Engineering Manager salary in Seattle
Employer-stated pay · updated Sep 30, 2026
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Engineering Manager pay in Seattle is measured from 10 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 10 postings put the middle half between $224,400 and $268,125, with a median of $256,750.
Against the 13 other measured markets for engineering manager at mid-level, this sits below 2 of them; San Francisco leads at $265,000.
23 engineering manager roles are open in Seattle right now, 23 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $224,400 – $268,125 | $256,750 | 10 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open engineering manager roles in Seattle · 23 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $224,000–$445,000scale $130,000–$630,000
Engineering Manager, Cooperative Systems OpenAI · San Francisco $401,000–$445,000 6w ago 
Engineering Manager, Bill Pay Brex · New York $240,000–$285,000 6w ago Engineering Manager, Bill Pay Brex · Vancouver CA$240,000–CA$285,000 6w ago Engineering Manager, Bill Pay Brex · Seattle $240,000–$285,000 6w ago Engineering Manager, Bill Pay Brex · San Francisco $240,000–$285,000 6w ago Engineering Manager, Client Platform Engineering OpenAI · San Francisco $401,000–$445,000 6w ago 
Senior Engineering Manager, Deployment Crusoe · Seattle $230,000–$280,000 8w ago 
Senior Engineering Manager - Client Group Virta Health · Remote · US $230,000–$250,000 2mo ago Engineering Manager, Travel Brex · Seattle CA$240,000–CA$300,000 3mo ago Engineering Manager, Travel Brex · Vancouver CA$240,000–CA$300,000 3mo ago Engineering Manager, Travel Brex · San Francisco CA$240,000–CA$300,000 3mo ago 
Engineering Manager, Growth Anthropic · San Francisco $405,000–$485,000 3mo ago Engineering Manager urbancompass · Boston $194,000–$215,000 3mo ago Engineering Manager, Core Experimentation OpenAI · Seattle $510,000–$536,000 3mo ago 
Engineering Manager, Momentum Grow Therapy · New York $225,000–$300,000 3mo ago Engineering Manager - Digital Insights (Hybrid - Seattle) Nordstrom · Seattle $166,000–$258,000 4mo ago 
Engineering Manager - Data Engineering & Insights ATOMS Careers page · Seattle $224,000–$283,000 4mo ago Engineering Manager - Data Engineering & Insights Otter · Seattle $224,000–$283,000 4mo ago 
Engineering Manager, Performance Optimization Zoox · Foster City $237,000–$322,000 6mo ago Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator) Anthropic · San Francisco $500,000–$850,000 1y ago 
Engineering Manager - UI Platform Databricks · Seattle $182,400–$247,000 1y ago 
Engineering Manager Wealthfront · San Francisco $208,000–$260,000 2y ago