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Washington engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Washington, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$150,511

Washington

Top earners

$215,967

Higher end

vs national

+25% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

6

in this state

Engineers in Washington earn a blended median of $150,511 per year, +25% vs national, with top earners near $215,967. That blends 13 engineering occupations across 144,060 published jobs in Washington. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Washington

Published wage data for each discipline in Washington. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Washington

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Top-paying

Seattle

$156,767

+30% vs national

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Kennewick

$130,817

+9% vs national

View Kennewick salaries

Bremerton

$120,008

At national

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Bellingham

$119,521

-1% vs national

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Olympia

$113,147

-6% vs national

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Walla Walla

$112,409

-7% vs national

View Walla Walla salaries

Spokane

$112,095

-7% vs national

View Spokane salaries

Wenatchee

$111,935

-7% vs national

View Wenatchee salaries

Longview

$109,070

-9% vs national

View Longview salaries

Mount Vernon

$106,655

-11% vs national

View Mount Vernon salaries

Yakima

$103,840

-14% vs national

View Yakima salaries

More cities in Washington

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What affects engineering pay in Washington

  • ▹Local market. Washington pay runs +25% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Seattle, Kennewick, Spokane and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Washington; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Washington — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Washington?
Engineers in Washington earn a blended median of $150,511 per year — 25% above the national average — across 13 engineering occupations and 144,060 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Washington?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Washington, at $181,080 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Washington a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Washington runs 25% above the national average, across 144,060 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.
Which cities in Washington pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Seattle ($156,767), Portland ($132,422), and Kennewick ($130,817), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 13 engineering occupations in Washington, weighted by local employment (144,060 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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