The annual salary statistics of receptionists and information clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of receptionists and information clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $24,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for receptionists and information clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of receptionists and information clerks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $34,450 | 2.41% | 10.51% |
| 2016 | $33,620 | 2.97% | - |
| 2015 | $32,620 | 3.07% | - |
| 2014 | $31,620 | 0.98% | - |
| 2013 | $31,310 | 1.53% | - |
| 2012 | $30,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,450 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for receptionists and information clerks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of receptionists and information clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 21.3 percent (21.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.