The annual salary statistics of soil and plant scientists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of soil and plant scientists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $45,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for soil and plant scientists 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 $98,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of soil and plant scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $72,320 | 22.39% | 6.66% |
| 2021 | $56,130 | -51.42% | - |
| 2020 | $84,990 | 8.68% | - |
| 2019 | $77,610 | 11.11% | - |
| 2018 | $68,990 | 5.00% | - |
| 2017 | $65,540 | 2.82% | - |
| 2016 | $63,690 | -10.63% | - |
| 2014 | $70,460 | 2.91% | - |
| 2013 | $68,410 | 1.33% | - |
| 2012 | $67,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $72,320, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for soil and plant scientists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $80,510). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of soil and plant scientists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | |
| Yakima | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Olympia | |
| Tacoma |