The annual salary statistics of agricultural and food science technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of agricultural and food science technicians 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 | $32,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural and food science technicians 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 $76,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural and food science technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $40,670 | 4.84% | 13.57% |
| 2017 | $38,700 | 3.54% | - |
| 2016 | $37,330 | 2.09% | - |
| 2015 | $36,550 | 1.89% | - |
| 2014 | $35,860 | 4.27% | - |
| 2013 | $34,330 | -2.39% | - |
| 2012 | $35,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,670, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for agricultural and food science technicians in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $42,770). Compared with Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of agricultural and food science technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Olympia | |
| Tacoma | |
| Yakima | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area |