Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Seattle, WA

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

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,450–$2,250

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

Web designer pay in Seattle

Median web developer wage
$62.71/hr
$130,400 a year
Freelance rate
$80–$125
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
5 of 191
with published data
Seattle areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$62.71$61.993,470
Web and digital interface designers$64.31$66.3810,330

BLS area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Seattle against Washington and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Seattle area$62.71$80–$125
Washington$62.71$80–$125
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Seattle

At $80–$125 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

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

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Seattle?+

The median web developer wage in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area is $62.71 an hour, about $130,400 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How much do freelance web designers charge in Seattle?+

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 Seattle?+

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

How many web developers work in Seattle?+

BLS counts 3,470 employed web developers and 10,330 web and digital interface designers in the Seattle metro area. 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.