The annual salary statistics of foresters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of foresters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $52,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for foresters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of foresters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,670 | -1.78% | 19.43% |
| 2021 | $77,020 | 8.18% | - |
| 2020 | $70,720 | 2.01% | - |
| 2019 | $69,300 | 1.50% | - |
| 2018 | $68,260 | 4.51% | - |
| 2017 | $65,180 | 5.00% | - |
| 2016 | $61,920 | 1.45% | - |
| 2015 | $61,020 | 2.61% | - |
| 2014 | $59,430 | -4.75% | - |
| 2013 | $62,250 | 2.06% | - |
| 2012 | $60,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,670, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for foresters in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $91,040). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of foresters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Longview | |
| Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spokane | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Olympia |