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Salary in Engineering in the Washington region

Market pay levels based on 29 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median141 333 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average133 859 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile111 473 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile141 333 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile111 473 $
Median141 333 $
Upper quartile141 333 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 111 473 $ and 141 333 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 141 333 $.
  • The upper quartile is 27% above the lower one.
  • The average (133 859 $) is 5% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 29 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Bonneville Power Administration Spokane ·

Supervisory Electrical Engineer

132 520 – 175 504 $

Summary This position is located with Near-Term Operations (TOON) organization of Technical Operations (TOO), Transmission System Operations (TO), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Powe…

Full timeOn-siteSpokane
National Gallery of Art Washington ·

Mechanical Engineer

121 785 – 158 322 $

Summary The National Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creativity, and our shared humanity. Millions of people come through our doors each year, with even more online, maki…

Full timeHybridWashington
Bonneville Power Administration Vancouver ·

Electrical Engineer

130 328 – 157 607 $

Summary This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration in the Asset Reliability and Maintenance (TEZM) organization of Technical Services (TEZ), Engineering and Technical Ser…

Full timeOn-siteVancouver
Architect of the Capitol Washington ·

Mechanical Engineer

120 579 – 156 755 $

Summary The position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Utilities and Power Plant Operations. This is a unique opportunity to support the mission of the AOC and serve as a Me…

Full timeHybridWashington
Bonneville Power Administration Vancouver ·

Electrical Engineer

117 247 – 140 188 $

Summary This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration in the Infrastructure Delivery team (TEGA) of Transmission Engineering Grid Expansion (TEG), Engineering and Technical…

Full timeOn-siteVancouver
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla ·

Electrical Engineer

99 954 – 127 443 $

Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive ser…

Full timeHybridWalla Walla

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (141 333 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (133 859 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 111 473 $ to 141 333 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 111 473 $ and a quarter above 141 333 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 29 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 141 333 $ is the market level, above 141 333 $ is the strong quarter, below 111 473 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.