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Headquarters state

Major employers headquartered in Washington

16 catalogued companies. State of HQ does not determine the payroll cadence employees receive — work location does — but it offers a useful regional snapshot. Dominant cadence in this state: Semimonthly.

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Semimonthly
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Filter Washington employers by pay frequency

Click a cadence below to see only the Washington-headquartered employers that pay on that schedule.

Semimonthly

6 employers

Pay semimonthly. 24 paychecks per year.

 Weekly

5 employers

Pay weekly. 52 paychecks per year.

 Biweekly

5 employers

Pay biweekly. 26 paychecks per year.

All 16 catalogued employers in Washington

CompanyIndustryPay frequencyPaydayCityEmployees
Amazon Retail Weekly Friday Seattle 1,525,000
Costco Wholesale Retail Weekly Friday Issaquah 316,000
Expedia Group Travel & Leisure Biweekly Friday Seattle 17,100
Expeditors International Logistics & Transportation Weekly Friday Seattle 18,200
F5 Networks Technology Semimonthly the 15th and last day of the month Seattle 6,700
Fortive Industrial Manufacturing Biweekly Friday Everett 17,000
Microsoft Technology Semimonthly the 15th and last day of the month Redmond 221,000
Nordstrom Retail Weekly Friday Seattle 60,000
PACCAR Industrial Manufacturing Biweekly Friday Bellevue 31,700
Redfin Technology Semimonthly the 15th and last day of the month Seattle 4,800
Seagen Healthcare & Pharma Biweekly Friday Bothell 3,300
Slalom Consulting Consulting & IT Services Semimonthly the 15th and last day of the month Seattle 13,000
Smartsheet Technology Semimonthly the 15th and last day of the month Bellevue 3,300
Starbucks Food, Beverage & Restaurants Weekly Friday Seattle 402,000
Weyerhaeuser Industrial Manufacturing Biweekly Friday Seattle 9,500
Zillow Group Technology Semimonthly the 15th and last day of the month Seattle 6,800