Major Employers
Tabulated by Western Washington University. Employment counts as of 12/31/2022 - click here to download complete list. This year, the Top Employers list for Kitsap returned to its original form of data collection: surveying. While the list is slightly shorter, employee counts are “primary data” or actual recorded counts from local businesses, rather than secondary data from large, aggregated data sources, which have become less reliable post covid.
Not all companies contacted agree to have their employment numbers published. If an omission is believed to have occurred, or you would like to add your data, please contact the Center for Economic and Business Research at Western Washington University by phone at 360 -650-3909 or by e-mail at cebr@wwu.edu.
Department of Defense | Civilian | Active Duty | Total |
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Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) | 21,612 | 15,293 | 36,905 |
*Naval Base Kitsap is the third largest naval base in the nation and Kitsap's largest employer, as well as one of the largest employers in the Puget Sound region. Click here for information on NBK economic impact
Private Sector Employers | Total Employees |
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St. Michael Medical Center/ Franciscan Medical Group | 2,477 |
Port Madison Enterprises | 785 |
Haselwood Auto Group | 681 |
McDonald's Peninsula | 571 |
Kitsap Mental Health Services | 500 |
The Doctors Clinic | 425 |
Noo-Kayet Investments (Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe) | 400 |
YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties | 398 |
Town & Country Markets, Inc. | 397 |
Skookum Contract Services | 362 |
Martha and Mary Health Services | 356 |
Encore Communities | 350 |
Huntington Ingalls Fleet Support Group LLC | 350 |
Kitsap Credit Union | 296 |
Jacobs Engineering | 256 |
SAFE Boats International LLC | 350 |
Kitsap Bank | 350 |
Watson Furniture Group, Inc | 296 |
Gateway Fellowship | 180 |
John L Scott | 172 |
Crista Ministries | 163 |
Sage/Farbank/Redington | 160 |
Kitsap Community Resources | 130 |
Lowes | 129 |
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant | 120 |
Islandwood | 120 |
Peninsula Community Health Services | 119 |
Waste Management of Washington, Inc | 107 |
State & Other Public Sector Employers | Total Employees |
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Kitsap County | 1,358 |
Central Kitsap School District | 1,865 |
South Kitsap School District | 1,341 |
Olympic College | 988 |
North Kitsap School District | 885 |
Bremerton School District | 751 |
Bainbridge Island School District | 525 |
Healthcare | Total Employees |
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St. Michael Medical Center and Franciscan Medical Group | 2,477 |
Kitsap Mental Health Services | 500 |
The Doctors Clinic | 425 |
Martha and Mary | 356 |
Encore Communities | 350 |
Kitsap Physical Therapy | 163 |
Kitsap Public Health District | 141 |
Defense Contractors | Total Employees |
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Skookum Contract Services | 362 |
Huntington Ingalls AMSEC | 350 |
Jacobs Engineering | 256 |
SAFE Boats International | 230 |
Westbay Auto Parts | 93 |
Maufacturing Firms | Total Employees |
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SAFE Boats International | 230 |
Watson Furniture Company | 204 |
Sage / Redington Inc / Far Bank | 160 |