WAT / E4E9E Verified Nov 4
Civil Engineer-In-Training (EIT) opportunity with AKS Engineering & Forestry in Richland, WA, focused on water resources work.
Salary disclosed on application
LICENSURE / STATE GUIDE
PE License Requirements in Washington for Civil Engineers
What the Washington board asks for, what Washington employers are hiring for now, and what those jobs pay.
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JOBS IN WASHINGTON
JOBS IN WASHINGTON
Washington licenses professional engineers through the Washington State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (BRPELS). This site currently lists 23 open civil engineering jobs in Washington: 13 require a PE license and 4 ask for an EIT.
The rules below come from the board's own pages, checked on October 30, 2026. Boards change their rules, so confirm anything you rely on with the board before you apply.
Washington PE licensing at a glance
- Licensing board
- Washington State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (BRPELS)
- Experience
- 8 years of progressive engineering experience under a licensed PE, where board-approved education counts as part of it. An ABET-accredited engineering bachelor's counts as 4 years. Supervising PEs verify the experience through an NCEES Record or the Board's forms.
- Taking the PE before the experience is done
- Board approval is no longer needed to take an NCEES exam: you register directly with NCEES.
- Exams
- NCEES FE exam; NCEES PE exam; Washington Engineer Law Review (passing score 80%)
- References
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Renewal
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Continuing education
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Also note
- The Board is moving to a new licensing system in early 2027, and processing may be limited during the switch.
MEDIAN RANGE MIDPOINT$127,46912 of 23 Washington postings disclose pay
PE-REQUIRED ROLES$130,298Median of 8 disclosed ranges
ALL OTHER ROLES$119,602Median of 4 disclosed ranges
Jobs in Washington by license
The licensing guide series
Sources checked
LAN / DDB06 Verified Nov 4
Civil Engineer- Land Development (PE) opportunity with AKS Engineering & Forestry in Richland, WA, focused on land development work.
Salary disclosed on application
LAN / AAF80 Verified Nov 4
Civil Engineer - Public Works (PE) opportunity with AKS Engineering & Forestry in Richland, WA, focused on land development work.
Salary disclosed on application
LAN / AD78E Verified Nov 4
Civil Engineer - Public Works (PE) opportunity with AKS Engineering & Forestry in Wenatchee, WA, focused on land development work.
Salary disclosed on application
TRA / 8474A Verified Nov 4
Project Manager - Traffic Operations opportunity with AKS Engineering & Forestry in Kirkland, WA, focused on transportation work.
Salary disclosed on application
TRA / 2286C Verified Nov 4
Transportation Engineer IV opportunity with Parametrix in Puyallup, WA, focused on transportation work.
$110,000–$120,000/year
ABOUT THIS PAGE
How we built it.
The licensing summary paraphrases the Washington State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (BRPELS)'s published requirements. It is not legal advice and does not replace the board's rules. Where the board's pages did not state something, we say so rather than guess.
Job counts and pay come from the live civil engineering postings on this site. Pay is shown only when at least three postings disclose a range, using each range's midpoint, with hourly pay annualized at 2,080 hours. See the salary methodology.
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