The annual salary statistics of animal control workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of animal control workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $49,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal control workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of animal control workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,500 | 0.72% | 29.48% |
| 2021 | $61,060 | 14.49% | - |
| 2018 | $52,210 | -3.08% | - |
| 2017 | $53,820 | 2.17% | - |
| 2016 | $52,650 | 0.95% | - |
| 2015 | $52,150 | 7.92% | - |
| 2014 | $48,020 | 7.62% | - |
| 2013 | $44,360 | 2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $43,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,500, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for animal control workers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $69,420). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of animal control workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area |