The annual salary statistics of chemists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists 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 | $41,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $119,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $67,970 | 1.37% | -0.68% |
| 2016 | $67,040 | 5.22% | - |
| 2015 | $63,540 | 4.88% | - |
| 2014 | $60,440 | -8.90% | - |
| 2013 | $65,820 | -3.97% | - |
| 2012 | $68,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,970 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 36.5 percent (36.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bellingham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Olympia | |
| Spokane | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Longview | |
| Tacoma | |
| Bellingham |