400+ Hospitality & Food Service Jobs in Seattle, WA

The cleanest local observed pay anchor is front-line food-service pay in the low-$20s per hour: BLS put food preparation and serving related occupations at $24.41/hour in May 2025, and local hourly hospitality postings center on about $21 to $23. Higher-paying culinary paths sit well above that, with chefs and head cooks at a $57,470 median annual wage in local O*NET data and one Seattle executive-chef opening listed at $140,000-$145,000 plus bonus and benefits.

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 351 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $44,980 at the 25th percentile, $50,440 at the median and $56,160 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Seattle is still a workable hospitality market, but it is not an easy one. We observed more than 650 local postings across more than 200 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by just a few employers. But Washington hospitality, food service, and travel employment was down 1.8% year over year in July 2026 and active postings were down 3.1%, so you should expect slower replacement hiring and more competition than a year earlier. Pay floors are high by national standards because Seattle's minimum wage is $21.30 and local hourly hospitality postings center on about $21 to $23, yet that still trails the metro living-wage estimate of $29.21 for a single adult.

Best positioned: Candidates with recent service or kitchen experience, open availability, and a food handler's permit have the best odds, especially for the entry-heavy on-site roles that dominate the local mix.

Main caution: Do not assume the headline salary bands apply to front-line work; the broader posted salary center of about $81k to $88k is skewed by management roles, while hourly jobs cluster closer to about $21 to $23.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 415 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Compass Group: 28 open roles
2. Aegis Living: 24 open roles
3. Marriott International, Inc.: 16 open roles
4. Columbia Hospitality, Inc.: 15 open roles
5. Eurest USA: 10 open roles
6. Entegra: 9 open roles
7. Brookdale Senior Living: 8 open roles
8. Merrill Gardens: 8 open roles
9. Bon App Tit Management Company: 7 open roles
10. Sifted: 7 open roles

Where the openings are

• Seattle: 165
• Bellevue: 69
• Kirkland: 25
• Redmond: 21
• Renton: 16
• Lynnwood: 15
• Tukwila: 12
• SeaTac: 10

Work arrangement

on-site 400 (100%), hybrid 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Local opportunity is broad but uneven. We observed more than 650 postings across more than 200 companies in the last 90 days, and the sample is fragmented rather than dominated by a few employers. Within that sample, hospitality makes up about 35% of activity, restaurants about 25%, food and beverage about 15%, healthcare about 10%, and catering or food-service contractors about 5%. That mix matters because it means you should not search only restaurants; hotels, hospitals, and contractors are meaningful sources of openings too. The market is also tilted toward immediate-service staffing rather than remote or corporate-style roles. About 80% of postings are entry level and about 95% or more are on site. That favors candidates who can start quickly, work shifts, and show recent hands-on service, kitchen, or guest-facing experience. The less obvious opportunity is institutional and venue-based work. Healthcare dining and contractors are smaller slices than hotels or restaurants, but they can offer steadier schedules and cleaner progression into supervision than casual restaurant hiring alone.

• Hotels and guest services (high): Hospitality is about 35% of the local posting mix, making hotels and guest-service operations the biggest single segment in the sample.
• Restaurants, coffee, and food & beverage (high): Restaurants are about 25% of the mix and food & beverage adds about 15%, so volume is still strong for cooks, baristas, servers, and shift-level roles.
• Healthcare dining (moderate): Healthcare accounts for about 10% of the mix, giving cooks and service workers a steadier alternative to restaurant traffic swings.
• Catering and food-service contractors (moderate): Catering and food-service contractors are about 5% of the mix, smaller than hotels or restaurants but useful for institutional and venue-based entry points.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site roles at hotels, restaurant groups, healthcare dining operators, and contractors, then use that foothold to move into better-paid supervisory or chef-track positions.

Roles worth searching next

• Retail shift supervisor: The move is realistic if your strongest skills are cash handling, customer service, stocking, and opening or closing routines.
• Customer support or reservations agent: Guest-facing hospitality experience transfers well into phone, chat, and booking support work.
• Office receptionist or administrative front desk: Front-desk hospitality skills map well to visitor handling, scheduling, and professional customer interaction.
• Inventory or purchasing coordinator: This is a good next step for candidates who already handle receiving, counting, storage, or vendor-facing tasks.

What postings ask for

• Food handler's permit (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly cited certification in local postings, even if only about 5% explicitly name it, so having it removes an easy screening excuse. Who: Entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Cash handling (table_stakes | immediate): Cash handling shows up in about 30% of local postings, making it one of the clearest transferable skills for barista, cashier, host, and front-desk paths. Who: Entry-level applicants coming from retail or other customer-facing work.
• Customer service (table_stakes | immediate): Customer service appears in about 25% of local postings and is the common denominator across hotel, coffee, restaurant, and guest-facing work. Who: Everyone, especially career switchers.
• Beverage preparation (differentiator | near-term): Beverage preparation appears in about 20% of local postings, so it can separate you in coffee, bar, and quick-service settings. Who: Applicants targeting coffee, barista, barback, bartender-support, or quick-service roles.
• Food safety (differentiator | immediate): Food safety is named in about 15% of postings and helps signal that you can be trusted in kitchens, healthcare dining, and contractor environments. Who: Cooks, prep workers, catering staff, and anyone pursuing institutional dining.
• Inventory management (differentiator | near-term): Inventory management also appears in about 15% of local postings and is one of the clearest bridge skills from hourly work into shift lead, kitchen lead, and assistant manager roles. Who: Mid-career applicants who want promotion leverage.

Questions about this market

What do Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

The cleanest local observed pay anchor is front-line food-service pay in the low-$20s per hour: BLS put food preparation and serving related occupations at $24.41/hour in May 2025, and local hourly hospitality postings center on about $21 to $23. Higher-paying culinary paths sit well above that, with chefs and head cooks at a $57,470 median annual wage in local O*NET data and one Seattle executive-chef opening listed at $140,000-$145,000 plus bonus and benefits. This is a high-floor, high-cost market. Base pay is above Seattle's $21.30 minimum wage, but still below the metro living-wage estimate of $29.21 for a single adult, so many workers need tips, overtime, premium shifts, or advancement to feel financially ahead.

Where is demand for Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA concentrated?

Local opportunity is broad but uneven. We observed more than 650 postings across more than 200 companies in the last 90 days, and the sample is fragmented rather than dominated by a few employers. Within that sample, hospitality makes up about 35% of activity, restaurants about 25%, food and beverage about 15%, healthcare about 10%, and catering or food-service contractors about 5%. That mix matters because it means you should not search only restaurants; hotels, hospitals, and contractors are meaningful sources of openings too. The market is also tilted toward immediate-service staffing rather than remote or corporate-style roles. About 80% of postings are entry level and about 95% or more are on site. That favors candidates who can start quickly, work shifts, and show recent hands-on service, kitchen, or guest-facing experience. The less obvious opportunity is institutional and venue-based work. Healthcare dining and contractors are smaller slices than hotels or restaurants, but they can offer steadier schedules and cleaner progression into supervision than casual restaurant hiring alone.

Which employers are hiring the most Hospitality, Food Service & Travel talent in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Starbucks Corp. (125 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Hospitality, Food Service & Travel roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 2% are remote and 2% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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