Salaries in Washington.

2 metro areas. 3445 roles.

Average cost-of-living index: 1.08x national average. Last updated April 2026.

2 cities tracked3445 roles

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Highest Paying

$418,000

SVP of Data

Median Role

$387,000

VP of IT

Entry Level

$379,000

VP of Privacy

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Washington has 2 major metro areas tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 1.08x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is SVP of Data at $418,000 in Seattle. The median role pays $387,000.

Metro areas in Washington

Seattle

1.24x COL

Top paying roles

SVP of Data$418,000

SVP of Product$414,000

SVP of Technology$414,000

Spokane

0.92x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Security$319,000

SVP of AI Innovation$310,000

Senior VP of Product$309,000

Top 30 salaries in Washington

#	Role	Median	Top City	Range
1	SVP of Data	$418,000	Seattle	$355,000 to $543,000
2	SVP of Product	$414,000	Seattle	$351,000 to $538,000
3	SVP of Technology	$414,000	Seattle	$351,000 to $538,000
4	SVP of Finance	$406,000	Seattle	$345,000 to $527,000
5	Senior VP of Product	$401,000	Seattle	$313,000 to $521,000
6	Chief Security Officer	$401,000	Seattle	$312,000 to $521,000
7	Senior VP of Security	$396,000	Seattle	$337,000 to $515,000
8	VP of AI Research	$391,000	Seattle	$333,000 to $508,000
9	VP of Mobile	$391,000	Seattle	$333,000 to $508,000
10	VP of Analytics	$391,000	Seattle	$333,000 to $508,000
11	VP of Information Technology	$391,000	Seattle	$333,000 to $508,000
12	VP of Security Engineering	$391,000	Seattle	$333,000 to $508,000
13	VP of Network Engineering	$391,000	Seattle	$333,000 to $508,000
14	SVP of Engineering	$390,000	Seattle	$331,000 to $506,000
15	VP of Finance	$387,000	Seattle	$329,000 to $503,000
16	VP of IT	$387,000	Seattle	$330,000 to $503,000
17	VP of Information Security	$387,000	Seattle	$330,000 to $503,000
18	VP of Data	$387,000	Seattle	$330,000 to $503,000
19	VP of Database Engineering	$387,000	Seattle	$330,000 to $503,000
20	SVP of Sales	$387,000	Seattle	$302,000 to $503,000
21	SVP of AI Innovation	$386,000	Seattle	$327,000 to $501,000
22	Chief Science Officer	$384,000	Seattle	$300,000 to $500,000
23	VP of Risk	$383,000	Seattle	$326,000 to $498,000
24	Chief Architect	$383,000	Seattle	$326,000 to $498,000
25	VP of Application Engineering	$383,000	Seattle	$326,000 to $498,000
26	VP of Cybersecurity	$383,000	Seattle	$326,000 to $498,000
27	VP of Machine Learning	$379,000	Seattle	$323,000 to $493,000
28	VP of Data Science	$379,000	Seattle	$323,000 to $493,000
29	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$379,000	Seattle	$296,000 to $493,000
30	VP of Privacy	$379,000	Seattle	$323,000 to $493,000

Tax considerations in Washington

Washington State has no personal income tax, which significantly boosts take home pay. However, state and local sales taxes are among the highest in the country at roughly 10.25%.

Washington has no state income tax. Spokane has no city income tax. The zero tax environment at a fraction of Seattle's cost of living creates one of the best purchasing power ratios in the Pacific Northwest.