The annual salary statistics of bridge and lock tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bridge and lock tenders 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 | $39,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bridge and lock tenders 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 $66,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bridge and lock tenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $57,180 | 4.23% | 9.29% |
| 2016 | $54,760 | 0.89% | - |
| 2015 | $54,270 | 1.86% | - |
| 2014 | $53,260 | -0.49% | - |
| 2013 | $53,520 | 3.08% | - |
| 2012 | $51,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,180, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for bridge and lock tenders in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $63,870). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of bridge and lock tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |