Highest Seattle employee salary in year 2017 was $314,847. Seattle employees number in year 2017 was 6,461. Seattle average salary was $69,228 and median salary was $65,908. According to the last payroll, Seattle average salary is 7 percent lower than USA average and 9 percent lower than Washington state average. Seattle employee salaries are usually between $47,083 and $89,198. Top 10% of highest-earning employees have salaries ranging from $102,765 to $314,847. From 2016 to 2017, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 3.4 percent, the median salary increased 3.0 percent.