The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of computer hardware engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $72,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $125,680 | -33.70% | 15.91% |
| 2020 | $168,040 | 22.61% | - |
| 2018 | $130,050 | 2.61% | - |
| 2017 | $126,650 | 10.68% | - |
| 2016 | $113,120 | 3.61% | - |
| 2015 | $109,040 | 4.04% | - |
| 2014 | $104,630 | -5.35% | - |
| 2013 | $110,230 | 4.13% | - |
| 2012 | $105,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,680 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for computer hardware engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tacoma.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma |