The annual salary statistics of compensation and benefits managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of compensation and benefits managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $86,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $163,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $195,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation and benefits managers 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 $195,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation and benefits managers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $130,710 | 0.00% | 17.93% |
| 2016 | $130,710 | 7.90% | - |
| 2015 | $120,390 | 2.13% | - |
| 2014 | $117,830 | 9.91% | - |
| 2013 | $106,150 | -1.06% | - |
| 2012 | $107,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $130,710, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for compensation and benefits managers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $142,710). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of compensation and benefits managers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |