Engineering Jobs in Washington

Engineering hiring in Washington: the current picture

There are 2,549 engineering openings in Washington. Employers added at least 266 new engineering postings in Washington in the past week — more than a tenth of everything currently live.

Hiring is concentrated: Amazon.com Services alone accounts for roughly 16% of open roles, with Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises and Amazon Development Center U.S. next in line. Seattle has the deepest pool (1,244 openings), followed by Redmond (611) and Bellevue (321). Of postings that specify a schedule, 98% are full-time. 64 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (3%) of the market.

Posted pay in Washington skews higher than the national mix for engineering work: 90% of salaried postings here advertise $100K or more, versus 76% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $135,000 here, compared with roughly $133,000 across all states.

For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for architecture and engineering occupations in Washington at $119,000 (median $112,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here currently run above that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.