The annual salary statistics of postsecondary business teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary business teachers 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 | $49,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $215,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary business teachers 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 $215,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary business teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,860 | -23.49% | 14.52% |
| 2021 | $99,850 | 14.67% | - |
| 2020 | $85,200 | 5.62% | - |
| 2019 | $80,410 | -0.21% | - |
| 2018 | $80,580 | 9.37% | - |
| 2017 | $73,030 | 14.30% | - |
| 2016 | $62,590 | 4.49% | - |
| 2015 | $59,780 | 1.72% | - |
| 2014 | $58,750 | -13.31% | - |
| 2013 | $66,570 | -3.83% | - |
| 2012 | $69,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,860 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary business teachers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary business teachers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 38.8 percent (38.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area and 42.0 percent (42.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Bellingham | |
| Olympia | |
| Spokane | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tacoma | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area |