Major Employers

  KEDA and Western Washington University Center for Economic and Business Research partner to produce Kitsap Top Employers List
 

SILVERDALE, WA – The Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (KEDA), in collaboration with the Center for Economic and Business Research at Western Washington University, has released its 2024 Kitsap Top Employers List. The most frequently accessed report on KEDA’s website, this data is crucial for public and private partners, potential real estate investors, and companies considering expansion or relocation. The report's employment counts, reflecting total headcount and Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employment as of December 31, 2024, are based on primary data of what was reported to KEDA by responding businesses unless noted otherwise in the report. 

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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. or Elizabeth Court at KEDA. court@kitsapeda.org

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Total Headcount
Naval Base Kitsap (NBK)24,75814,75839,440

*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 
 

Top 10 Private Sector EmployersTotal Headcount
St. Michael Medical Center2,007
Port Madison Enterprises810
Haselwood Auto Group644
Kitsap Mental Health Services627
Fred Meyers Stores, Inc556
Northwest McDonald's Peninsula537
Town & Country Markets, Inc.463
Noo-Kayet  Investments (Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe)451  
The Doctors Clinic434
Peninsula Community Health Services430
Top 10 State & Other Public Sector EmployersTotal Headcount
Central Kitsap School District1,532
South Kitsap School District1,372
Kitsap County1,366
Olympic College1057
North Kitsap School District954
Bremerton School District692
Kitsap Transit542
Bainbridge Island Kitsap School District532
Washington State Ferries463
2021 Top Employers
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2018 Top Employers
2017 Top Employers