900+ Nursing & Healthcare Jobs in Seattle, WA

Official metro wage data for the broad practitioner group shows a 2025 annual mean of $138,050, a median of $122,880, a 25th percentile of $85,810, and a 75th percentile of $157,520; the BLS regional release also reported a mean of $66.37 per hour. Current posted pay is directionally higher at the center of the market—about $130k to $175k in local listings, with a broader posted band of about $93k to $275k—while Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Washington's mean offered salary on new practitioner openings at ~$117,324 in September 2026 (n=7,340).

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Advertised pay

Across the 863 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $122,647 at the 25th percentile, $144,456 at the median and $150,082 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 15, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

This is still a good metro for licensed healthcare practitioners, but it is not an easy market to drift into. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue's Education and Health Services payrolls reached 315.7 thousand in August 2026, up 3.2037% year over year, while the metro overall sat at 4.8% unemployment. Over the last 90 days, the local market showed more than 1,900 practitioner postings across more than 350 companies, and the sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. Statewide, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows healthcare practitioner employment up 1.0% year over year, but active postings for the occupation down 2.9%, so openings are real even if requisitions are a bit tighter than last year.

Best positioned: Your odds are best if you already hold Washington licensure, can work on-site, and match common screening needs such as BLS or ACLS plus strong patient-assessment and clinical-documentation skills.

Main caution: The headline pay is attractive, but it reflects a very broad family of jobs; Seattle's 2025 practitioner median was $122,880 and the 90th percentile was $208,740, so specialty, license level, and setting matter enormously.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 934 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Virginia Mason Franciscan Health: 61 open roles
2. Providence Holding: 51 open roles
3. CommonSpirit Health: 41 open roles
4. One Medical: 39 open roles
5. Providence Health & Services, Inc.: 34 open roles
6. Providence Swedish: 34 open roles
7. Swedish: 30 open roles
8. Maine Academy of Family Physicians: 29 open roles
9. MultiCare Health System, Inc.: 28 open roles
10. UW Medicine: 28 open roles

Where the openings are

• Seattle: 357
• Kirkland: 69
• Federal Way: 51
• Renton: 43
• Gig Harbor: 41
• Silverdale: 38
• Bellevue: 36
• Issaquah: 34

Work arrangement

on-site 829 (94%), hybrid 29 (3%), remote 25 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in hospital systems, integrated health networks, and other scaled care providers rather than in a single dominant employer. Over the last 90 days, the local sample shows more than 1,900 postings across more than 350 companies, and employer concentration reads as fragmented, even though the most visible names include Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Providence Holding, Swedish, Providence, CommonSpirit Health, UW Medicine, One Medical, and MultiCare Health System, Inc. The industry mix reinforces that picture. Most local practitioner postings are in healthcare-related organizations, with healthcare at about 40%, hospitals and health care at about 40%, and health care services & hospitals at about 5%. Meanwhile, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Education and Health Services employment reached 315.7 thousand in August 2026, up 3.2037% year over year, which suggests the strongest demand is still attached to direct care delivery capacity. This is also a market where the job has to be done in person. About 90% of postings are on-site, only about 5% are hybrid, and about 5% are remote. Kaiser Permanente's Puget Sound expansion plans—25 additional beds at Capitol Hill and a planned Everett urgent care department in 2027—also point to better odds for candidates aligned to inpatient, urgent care, and ambulatory throughput needs than for applicants looking for remote-only clinical work.

• Integrated hospital systems (high): The most visible openings cluster around Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Providence Holding, Swedish, Providence, CommonSpirit Health, and UW Medicine, which is where repeated requisitions and internal transfer options are most likely.
• Outpatient, urgent care, and primary care networks (moderate): This lane is meaningful but more role-specific. One Medical shows up among active employers, and Kaiser Permanente has signaled future urgent-care and inpatient expansion in the region.
• Smaller independent practices and niche offices (limited): These roles exist, but the visible market is weighted toward scaled systems and a long tail of employers rather than many standout small-practice openings.

Where to focus: Focus first on large systems and multi-site outpatient groups where repeated openings, float coverage, and internal transfers create more entry points.

