The annual salary statistics of athletes and sports competitors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of athletes and sports competitors 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 | $22,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $157,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletes and sports competitors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $157,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of athletes and sports competitors from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $59,370 | 2.00% | -61.53% |
| 2015 | $58,180 | -38.40% | - |
| 2014 | $80,520 | -4.48% | - |
| 2013 | $84,130 | -13.99% | - |
| 2012 | $95,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,370, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for athletes and sports competitors in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $79,400). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of athletes and sports competitors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue |