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Engineering Manager salary in Seattle

What employers are offering right now, from 29 live Engineering Manager postings in Seattle that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$270k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$234k–$423k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$675k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$203k
$262k
$321k
$380k
$439k
$498k
$557k
$616k

Top-paying companies for Engineering Manager roles

CompanyMedianPostings
Anthropic$515k5
OpenAI$423k4
Lambda$358k2
Brex$270k3
Hubble Network$223k2
Databricks$215k5

Highest-paying open Engineering Manager jobs

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Engineering Manager, Growth

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA $405k – $485k/yr
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Engineering Manager salary: common questions

What is the average Engineering Manager salary in Seattle?
The median midpoint of 29 live Engineering Manager postings in Seattle is $270k a year. Half of them fall between $234k and $423k.
Which companies pay Engineering Manager roles the most?
Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($515k), OpenAI ($423k), Lambda ($358k), Brex ($270k).
Where do these numbers come from?
From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.