Development Lead Salary in Seattle, Washington

How much does a Development Lead make in Seattle, WA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Development Lead in Seattle, WA is $125,077. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $111,147 to $141,500, with most professionals earning between $98,465 and $156,452.

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Design and develop automation/performance solutions that meet organization standards and build reliable, reusable and maintainable automated regression suites & test harnesses.

November 22, 2022

Participate in internal/cross team meetings, project scoping, functional reviews, test specifications, technical reviews for assigned projects in an Agile environment.

December 25, 2022

Develop and deliver recruitment related training sessions involving Recruitment Best Practices and other HR related activities.

January 03, 2023

Create a source to target mappings and ETL design for the integration of new or modified data streams into the data warehouse and/or data marts.

January 14, 2023

Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and desktop-based business applications built on Microsoft technologies.

February 21, 2023

Leads the strategy, design and execution of solutions to drive employee (non-management) development including but not limited to development planning, skill building, individual effectiveness, on-boarding, etc.

March 01, 2023

Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.

March 18, 2023

Management, financial/budget management, strategic communications and planning, stakeholder engagement and facilitation services, acquisition support, systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), and business process reengineering.

April 07, 2023

Demonstrated non-authoritative leadership skills to influence and build positive relationships and lead diverse groups to a common vision.

May 08, 2023

Provide technical direction for the development, design, and systems integration for client engagement from definition phase through implementation.

May 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Development Lead in Seattle, WA

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What is the average salary for Development Lead in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Development Lead in Seattle, WA. The base salary for Development Lead ranges from $111,147 to $141,500 with the average base salary of $125,077. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $119,709 to $158,277 with the average total cash compensation of $136,452.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$125,077	$111,147 - $141,500
Bonus	$11,374	$8,562 - $16,778
Total Pay	$136,452	$119,709 - $158,277

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Development Lead Salary Near Seattle, WA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Kent, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $108,543 - $138,184	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Bellevue, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $111,147 - $141,500	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA 0%
CITY, STATE Renton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $111,037 - $141,359	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Federal Way, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $108,754 - $138,453	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Auburn, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $108,754 - $138,453	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Bremerton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $109,116 - $138,914	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA

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About Seattle, Washington

Seattle (/siˈætəl/ (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018[update], Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area’s population stands at 3.87 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual...

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