The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of human resources managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $89,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $134,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $170,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers 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 $205,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $134,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $89,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $134,870 | 5.72% | 20.13% |
| 2018 | $127,160 | 4.42% | - |
| 2017 | $121,540 | 4.38% | - |
| 2016 | $116,220 | 1.45% | - |
| 2015 | $114,530 | 0.31% | - |
| 2014 | $114,170 | 4.06% | - |
| 2013 | $109,540 | 1.66% | - |
| 2012 | $107,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $134,870, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for human resources managers in state of Washington, followed by Kennewick-Pasco-Richland (median annual salary $133,120). In comparison, the median annual salary of human resources managers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 1.3 percent (1.3%) higher than that in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland.