The annual salary statistics of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 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 | $49,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 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 $94,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $68,910 | 7.15% | 18.49% |
| 2021 | $63,980 | -0.16% | - |
| 2020 | $64,080 | 4.49% | - |
| 2019 | $61,200 | 2.50% | - |
| 2018 | $59,670 | 2.83% | - |
| 2017 | $57,980 | 1.91% | - |
| 2016 | $56,870 | 0.37% | - |
| 2015 | $56,660 | -2.81% | - |
| 2014 | $58,250 | 3.50% | - |
| 2013 | $56,210 | 0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $56,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,910, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary of $73,120). Compared with Bremerton-Silverdale, the median annual salary of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower.