The annual salary statistics of postsecondary biological science teachers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary biological science teachers 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 | $49,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $182,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary biological science teachers 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 $182,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary biological science teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $81,640 | 2.44% | 3.53% |
| 2016 | $79,650 | 4.29% | - |
| 2015 | $76,230 | 0.96% | - |
| 2014 | $75,500 | 0.11% | - |
| 2013 | $75,420 | -4.43% | - |
| 2012 | $78,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,640 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary biological science teachers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary biological science teachers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 26.3 percent (26.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 35.2 percent (35.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Bellingham | |
| Olympia | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |