The annual salary statistics of tapers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tapers 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 | $40,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tapers 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 $96,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tapers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $51,940 | -4.83% | 4.83% |
| 2016 | $54,450 | 11.66% | - |
| 2015 | $48,100 | -0.62% | - |
| 2014 | $48,400 | 7.02% | - |
| 2013 | $45,000 | -9.84% | - |
| 2012 | $49,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,940 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for tapers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of tapers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 39.0 percent (39.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tacoma.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Bellingham | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Olympia | |
| Spokane | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Yakima | |
| Tacoma |