The annual salary statistics of exercise physiologists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of exercise physiologists 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 | $50,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for exercise physiologists 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 $75,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of exercise physiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,270 | 19.82% | 33.17% |
| 2021 | $47,520 | -34.28% | - |
| 2020 | $63,810 | 18.48% | - |
| 2019 | $52,020 | 11.59% | - |
| 2018 | $45,990 | 18.92% | - |
| 2017 | $37,290 | 0.64% | - |
| 2016 | $37,050 | 1.43% | - |
| 2015 | $36,520 | -8.46% | - |
| 2012 | $39,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,270, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for exercise physiologists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $60,700). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of exercise physiologists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |