The annual salary statistics of dietetic technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dietetic technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dietetic technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dietetic technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,870 | -6.74% | 14.79% |
| 2021 | $45,760 | 3.96% | - |
| 2020 | $43,950 | 9.42% | - |
| 2019 | $39,810 | -4.27% | - |
| 2018 | $41,510 | 2.46% | - |
| 2017 | $40,490 | -0.22% | - |
| 2016 | $40,580 | 10.30% | - |
| 2015 | $36,400 | -5.91% | - |
| 2014 | $38,550 | 8.59% | - |
| 2013 | $35,240 | -3.66% | - |
| 2012 | $36,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,870, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for dietetic technicians in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $54,950). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of dietetic technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |