The annual salary statistics of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Tacoma 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 | $46,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,090 | 0.89% | 5.49% |
| 2016 | $65,500 | 2.92% | - |
| 2015 | $63,590 | -1.26% | - |
| 2014 | $64,390 | 1.46% | - |
| 2013 | $63,450 | 1.56% | - |
| 2012 | $62,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,090 in Tacoma 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 Tacoma is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 4.6 percent (4.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.