Engineering Jobs in Washington

Engineering hiring in Washington: the current picture

There are 2,362 live engineering openings in Washington right now, pulled directly from employer career sites. Employers added at least 586 new engineering postings in Washington in the past week — an unusually active market, with a fifth or more of all live listings arriving in the last seven days.

Hiring is concentrated: Amazon.com Services alone accounts for roughly 20% of open roles, with Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises and Amazon Development Center U.S. next in line. Seattle has the deepest pool (1,208 openings), followed by Redmond (504) and Bellevue (314). Of postings that specify a schedule, 99% are full-time. 49 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (2%) 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 75% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $137,000 here, compared with roughly $132,000 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.