The annual salary statistics of broadcast technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of broadcast technicians 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 | $23,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for broadcast technicians 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 $71,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of broadcast technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,960 | 11.87% | 16.66% |
| 2016 | $31,690 | 23.26% | - |
| 2015 | $24,320 | -19.98% | - |
| 2014 | $29,180 | -4.97% | - |
| 2013 | $30,630 | 2.15% | - |
| 2012 | $29,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,960 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for broadcast technicians in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of broadcast technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 40.5 percent (40.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 1.5 percent (1.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Spokane | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue |