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Washington employers
OSHA inspections, Wage and Hour cases, H-1B and PERM filings, injury summaries and federal contracts for employers in the state, in the agencies' own terms.
Washington has 3,101 employers with a page on this site. OSHA opened 54,545 inspections in the state since 2016, issuing 114,326 citations with current penalties of $127M (7% of the national total).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 4,361 compliance actions with $75M in back wages agreed to pay for 62,684 employees, $17K per case against $13K nationally.
Employers headquartered in Washington filed 67,337 labor condition applications (median offered wage $152,100; national $122,221) and 9,528 PERM applications. Establishments reporting injuries to OSHA for 2025 employed 1,527,693 people with a total recordable case rate of 4.9 per 100 full-time workers, above the 3.5 across all reporting establishments.
Per-capita context
| Per 100,000 residents (2025 population estimate) | Washington | US |
|---|---|---|
| OSHA inspections opened, per year | 62.0 | 20.6 |
| OSHA citations issued, per year | 129.9 | 38.2 |
| WHD cases concluded since fiscal year 2005 | 54.5 | 107.3 |
| Back wages agreed to pay since fiscal year 2005, per resident | $9.38 | $14.00 |
| H-1B labor condition applications, FY2025 | 455.0 | 174.0 |
Resident population: US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates (Washington: 8,001,020). Records are attributed to the state of the establishment (OSHA), the employer address (WHD) or the employer's headquarters on the application (OFLC), so a state that hosts many headquarters shows more filings per resident.
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 23 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
| Measure | Washington | US |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $2,337 | $3,759 |
| Inspections with a contested citation | 17% | 8% |
| Inspections per 10,000 employees reporting injuries (per year) | 32.5 | 12.6 |
The per-employee row divides average yearly inspections by employees reported on Form 300A summaries for 2025, a proxy for the covered workforce; it is not a population rate.
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 296-155-110(2) | — | 2,613 |
| 296-800-13025(1) | — | 2,364 |
| 296-155-110(9)(B) | — | 2,141 |
| 296-901-14010(1) | — | 2,080 |
| 296-155-120(1) | — | 2,001 |
| 296-800-14005(1) | — | 1,953 |
| 296-800-15030 | — | 1,951 |
| 296-800-14005 | — | 1,864 |
| 296-880-10020(1) | — | 1,858 |
| 296-800-13025(2) | — | 1,694 |
Inspection types
| Type | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Referral | 17,252 |
| Planned | 17,104 |
| Complaint | 10,376 |
| Unprogrammed related | 4,679 |
| Programmed related | 3,000 |
| Follow-up | 1,636 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Safeway Inc | Seattle | 224 |
| Fred Meyer Stores Inc | Vancouver | 157 |
| Walmart Inc. | Vancouver | 116 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Seattle | 112 |
| Dollar Tree Stores Inc | Lynnwood | 95 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Seattle | 92 |
| Mayfields Hoisting Service Inc | Seattle | 81 |
| The Home Depot | Tacoma | 79 |
| City of Seattle | Seattle | 75 |
| Sierra Pacific Industries | Mount Vernon | 70 |
| Barnhart Crane and Rigging LLC | Richland | 69 |
| Ness & Campbell Crane Inc | Seattle | 68 |
| Seaburg Construction Corp | Seattle | 68 |
| Wa St Social & Health Services Dept of | Lakewood | 68 |
| US Postal Service | Seattle | 67 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Citations by month
Monthly pages: Aug 2026 · Jul 2026 · Jun 2026 · May 2026 · Apr 2026 · Mar 2026 · Feb 2026 · Jan 2026 · Dec 2025 · Nov 2025 · Oct 2025 · Sep 2025
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 59,240 | $56M |
| Service Contract Act | 8,185 | $7.8M |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 3,511 | $5.3M |
| H-1B provisions | 661 | $2.4M |
| H-2A provisions | 6,298 | $939K |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 5,883 | $560K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 105,560 | $470K |
| H-2B provisions | 236 | $45K |
| Copeland Act | 39 | $12K |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 7 | $7,027 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Zillow, Inc. | Seattle | $2,462,888 |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | Issaquah | $453,407 |
| National Food Corporation | Lind | $435,069 |
| Cannon Construction, LLC | Milton | $326,947 |
| Hughes Farms Inc | Stanwood | $315,343 |
| People Tech Group, Inc | Redmond | $309,914 |
| Summit Drywall, Inc | Issaquah | $275,001 |
| Sarbanand Farms LLC | Sumas | $270,343 |
| Dobler Management Co Inc | University Place | $255,793 |
| Exxel Pacific, Inc. | Bellingham | $224,933 |
| Envisioneering | Silverdale | $221,415 |
| Krippner Inc, | Vancouver | $216,339 |
| Korry Electronics | Everett | $197,090 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Seattle | $181,531 |
| Apex Systems LLC | Redmond | $167,366 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 17%Level II 39%Level III 23%Level IV 9%Not stated 12%
Top occupations
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Seattle | 33,494 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Redmond | 14,461 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | Seattle | 4,577 |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | Bellevue | 893 |
| Expedia, Inc. | Seattle | 875 |
| People Tech Group, Inc | Redmond | 838 |
| Quadrant Technologies LLC | Redmond | 444 |
| University of Washington | Seattle | 395 |
| Slalom, Inc. | Seattle | 340 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | Seattle | 318 |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | Seattle | 314 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | Richland | 306 |
| F5, Inc. | Seattle | 295 |
| Amazon Advertising LLC | Seattle | 277 |
| Zillow, Inc. | Seattle | 247 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
PERM applications
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Redmond | 5,172 |
| Expedia, Inc. | Seattle | 296 |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | Bellevue | 179 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Seattle | 161 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | Seattle | 127 |
| Slalom, Inc. | Seattle | 122 |
| F5, Inc. | Seattle | 116 |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | Issaquah | 104 |
| Zillow, Inc. | Seattle | 98 |
| SEL Engineering Services, Inc. | Pullman | 77 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | US TRC rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8,770 | 1,266,931 | 45,958 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 8,685 | 1,035,690 | 43,778 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 8,656 | 1,527,693 | 41,166 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Contracts USAspending
Top federal contract recipients over the latest twelve months whose employer record is in this state; the total covers the whole company.
| Employer | City | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Silverdale | $46B |
| General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. | Silverdale | $11B |
| Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation | Des Moines | $6.0B |
| Space Exploration Technologies | Redmond | $3.5B |
| Amentum Services Inc | Joint Base Lewis McChord | $3.3B |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | Richland | $2.5B |
| Honeywell | US, WA, Redmond | $2.2B |
| AT&T Services Inc | Bothell | $1.3B |
| Clark Construction Inc. | Bainbridge island | $1.1B |
| Clark Construction Group LLC the | Arlington | $1.0B |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
How many OSHA inspections were there in Washington?
54,545 inspections opened since 2016, issuing 114,326 citations with $127M in current penalties. 17% of inspections have a contested citation.
Which OSHA standards are cited most in Washington?
296-155-110(2); 296-800-13025(1); 296-155-110(9)(B)
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Washington?
$75,060,610 agreed to pay across 4,361 concluded cases for 62,684 employees, since fiscal year 2005.
Which Washington employers file the most H-1B applications?
Amazon.com Services LLC (33,494), Microsoft Corporation (14,461), Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. (4,577)
What is the injury rate in Washington?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a total recordable case rate of 4.9 per 100 full-time workers (all reporting establishments: 3.5).
Sources: DOL enforcement data (OSHA through 23 Sep 2026, WHD through 15 Jun 2026), OSHA ITA Form 300A (2023, 2024, 2025), OFLC disclosure data (through 30 Jun 2026), USAspending. Totals count every record in the state, including employers below the page threshold. Methodology.