The annual salary statistics of bill and account collectors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bill and account collectors 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 | $35,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bill and account collectors 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 $66,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bill and account collectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,410 | -2.93% | 20.90% |
| 2021 | $46,740 | 10.63% | - |
| 2020 | $41,770 | 5.27% | - |
| 2019 | $39,570 | 3.13% | - |
| 2018 | $38,330 | 3.73% | - |
| 2017 | $36,900 | -1.00% | - |
| 2016 | $37,270 | 2.41% | - |
| 2015 | $36,370 | 0.55% | - |
| 2014 | $36,170 | 1.41% | - |
| 2013 | $35,660 | -0.73% | - |
| 2012 | $35,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,410 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for bill and account collectors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of bill and account collectors in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 4.1 percent (4.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.