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All Occupations Salary Information in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$104,930
75th Percentile Wage	$72,000
50th Percentile Wage	$44,750
25th Percentile Wage	$28,980
10th Percentile Wage	$21,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations 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 $104,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,270.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$50.45
75th Percentile Wage	$34.61
50th Percentile Wage	$21.52
25th Percentile Wage	$13.93
10th Percentile Wage	$10.23

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $50.45. The median hourly salary is $21.52. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $10.23.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,750, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary of $46,130). Compared with Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, the median annual salary of all occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$46,130
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$44,750
Bremerton-Silverdale	$41,390
Olympia	$39,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$38,430
Tacoma	$37,870
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	$36,450
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	$36,160
Longview	$35,740
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$35,530
Bellingham	$35,510
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$35,280
Spokane	$34,390
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$34,110
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area	$32,340
Yakima	$32,130
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	$31,960
Lewiston	$31,810

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington, and the Nation

From Table 4, it is noted that the median annual salary of all occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is higher than that of both state of Washington and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ($44,750) is 9.5 percent (9.5%) higher than that in Washington ($40,500) and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$44,750
Washington	$40,500
USA	$34,750