Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of career/technical education teachers, secondary school 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,570
25th Percentile Wage
$57,480
50th Percentile Wage
$68,730
75th Percentile Wage
$76,370
90th Percentile Wage
$81,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school 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 $81,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,570.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$68,730
2.27% 7.09%
2016
$67,170
1.95% -
2015
$65,860
0.03% -
2014
$65,840
1.69% -
2013
$64,730
1.34% -
2012
$63,860
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Table 2. Compare Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,730 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$100,610
Olympia
$99,490
Bremerton-Silverdale
$97,420
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$95,380
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$86,640
Bellingham
$85,450
Spokane
$85,110
Yakima
$83,920
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$82,940
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$82,290
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$82,050
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$81,490
Walla Walla
$79,600
Longview
$79,120
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$68,730
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$67,330
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$66,370
Tacoma
$66,090
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$63,260
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$63,060