The annual salary statistics of archivists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of archivists 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 | $36,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for archivists 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 $96,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of archivists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $49,980 | -17.57% | -5.74% |
| 2016 | $58,760 | 1.09% | - |
| 2015 | $58,120 | 3.97% | - |
| 2014 | $55,810 | 4.62% | - |
| 2013 | $53,230 | 0.71% | - |
| 2012 | $52,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,980, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the lowest paying city for archivists in state of Washington, following city of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $74,670). Compared with the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of archivists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 33.1 percent (33.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Olympia | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |