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Washington · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Washington

The median web developer wage in Washington is $62.71 an hour, 41% above the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $80–$125 an hour — $1,450–$2,250 for a five-page site.

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What the site needs

What to charge

$1,450–$2,250

About 18 hours at $80–$125 an hour, the freelance rate in Washington. Plus $60–$145 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Washington

Web designer pay in Washington

Median web developer wage
$62.71/hr
$130,400 a year
Freelance rate
$80–$125
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
1st
of 49 with published data
WashingtonMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$62.71$59.754,430
Web and digital interface designers$62.73$64.7611,580

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Washington.

What to charge for a website in Washington

At $80–$125 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Washington employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$550–$900$60–$145
Five-page business site$1,450–$2,250$60–$145
Five pages with online booking$1,750–$2,750$60–$145
Eight pages, copy written for them$3,100–$4,900$60–$145
Small online shop$2,500–$3,900$60–$145

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

States with similar rates

Web design rates in Washington's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for 6 metro areas in Washington:

  • Seattle — $62.71 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Olympia — $53.64 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Spokane — $44.38 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Bremerton — $42.30 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Kennewick — $44.17 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Yakima — $41.23 an hour (median web designer wage)

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Washington?+

The median web developer wage in Washington is $62.71 an hour, about $130,400 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $62.73 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Washington?+

About $80–$125 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Washington?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Washington freelancer costs about $1,450–$2,250, plus $60–$145 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Washington?+

BLS counts 4,430 employed web developers and 11,580 web and digital interface designers in Washington. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.