Roles worth searching next

• Medical Assistant: A practical bridge into outpatient care if you want paid clinical exposure while building toward a licensed practitioner path.
• Care Coordinator / Patient Navigator: Uses patient education, follow-up, and interdisciplinary communication without requiring full practitioner scope in every employer.
• Medical Records or Clinical Documentation Specialist: A good option for clinicians who want to stay close to care quality and chart integrity while reducing direct patient load.
• Clinic Operations or Practice Manager: A fit for experienced clinicians who want to move toward staffing, throughput, scheduling, and service-line operations.

What postings ask for

• Washington licensure readiness (table_stakes | immediate): Employers screen hard on practice eligibility before interview; Washington registered nurse license appears explicitly in local postings, and most roles are on-site rather than remote. Who: Relocators, new graduates, and anyone whose reciprocity or renewal paperwork is not already clean.
• BLS / AHA Basic Life Support (table_stakes | immediate): BLS is one of the most common credential screens in local postings, appearing in about 10% of listings, with national-provider variants also showing up. Who: Nearly everyone targeting bedside, ambulatory, or urgent-care clinical work.
• ACLS (differentiator | immediate): ACLS also appears in about 10% of local postings, making it a practical advantage for acute-care, perioperative, and higher-acuity pathways. Who: RNs, advanced-practice candidates, and clinicians targeting inpatient or urgent-care settings.
• Patient assessment (premium | immediate): Patient assessment is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample at about 20%, which makes it a high-value proof point on résumés and in interviews. Who: Entry-level clinicians who need to demonstrate real-world readiness fast.
• Clinical documentation and workflow fluency (differentiator | near-term): Clinical documentation appears in about 15% of local postings, and broader healthcare workflow change is centering on ambient documentation and administrative automation to reduce practitioner burnout. Who: Mid-career clinicians, switchers coming from slower paper-heavy settings, and anyone trying to stand out without adding another degree.
• Patient education and interdisciplinary collaboration (differentiator | near-term): Patient education shows up in about 10% of local postings, and interdisciplinary collaboration appears in about 10% as well, which signals that communication-heavy care delivery is rewarded. Who: Candidates moving into ambulatory care, chronic-disease management, discharge planning, or team-based specialty practice.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Practitioners roles pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Official metro wage data for the broad practitioner group shows a 2025 annual mean of $138,050, a median of $122,880, a 25th percentile of $85,810, and a 75th percentile of $157,520; the BLS regional release also reported a mean of $66.37 per hour. Current posted pay is directionally higher at the center of the market—about $130k to $175k in local listings, with a broader posted band of about $93k to $275k—while Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Washington's mean offered salary on new practitioner openings at ~$117,324 in September 2026 (n=7,340). Seattle pays well for this category. The local median for the broad practitioner family sits far above the national median of $86,530, which is consistent with a high-skill, high-cost metro.

Where is demand for Healthcare Practitioners roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in hospital systems, integrated health networks, and other scaled care providers rather than in a single dominant employer. Over the last 90 days, the local sample shows more than 1,900 postings across more than 350 companies, and employer concentration reads as fragmented, even though the most visible names include Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Providence Holding, Swedish, Providence, CommonSpirit Health, UW Medicine, One Medical, and MultiCare Health System, Inc. The industry mix reinforces that picture. Most local practitioner postings are in healthcare-related organizations, with healthcare at about 40%, hospitals and health care at about 40%, and health care services & hospitals at about 5%. Meanwhile, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Education and Health Services employment reached 315.7 thousand in August 2026, up 3.2037% year over year, which suggests the strongest demand is still attached to direct care delivery capacity. This is also a market where the job has to be done in person. About 90% of postings are on-site, only about 5% are hybrid, and about 5% are remote. Kaiser Permanente's Puget Sound expansion plans—25 additional beds at Capitol Hill and a planned Everett urgent care department in 2027—also point to better odds for candidates aligned to inpatient, urgent care, and ambulatory throughput needs than for applicants looking for remote-only clinical work.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Practitioners talent in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (75 postings), Providence Holding (50 postings), Swedish (50 postings), Providence (50 postings), CommonSpirit Health (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Practitioners roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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