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Puppet Developer Salary in Seattle 2026

How much does a Puppet developer expect to make at Seattle-based startups? The average expected salary for Puppet developers in Seattle-based startups is 171k per year, with a range from 148k to 297k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Puppet developers in Seattle startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

170.5k

Average Salary

6 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Puppet developer in Seattle is$170,500, which is 22.6% higher than the average Seattle startup salary of $139,125. Puppet developer salaries in Seattle are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$245,100/yr

Range $230k - $297k

Average

$170,500/yr

Range $155k - $188k

Below Average

$154,800/yr

Range $148k - $170k


Industries

The highest average salary a Puppet developer in Seattle can get in Financial Services, that is $170,000. This pay is 19.8% higher than the average Puppet developer salary, which is $141,875. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Financial Services (avg $170,000 per year), Retail (avg $132,500 per year), B2B (avg $132,500 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2026 are:
  • 1. Electron

    $255k

  • 2. Keras

    $253k

  • 3. Kotlin

    $242k

  • 4. SOLR

    $239.5k

  • 5. scikit-learn

    $218.5k

  • 6. Neo4J

    $215k

  • 7. ElasticSearch

    $207.5k

  • 8. Cassandra

    $207.5k

  • 9. Nginx

    $207.5k

  • 10. Unity

    $206k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary Puppet developer in Seattle can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $198,000. This pay is 42.3% higher than the average salary in Seattle startups, which is $139,125. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.