The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer hardware engineers 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 | $78,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $156,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $187,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers 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 $187,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $127,870 | 10.85% | 17.54% |
| 2016 | $113,990 | 4.00% | - |
| 2015 | $109,430 | 5.44% | - |
| 2014 | $103,480 | -6.70% | - |
| 2013 | $110,410 | 4.50% | - |
| 2012 | $105,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $127,870, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for computer hardware engineers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $131,950). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma |