The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of conservation scientists 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 | $45,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists 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 $131,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conservation scientists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $74,360 | 5.14% | -2.47% |
| 2016 | $70,540 | 5.51% | - |
| 2015 | $66,650 | 1.01% | - |
| 2014 | $65,980 | -1.11% | - |
| 2013 | $66,710 | -14.23% | - |
| 2012 | $76,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,360 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 34.0 percent (34.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.