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Ruby Developer Salary in Seattle 2026

How much does a Ruby developer expect to make at Seattle-based startups? The average expected salary for Ruby developers in Seattle-based startups is 159k per year, with a range from 100k to 249k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Ruby developers in Seattle startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

158.8k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Ruby developer in Seattle is$158,786, which is 14.1% higher than the average Seattle startup salary of $139,125. Ruby 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

$206,714/yr

Range $115k - $249k

Average

$158,786/yr

Range $110k - $185k

Below Average

$138,857/yr

Range $100k - $162k


Industries

The highest average salary a Ruby developer in Seattle can get in Credit Cards, that is $245,500. This pay is 8.2% higher than the average Ruby developer salary, which is $226,900. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Credit Cards (avg $245,500 per year), Cloud Infrastructure (avg $245,500 per year), Developer Tools (avg $245,500 per year).

Tech Stack

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

    $255k

  • 2. SOLR

    $239.5k

  • 3. Neo4J

    $231.5k

  • 4. ElasticSearch

    $210k

  • 5. Xcode

    $209.5k

  • 6. WebGL

    $208.5k

  • 7. Flutter

    $207.5k

  • 8. Keras

    $205k

  • 9. scikit-learn

    $205k

  • 10. Rabbitmq

    $202k


Years of experience

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Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary Ruby developer in Seattle can get with 7-10 years of experience, that is $151,500. This pay is 8.9% 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.