The annual salary statistics of legislators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators 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 | $24,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $136,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $63,350 | 23.52% | 21.07% |
| 2018 | $48,450 | 23.03% | - |
| 2017 | $37,290 | -1.90% | - |
| 2016 | $38,000 | -47.34% | - |
| 2015 | $55,990 | -8.13% | - |
| 2014 | $60,540 | 1.26% | - |
| 2013 | $59,780 | 16.36% | - |
| 2012 | $50,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,350 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 46.8 percent (46.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Mount Vernon-Anacortes and 69.1 percent (69.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.