The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social scientists and related workers 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 | $46,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers 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 $101,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $65,210 | 5.09% | -12.57% |
| 2016 | $61,890 | -4.35% | - |
| 2015 | $64,580 | -1.41% | - |
| 2014 | $65,490 | -2.99% | - |
| 2013 | $67,450 | -8.84% | - |
| 2012 | $73,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,210, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the lowest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of Washington, following city of Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $118,840). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is about 45.1 percent (45.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Olympia | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |