five of the 7 new metros where this role posts the widest band of any top-10 title.
Application Developer $141.0K vs. $133.1K (+5.9%); Registered Nurse $50.50/hr vs. $45.00/hr (+12.2%); Sales Representative $63.9K vs. $64.2K (−0.5%); Senior Engineer $153.4K vs. $136.0K (+12.8%); Physical Therapist $110.5K vs. $101.0K (+9.4%). Several roles have no BLS SOC equivalent.
WageScape/MarketTrak, advertised postings, Apr 1–Jun 30, 2026. 85,567 postings across Seattle's 10 highest-volume distinct roles. Every role is a P25/P50/P75 band. Registered Nurse quoted per hour; other roles annual (Emergency Room Technician held this batch, does not appear). Aggregates only; rows publish at n≥500.
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Source: WageScape/MarketTrak, mt_1q, Apr 1–Jun 30, 2026, single quarter. Sample: 85,567 postings across Seattle's 10 highest-volume distinct roles (Physical Therapist fills the 10th slot; Emergency Room Technician held — cohort-contamination hold). P25/P50/P75 bands throughout. Registered Nurse quoted per hour; other roles annual. Aggregates only; rows publish at n≥500 (smallest Seattle role: Physical Therapist, n=5,442).
WageScape / MarketTrak, Q2 2026 · BLS check: OEWS May 2025
