The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer programmers 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 | $78,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $150,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers 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 $165,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $128,540 | 4.17% | 25.95% |
| 2016 | $123,180 | 0.13% | - |
| 2015 | $123,020 | 2.63% | - |
| 2014 | $119,790 | 3.96% | - |
| 2013 | $115,050 | 17.27% | - |
| 2012 | $95,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $128,540, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for computer programmers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $134,420). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of computer programmers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Olympia | |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | |
| Bellingham | |
| Tacoma | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Spokane | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston | |
| Yakima |